Lee Enterprises (LEE) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.74 in Q1 2026, up 1.3% YoY from 0.73 in Q1 2025, and down 4.22% on a QoQ basis from 0.77 in Q4 2025.
Lee Enterprises (LEE) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lee Enterprises (LEE) has 17 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.74 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 1.3% year-over-year to 0.74 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.74 (up 1.3% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.76, up 10.19% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio retreated to 0.74 in Q1 2026, from 0.77 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.77 in Q4 2025 to a low of 0.58 in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.67 and a median of 0.66 in 2024 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- The widest YoY moves for Debt Ratio: up 11.25% in 2022, down 2.66% in 2022.
- Tracing LEE's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.62 in 2022, then gained by 4.5% to 0.65 in 2023, then rose by 8.98% to 0.7 in 2024, then rose by 9.1% to 0.77 in 2025, then slipped by 4.22% to 0.74 in 2026.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.74 (Q1 2026), 0.77 (Q4 2025), and 0.76 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Powered by 
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.69 Bn | 10.03 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.59 Bn | 9.98 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 0.00 |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.72 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 0.27 |
| 4 | Usa Today | 957.47 Mn | 870.81 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 0.40 |
| 5 | Scholastic | 952.03 Mn | 817.13 Mn | 285.70 Mn | 0.04 |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 181.86 Mn | 122.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 0.73 |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.62 Mn | 9.81 Mn | 2.82 Mn | - |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 687,810.81 | -1.24 Mn | - | 0.15 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 0.73 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 0.74 |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 0.77 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 0.76 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 0.73 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.73 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 0.70 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 0.69 |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 0.67 |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 0.66 |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 0.65 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 0.64 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 0.64 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 0.63 |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 0.62 |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 0.62 |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 0.58 |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 0.58 |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 0.56 |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 0.57 |