Lee Enterprises, Incorporated(LEE)Earnings Date, History & Expected MoveNASDAQ
Next report date, beat rate and options-implied move
LEE is scheduled to report on Nov 24, 2026, usually before the market opens. Analysts expect EPS of $0.06.
EPS: Actual vs Estimate
Reported EPS against the consensus estimate, last 12 quarters.
Green beat or met, red missed, amber sources differ.
Stock Reaction After Earnings
Close-to-close move in the first session that reflected each report.
Dashed lines mark the average actual move (±5.7%).
Did the stock rise after good news?
The next-day move after each of its last 3 EPS beats and 9 misses.
In plain words: it beat expectations 3 times, but the stock still fell 2 of those 3 times.
- Feb '25Missed▼ -7.9%
- Dec '24Missed▼ -0.6%
- Aug '24Missed▼ -4.0%
- May '24Missed▲ +2.4%
- Dec '23Missed▼ -16.6%
- Aug '23Missed▼ -4.1%
- May '23Missed▼ -4.3%
- Mar '23Missed▼ -5.1%
- Dec '22Missed▲ +2.1%
- Aug '22Beat▲ +2.4%
- May '22Beat▼ -5.5%
- Feb '22Beat▼ -12.9%
Clear beats and misses with a known reaction only. What counts as a beat
Why did LEE fall after beating earnings?
4 of LEE's last 12 reactions went against the EPS result. What stands out in each:
LEE beat EPS estimates in 3 quarters, and the stock still closed lower the next day 2 times.
- May 5, 2022EPS beat +72.7%→stock -5.5% next day
- It had risen 4.7% in the final week before the report, so good news may already have been priced in.
- Feb 3, 2022EPS beat +96.3%→stock -12.9% next day
- It had risen 14.2% in the final week before the report, so good news may already have been priced in.
- It opened 9.2% lower as soon as trading resumed.
Rose despite an EPS miss (2 of 9)
- May 2, 2024EPS missed -836.4%→stock +2.4% next day
- It had already fallen 3.5% in the final week before the report, so weak results may have been expected.
- It opened 2.4% higher as soon as trading resumed.
- Dec 8, 2022EPS missed -183.2%→stock +2.1% next day
- It had already fallen 3.3% in the final week before the report, so weak results may have been expected.
- It opened 3.8% higher as soon as trading resumed.
Patterns in estimates and prices, not confirmed causes: how we read them.
Was LEE's earnings move already priced in?
LEE's move in the month before each of its last 12 reports, against what it did after.
How the run-up is measured (a move of 5% or more counts as large).
Before vs after each report
Grey: the month before each of the last 12 reports. Green or red: the day after.
Past reports only. How the run-up is measured
Does LEE hold its opening gap after earnings?
LEE's opening move after each report and where it closed that day.
In 9 reports LEE opened at least 1% away from the previous close. It gave back half or more of that gap by the close 2 of 9 times (22%), and fully reversed 2 times. Gaps up faded 2 of 4; gaps down recovered 0 of 5.
- Feb 6, 2025HeldOpened -5.4%, closed -7.9%
- Dec 12, 2024ReversedOpened +1.1%, closed -0.6%
- Aug 1, 2024HeldOpened -2.0%, closed -4.0%
- May 2, 2024HeldOpened +2.4%, closed +2.4%
- Dec 7, 2023HeldOpened -2.3%, closed -16.6%
- May 4, 2023ReversedOpened +2.3%, closed -4.3%
- Mar 2, 2023HeldOpened -1.1%, closed -5.1%
- Dec 8, 2022HeldOpened +3.8%, closed +2.1%
What the history says
- LEE has missed EPS estimates in 9 straight quarters.
LEE earnings history
Last 12 reported quarters with the stock's reaction.
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| Report date | Time | EPS est. | EPS actual | Surprise | 1-day move | 3-day move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2025 | Before open | -$0.40 | -$2.80 | -600.0% | -7.92% | -11.66% |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Before open | $0.65 | -$1.69 | -360.0% | -0.60% | -1.74% |
| Aug 1, 2024 | Before open | $0.68 | -$0.73 | -207.4% | -3.96% | -11.88% |
| May 2, 2024 | Before open | -$0.22 | -$2.06 | -836.4% | +2.38% | +0.33% |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Before open | $1.40 | -$0.32 | -122.9% | -16.64% | -15.09% |
| Aug 3, 2023 | Before open | $0.93 | $0.65 | -30.1% | -4.11% | -9.08% |
| May 4, 2023 | Before open | -$0.51 | -$0.65 | -27.5% | -4.27% | -1.09% |
| Mar 2, 2023 | Before open | $0.90 | -$0.08 | -108.9% | -5.09% | -14.80% |
| Dec 8, 2022 | Before open | $1.31 | -$1.09 | -183.2% | +2.13% | +1.15% |
| Aug 4, 2022 | Before open | $0.48 | $0.69 | +43.8% | +2.43% | +5.82% |
| May 5, 2022 | Before open | -$0.11 | -$0.03 | +72.7% | -5.52% | -20.89% |
| Feb 3, 2022 | Before open | $0.54 | $1.06 | +96.3% | -12.91% | -15.80% |
Consensus for the next report: EPS $0.06, revenue n/a.
LEE Earnings FAQ
Answers computed from Lee Enterprises, Incorporated's reported history
LEE is scheduled to report on Nov 24, 2026, usually before the market opens. Analysts expect EPS of $0.06.
Over the last 12 quarters with a usable EPS surprise, LEE beat the consensus estimate 3 times (25%), missed 9 and landed in line 0. It has missed estimates in each of the last 9 counted quarters.
Across its last 12 quarters with a measured reaction, LEE moved an average of ±5.7% in the first session after reporting. It closed higher 25% of the time; the largest gain was 2.4% and the largest drop -16.6%.
Across its last 12 quarters with price data, LEE moved an average of -2.1% in the 20 trading sessions before reporting and was higher in 33% of them. After a run-up of 3% or more (4 quarters), it fell the next day 75% of the time, averaging -7.8%. After a drop of 3% or more (6 quarters), it rose the next day 17% of the time, averaging -4.1%. This describes past reports; it is not a forecast.
In 9 reports LEE opened at least 1% away from the previous close. It gave back half or more of that gap by the close 2 of 9 times (22%), and fully reversed 2 times. A fade means the opening move was partly undone during the first session.
How we calculate these numbers · LEE: 12 reported quarters, latest Feb 6, 2025. Information only, not investment advice.
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