LEE vs TDAY
LEE Enterprises, Inc. and USA Today Co. Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | LEE | TDAY |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $562.3M | $2.3B |
| Net income | $-37.6M | $1.7M |
| Gross margin | · | 38.7% |
| Net margin | −6.4% | 0.1% |
| Return on equity | · | 1.1% |
| Diluted EPS | −$6.20 | $0.01 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $-7.1M | $62.9M |
| Equity | $-43.3M | $155.1M |
| Net debt / equity | · | 5.57× |
| Current ratio | 0.79× | 0.75× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −1.9% | −7.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
TDAY bills 4.1× 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 | TDAY |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $562.3M | $2.3B |
| FY2024 | $611.4M | $2.5B |
| FY2023 | $691.1M | $2.7B |
| FY2022 | $781.0M | $2.9B |
| FY2021 | $794.6M | $3.2B |
| FY2020 | $618.0M | $3.4B |
| FY2019 | $509.9M | $1.9B |
| FY2018 | $544.0M | $1.5B |
| FY2017 | $566.9M | $1.3B |
| FY2016 | $614.4M | $1.3B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | LEE | TDAY |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-37.6M | $1.7M |
| FY2024 | $-25.8M | $-26.4M |
| FY2023 | $-5.3M | $-27.8M |
| FY2022 | $-2.0M | $-78.0M |
| FY2021 | $22.7M | $-135.0M |
| FY2020 | $-2.0M | $-670.5M |
| FY2019 | $14.3M | $-119.8M |
| FY2018 | $45.8M | $18.2M |
| FY2017 | $27.5M | $-915,000 |
| FY2016 | $35.0M | $31.6M |
12 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$1,739,885,000 | TDAY |
| FY2024 | −$1,897,935,000 | TDAY |
| FY2023 | −$1,972,412,000 | TDAY |
| FY2022 | −$2,164,334,000 | TDAY |
| FY2021 | −$2,413,434,000 | TDAY |
| FY2020 | −$2,787,666,000 | TDAY |
| FY2019 | −$1,358,055,000 | TDAY |
| FY2018 | −$982,069,000 | TDAY |
| FY2017 | −$775,061,000 | TDAY |
| FY2016 | −$640,992,000 | TDAY |
| FY2015 | −$547,272,000 | TDAY |
| FY2014 | +$8,554,000 | LEE |
The higher-revenue side has changed between LEE and TDAY over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
12 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
12 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −6.4 pp | TDAY |
| FY2024 | −2.8 pp | TDAY |
| FY2023 | +0.7 pp | LEE |
| FY2022 | +2.7 pp | LEE |
| FY2021 | +7.4 pp | LEE |
| FY2020 | +19.7 pp | LEE |
| FY2019 | +9.6 pp | LEE |
| FY2018 | +7.5 pp | LEE |
| FY2017 | +5.1 pp | LEE |
| FY2016 | +3.3 pp | LEE |
| FY2015 | −1.9 pp | TDAY |
| FY2014 | +1.7 pp | LEE |
The higher net margin has changed hands between LEE and TDAY over this period.
12 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
TDAY's net margin has been more volatile than LEE's over the 12 comparable fiscal years — 6.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.0.
12 of 17 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 TDAY over these 12 fiscal years — LEE led in 9 and TDAY in 3.
12 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.