LEE vs NYT
LEE Enterprises, Inc. and NEW York Times Co., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | LEE | NYT |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $562.3M | $2.8B |
| Net income | $-37.6M | $344.0M |
| Gross margin | · | 50.8% |
| Net margin | −6.4% | 12.2% |
| Return on equity | · | 17.3% |
| Diluted EPS | −$6.20 | $2.09 |
| Dividend / share | · | $0.72 |
| Payout ratio | · | 32.1% |
| Free cash flow | $-7.1M | $550.5M |
| Equity | $-43.3M | $2.0B |
| Net debt / equity | · | · |
| Current ratio | 0.79× | 1.54× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −1.9% | 9.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 28.0% |
NYT bills 5.0× the revenue of LEE, and LEE closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | LEE | NYT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $562.3M | $2.8B |
| FY2024 | $611.4M | $2.6B |
| FY2023 | $691.1M | $2.4B |
| FY2022 | $781.0M | $2.3B |
| FY2021 | $794.6M | $2.1B |
| FY2020 | $618.0M | $1.8B |
| FY2019 | $509.9M | $1.8B |
| FY2018 | $544.0M | $1.7B |
| FY2017 | $566.9M | $1.7B |
| FY2016 | $614.4M | $1.6B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | LEE | NYT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-37.6M | $344.0M |
| FY2024 | $-25.8M | $293.8M |
| FY2023 | $-5.3M | $232.4M |
| FY2022 | $-2.0M | $173.9M |
| FY2021 | $22.7M | $220.0M |
| FY2020 | $-2.0M | $100.1M |
| FY2019 | $14.3M | $140.0M |
| FY2018 | $45.8M | $125.7M |
| FY2017 | $27.5M | $4.3M |
| FY2016 | $35.0M | $29.1M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$2,262,577,000 | NYT |
| FY2024 | −$1,974,539,000 | NYT |
| FY2023 | −$1,735,014,000 | NYT |
| FY2022 | −$1,527,352,000 | NYT |
| FY2021 | −$1,280,228,000 | NYT |
| FY2020 | −$1,165,635,000 | NYT |
| FY2019 | −$1,302,330,000 | NYT |
| FY2018 | −$1,204,643,000 | NYT |
| FY2017 | −$1,108,696,000 | NYT |
| FY2016 | −$940,978,000 | NYT |
| FY2015 | −$930,672,000 | NYT |
| FY2014 | −$927,651,000 | NYT |
| FY2013 | −$899,456,000 | NYT |
| FY2012 | −$888,420,000 | NYT |
| FY2011 | −$831,353,000 | NYT |
| FY2010 | −$1,232,283,000 | NYT |
| FY2009 | −$1,598,409,000 | NYT |
NYT has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −18.5 pp | NYT |
| FY2024 | −15.2 pp | NYT |
| FY2023 | −10.0 pp | NYT |
| FY2022 | −7.5 pp | NYT |
| FY2021 | −7.5 pp | NYT |
| FY2020 | −5.7 pp | NYT |
| FY2019 | −4.6 pp | NYT |
| FY2018 | +1.4 pp | LEE |
| FY2017 | +4.6 pp | LEE |
| FY2016 | +4.3 pp | LEE |
| FY2015 | −0.2 pp | NYT |
| FY2014 | −0.9 pp | NYT |
| FY2013 | −15.6 pp | NYT |
| FY2012 | −10.8 pp | NYT |
| FY2011 | −17.8 pp | NYT |
| FY2010 | +0.7 pp | LEE |
| FY2009 | −22.2 pp | NYT |
The higher net margin has changed hands between LEE and NYT over this period.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
LEE's net margin has been more volatile than NYT's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 8.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.1.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between LEE and NYT over these 17 fiscal years — LEE led in 4 and NYT in 13.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
LEE's return on equity has been more volatile than NYT's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 243.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.0.
4 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between LEE and NYT over these 4 fiscal years — LEE led in 1 and NYT in 3.
4 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.