Lee Enterprises, Incorporated

NasdaqGS:LEE Stock Report

Market Cap: US$205.6m

Lee Enterprises Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Lee Enterprises' CEO is Nathan Bekke, appointed in Feb 2026, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $694.02K, comprised of 79.8% salary and 20.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.16% of the company’s shares, worth $332.42K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.2 years and 6.1 years respectively.

Key information

Nathan Bekke

Chief executive officer

US$694.0k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage79.80%
CEO tenureless than a year
CEO ownership0.2%
Management average tenure1.2yrs
Board average tenure6.1yrs

Recent management updates

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Lee Enterprises, Incorporated's (NASDAQ:LEE) Revenues Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Jan 20
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated's (NASDAQ:LEE) Revenues Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Lee Enterprises: External Interest Ramps Up Ahead Of Q4 Earnings

Dec 02

Lee Enterprises (NASDAQ:LEE) Has No Shortage Of Debt

Nov 26
Lee Enterprises (NASDAQ:LEE) Has No Shortage Of Debt

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:LEE) Shares Fly 82% But Investors Aren't Buying For Growth

Oct 10
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:LEE) Shares Fly 82% But Investors Aren't Buying For Growth

Benign Growth For Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:LEE) Underpins Its Share Price

Jul 03
Benign Growth For Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:LEE) Underpins Its Share Price

Lee Enterprises (NASDAQ:LEE) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

Mar 22
Lee Enterprises (NASDAQ:LEE) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

We Think Shareholders May Want To Consider A Review Of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated's (NASDAQ:LEE) CEO Compensation Package

Feb 16
We Think Shareholders May Want To Consider A Review Of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated's (NASDAQ:LEE) CEO Compensation Package

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated's (NASDAQ:LEE) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 43%

Jan 26
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated's (NASDAQ:LEE) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 43%

Is Lee Enterprises (NASDAQ:LEE) Using Too Much Debt?

Nov 30
Is Lee Enterprises (NASDAQ:LEE) Using Too Much Debt?

Extra! Extra! Buffett-Backed LEE Is On A Run

Dec 18

My DCF Model Indicates That Lee Enterprises Is Worth More Than $24

Nov 26

Lee Enterprises: Substantial Upside On An Actually Good Business

Sep 20

Did Lee Enterprises' (NYSE:LEE) Share Price Deserve to Gain 74%?

Feb 22
Did Lee Enterprises' (NYSE:LEE) Share Price Deserve to Gain 74%?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Nathan Bekke's remuneration changed compared to Lee Enterprises's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 28 2025n/an/a

-US$26m

Sep 28 2025US$694kUS$554k

-US$38m

Jun 29 2025n/an/a

-US$41m

Mar 30 2025n/an/a

-US$44m

Dec 29 2024n/an/a

-US$43m

Sep 29 2024US$657kUS$578k

-US$26m

Jun 23 2024n/an/a

-US$18m

Mar 24 2024n/an/a

-US$12m

Dec 24 2023n/an/a

-US$6m

Sep 24 2023US$663kUS$461k

-US$5m

Jun 25 2023n/an/a

-US$10m

Mar 26 2023n/an/a

-US$12m

Dec 25 2022n/an/a

-US$14m

Sep 25 2022US$1mUS$501k

-US$2m

Jun 26 2022n/an/a

US$10m

Mar 27 2022n/an/a

US$13m

Dec 26 2021n/an/a

US$20m

Sep 26 2021US$692kUS$400k

US$23m

Jun 27 2021n/an/a

US$16m

Mar 28 2021n/an/a

US$12m

Dec 27 2020n/an/a

US$7m

Sep 27 2020n/an/a

-US$2m

Jun 28 2020n/an/a

-US$501k

Mar 29 2020n/an/a

US$7m

Dec 29 2019n/an/a

US$9m

Sep 29 2019US$574kUS$385k

US$14m

Compensation vs Market: Nathan's total compensation ($USD694.02K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD1.44M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Nathan's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Nathan Bekke (56 yo)

less than a year
Tenure
US$694,024
Compensation

Mr. Nathan E. Bekke is Chief Operating officer of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated since June 2025 and serves as its Interim CEO & President since February 5, 2026. He was Senior Vice President of Operations...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Nathan Bekke
Interim CEOless than a yearUS$694.02k0.16%
$ 332.4k
Timothy Millage
Consultantless than a yearUS$612.44k0.14%
$ 279.2k
Josh Rinehults
VP, Interim CFO & Treasurerless than a yearno data0.0098%
$ 20.2k
Jared Marks
Vice President of Corporate Finance; Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurerno datano datano data
Virginia Fletcher
Chief Information Officerno datano datano data
Astrid Garcia
Vice President of Human Resources & Legal and Chief Legal Officer12.3yrsno data0.092%
$ 189.9k
Eric Mayberry
President of North Carolina Media Group & VP of Sales for Carolina Region5.1yrsno datano data
Joseph Battistoni
Chief Revenue Officerno datano data0.078%
$ 160.6k
Theodore Olt
Secretary & General Counsel2.3yrsno datano data
Nicole Henley-Cox
VP of Finance & Corporate Controllerno datano datano data
1.2yrs
Average Tenure
44yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: LEE's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.2 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Mary Junck
Independent Director27.1yrsUS$310.00k0.96%
$ 2.0m
Jonathan Miller
Independent Director1.7yrsUS$160.00k0.055%
$ 113.6k
Herbert Moloney
Independent Lead Director25.2yrsUS$195.00k0.17%
$ 359.8k
David Hoffmann
Chairmanless than a yearno data53.09%
$ 109.2m
Steven Fletcher
Independent Director6.1yrsUS$175.00k0.15%
$ 312.0k
Shaun McAlmont
Independent Director3.8yrsUS$160.00k0.10%
$ 211.3k
Madeline McIntosh
Independent Director1.7yrsUS$160.00k0.055%
$ 113.6k
Brent Magid
Independent Director15.5yrsUS$175.00k0.039%
$ 81.0k
Margaret Liberman
Independent Director6.8yrsUS$160.00k0.12%
$ 247.2k
6.1yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: LEE's board of directors are considered experienced (6.1 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/03/12 07:08
End of Day Share Price 2026/03/12 00:00
Earnings2025/12/28
Annual Earnings2025/09/28

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated is covered by 1 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

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Daniel HarrimanSidoti & Company, LLC