Growth Metrics

Lee Enterprises (LEE) Debt to Equity (2010 - 2026)

Lee Enterprises posted quarterly Debt to Equity of -$143.95 for Q1 2026, down 1045.97% year-on-year from $15.22 in Q1 2025, and down 1367.76% on a QoQ basis from -$9.81 in Q4 2025.

Lee Enterprises (LEE) has 17 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at -$143.95 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt to Equity fell 1045.97% year-over-year to -$143.95; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$143.95 (down 1045.97% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$10.52, up 82.7% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 stood at -$143.95, down from -$9.81 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt to Equity topped out at $69.74 in Q2 2024 and bottomed at -$143.95 in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $11.66 (2022), against an average of $1.04.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Debt to Equity jumped 1185.72%; it then slumped 1045.97% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $29.04 in 2022, then decreased by 29.51% to $20.47 in 2023, then tumbled by 190.12% to -$18.44 in 2024, then soared by 46.83% to -$9.81 in 2025, then tumbled by 1367.76% to -$143.95 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at -$143.95 (Q1 2026), -$9.81 (Q4 2025), and -$10.52 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 -143.95
Dec 28, 2025 -9.81
Sep 28, 2025 -10.52
Jun 29, 2025 -11.93
Mar 30, 2025 -12.56
Dec 29, 2024 -18.44
Sep 29, 2024 -60.80
Jun 23, 2024 69.74
Mar 24, 2024 43.53
Dec 24, 2023 20.47
Sep 24, 2023 19.22
Jun 25, 2023 37.68
Mar 26, 2023 44.31
Dec 25, 2022 29.04
Sep 25, 2022 -1.77
Jun 26, 2022 11.88
Mar 27, 2022 11.66
Dec 26, 2021 9.75
Sep 26, 2021 -1.86
Jun 27, 2021 -45.87
Mar 28, 2021 -33.70
Dec 27, 2020 -36.47
Sep 27, 2020 2.09
Jun 28, 2020 -15.10
Mar 29, 2020 -15.30
Dec 29, 2019 -12.95
Sep 29, 2019 -1.63
Jun 30, 2019 -19.35
Mar 31, 2019 -15.77
Dec 30, 2018 -16.98
Sep 30, 2018 8,207.09
Jun 24, 2018 -9.76
Mar 25, 2018 -9.12
Dec 24, 2017 -8.94
Sep 24, 2017 -1.60
Jun 25, 2017 -5.37
Mar 26, 2017 -5.17
Dec 25, 2016 -4.95
Sep 25, 2016 -25.94
Jun 26, 2016 -5.24
Mar 27, 2016 -5.17
Dec 27, 2015 -4.77
Sep 27, 2015 -5.65
Jun 28, 2015 -4.56
Mar 29, 2015 -4.61
Dec 28, 2014 -4.66
Sep 28, 2014 3.28
Jun 29, 2014 -4.94
Dec 29, 2013 -5.13
Sep 29, 2013 -1.98
Jun 30, 2013 -8.32
Mar 31, 2013 -8.35
Dec 30, 2012 -9.01
Sep 30, 2012 3.84
Jun 24, 2012 -9.04
Mar 25, 2012 -9.21
Sep 25, 2011 -8.68
Jun 26, 2011 -13.27
Sep 26, 2010 12.04