Lee Enterprises Incorporated Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio

Latest as of March 2026: -0.01x

Lee Enterprises Incorporated cash flow-to-debt ratio. Lee Enterprises Incorporated (LEE) has a Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of -0.01x as of March 2026, meaning its operating cash flow of $-6.25 Million could theoretically repay 0% of its total liabilities ($621.80 Million) in one year. Check LEE operating cash flow to net income to evaluate the quality of earnings relative to operating cash generation.

CF-to-Debt Ratio

-0.01x
Operating CF / Total Liabilities

Operating Cash Flow

$-6.25 Million
USD

Total Liabilities

$621.80 Million
USD

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of Lee Enterprises Incorporated (1989–2025)

Cash flow-to-debt ratio of Lee Enterprises Incorporated from 1989 to 2025. Historical debt coverage capacity for Lee Enterprises Incorporated across 37 annual periods. Check Lee Enterprises Incorporated total reinvestment intensity to assess the company's total reinvestment commitment from operating cash flow.

Lee Enterprises Incorporated Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio by Year (1989–2025)

Lee Enterprises Incorporated cash flow-to-debt ratio by year from 1989 to 2025. Year-by-year debt coverage analysis for Lee Enterprises Incorporated. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Lee Enterprises Incorporated cash conversion from operations.

Year CF-to-Debt Ratio Operating CF (USD) Total Liabilities YoY Change
2025 -0.01x $-5.54 Million $642.69 Million ▼ -606.7%
2024 0.00x $1.12 Million $656.50 Million ▲ +146.4%
2023 0.00x $-2.52 Million $687.91 Million ▼ -193.5%
2022 0.00x $2.85 Million $726.80 Million ▼ -93.7%
2021 0.06x $50.08 Million $800.32 Million ▲ +12.1%
2020 0.06x $49.87 Million $893.69 Million ▼ -42.7%
2019 0.10x $57.68 Million $592.03 Million ▲ +0.5%
2018 0.10x $59.30 Million $611.67 Million ▼ -4.5%
2017 0.10x $72.28 Million $712.06 Million ▲ +4.7%
2016 0.10x $79.19 Million $816.67 Million ▲ +20.1%
2015 0.08x $74.48 Million $922.07 Million ▼ -2.7%
2014 0.08x $82.08 Million $988.82 Million ▼ -7.5%
2013 0.09x $89.52 Million $997.39 Million ▲ +30.7%
2012 0.07x $80.70 Million $1.18 Billion ▼ -15.7%
2011 0.08x $102.60 Million $1.26 Billion ▲ +5.7%
2010 0.08x $106.57 Million $1.38 Billion ▲ +55.3%
2009 0.05x $74.05 Million $1.49 Billion ▼ -27.4%
2008 0.07x $127.87 Million $1.87 Billion ▼ -11.8%
2007 0.08x $168.13 Million $2.17 Billion ▼ -10.7%
2006 0.09x $202.68 Million $2.33 Billion ▲ +35.6%
2005 0.06x $160.45 Million $2.50 Billion ▼ -74.0%
2004 0.25x $129.89 Million $527.00 Million ▲ +5.1%
2003 0.23x $145.24 Million $619.22 Million ▲ +47.0%
2002 0.16x $115.30 Million $722.57 Million ▼ -90.7%
2001 1.71x $544.07 Million $318.45 Million ▲ +372.7%
2000 0.36x $126.89 Million $351.07 Million ▲ +20.1%
1999 0.30x $97.90 Million $325.30 Million ▲ +1.9%
1998 0.30x $100.70 Million $340.80 Million ▲ +0.5%
1997 0.29x $97.50 Million $331.60 Million ▼ -32.0%
1996 0.43x $87.50 Million $202.40 Million ▲ +48.2%
1995 0.29x $72.60 Million $248.90 Million ▼ -12.7%
1994 0.33x $77.80 Million $232.80 Million ▲ +48.4%
1993 0.23x $58.30 Million $258.80 Million ▼ -10.4%
1992 0.25x $68.10 Million $271.00 Million ▲ +29.5%
1991 0.19x $53.60 Million $276.30 Million ▲ +2.6%
1990 0.19x $55.30 Million $292.50 Million ▼ -51.3%
1989 0.39x $60.40 Million $155.50 Million —
Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio = Operating Cash Flow / Total Liabilities. Higher is better for debt service capacity.