Lee Enterprises (LEE) Cost of Revenue (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly Cost of Revenue came in at $62.8 million in Q1 2026, down 12.18% YoY from $71.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 8.81% on a QoQ basis from $68.8 million in Q4 2025.
Lee Enterprises (LEE) Cost of Revenue (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lee Enterprises (LEE) has 17 years of Cost of Revenue data on file, last reported at $62.8 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Cost of Revenue fell 12.18% year-over-year to $62.8 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $280.1 million (down 6.96% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $294.6 million, down 2.42% from the prior year.
- Cost of Revenue fell to $62.8 million in Q1 2026, from $68.8 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Cost of Revenue ranged from a high of $88.0 million in Q2 2022 to a low of $62.8 million in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of $77.1 million and a median of $74.8 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Cost of Revenue.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Cost of Revenue retreated 14.52% — and 2024, when it advanced 9.48%.
- Tracing LEE's Cost of Revenue over 5 years: stood at $86.8 million in 2022, then fell by 13.83% to $74.8 million in 2023, then declined by 0.13% to $74.7 million in 2024, then dropped by 7.85% to $68.8 million in 2025, then decreased by 8.81% to $62.8 million in 2026.
- The last three Cost of Revenue figures came in at $62.8 million (Q1 2026), $68.8 million (Q4 2025), and $71.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.69 Bn | 10.03 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 367.84 Mn |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.59 Bn | 9.98 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 1.13 Bn |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.72 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 110.08 Mn |
| 4 | Usa Today | 957.47 Mn | 870.81 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 328.09 Mn |
| 5 | Scholastic | 952.03 Mn | 817.13 Mn | 285.70 Mn | 190.40 Mn |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 181.86 Mn | 122.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 62.08 Mn |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.62 Mn | 9.81 Mn | 2.82 Mn | 1.93 Mn |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 687,810.81 | -1.24 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 62.08 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 62.08 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 62.75 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 62.75 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 68.81 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 68.81 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 71.26 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 71.26 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 77.25 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 77.25 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 71.46 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 71.46 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 74.68 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 74.68 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 80.70 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 80.70 Mn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 74.18 Mn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 74.18 Mn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 72.29 Mn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 72.29 Mn |