Lee Enterprises (LEE) Cash & Equivalents (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly Cash & Equivalents came in at $53.3 million in Q1 2026, up 1042.26% YoY from $4.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 321.98% on a QoQ basis from $12.6 million in Q4 2025.
Lee Enterprises (LEE) Cash & Equivalents (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lee Enterprises (LEE) has 17 years of Cash & Equivalents data on file, last reported at $53.3 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Cash & Equivalents rose 1042.26% year-over-year to $53.3 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $53.3 million (up 1042.26% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $10.0 million, up 4.07% from the prior year.
- Cash & Equivalents rose to $53.3 million in Q1 2026, from $12.6 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Cash & Equivalents ranged from a high of $53.3 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $4.7 million in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of $16.0 million and a median of $15.3 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Cash & Equivalents.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Cash & Equivalents slumped 71.04% — and 2026, when it jumped 1042.26%.
- Tracing LEE's Cash & Equivalents over 5 years: stood at $18.3 million in 2022, then declined by 16.25% to $15.4 million in 2023, then tumbled by 60.16% to $6.1 million in 2024, then jumped by 106.22% to $12.6 million in 2025, then soared by 321.98% to $53.3 million in 2026.
- The last three Cash & Equivalents figures came in at $53.3 million (Q1 2026), $12.6 million (Q4 2025), and $10.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.69 Bn | 10.03 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 232.66 Mn |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.59 Bn | 9.98 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 446.16 Mn |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.72 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 75.62 Mn |
| 4 | Usa Today | 957.47 Mn | 870.81 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 86.66 Mn |
| 5 | Scholastic | 952.03 Mn | 817.13 Mn | 285.70 Mn | 134.90 Mn |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 181.86 Mn | 122.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 59.43 Mn |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.62 Mn | 9.81 Mn | 2.82 Mn | 1.66 Mn |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 687,810.81 | -1.24 Mn | - | 1.93 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 59.43 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 53.28 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 12.63 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 9.99 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 14.13 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.66 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 6.12 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 9.60 Mn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 13.43 Mn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 16.11 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 15.37 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 14.55 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 16.96 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 19.03 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 18.35 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 16.19 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 15.66 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 15.34 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 18.59 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 26.11 Mn |