Lee Enterprises (LEE) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $577000.0 in Q1 2026, down 57.88% YoY from $1.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 23.88% on a QoQ basis from $758000.0 in Q4 2025.
Lee Enterprises (LEE) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lee Enterprises (LEE) has 17 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $577000.0 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Capital Expenditures fell 57.88% year-over-year to $577000.0 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$45000.0 (down 100.49% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.5 million, down 83.24% from the prior year.
- Capital Expenditures retreated to $577000.0 in Q1 2026, from $758000.0 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $3.6 million in Q2 2024 to a low of -$2.0 million in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of $1.4 million and a median of $1.3 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Capital Expenditures soared 136.38% — and 2025, when it slumped 175.15%.
- Tracing LEE's Capital Expenditures over 5 years: stood at $1.2 million in 2022, then slipped by 13.23% to $1.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 50.78% to $1.6 million in 2024, then sank by 51.19% to $758000.0 in 2025, then dropped by 23.88% to $577000.0 in 2026.
- The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $577000.0 (Q1 2026), $758000.0 (Q4 2025), and -$2.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.60 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.47 Bn | 9.86 Bn | 1.18 Bn | -18.76 Mn |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.73 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 13.18 Mn |
| 4 | Usa Today | 963.33 Mn | 876.68 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 15.78 Mn |
| 5 | Scholastic | 949.42 Mn | 814.52 Mn | 285.70 Mn | 15.00 Mn |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 187.86 Mn | 128.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 1.07 Mn |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.58 Mn | 9.77 Mn | 2.82 Mn | 96,000.00 |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 696,752.35 | -1.23 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 1.07 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 1.07 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 577,000.00 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 577,000.00 |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 758,000.00 |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 758,000.00 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -2.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -2.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 616,000.00 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 616,000.00 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.37 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.37 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 1.55 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 1.55 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 2.66 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 2.66 Mn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 3.57 Mn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 3.57 Mn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 1.95 Mn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 1.95 Mn |