Growth Metrics

Lee Enterprises (LEE) Debt to Equity (2016 - 2025)

Lee Enterprises' Debt to Equity history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at -$9.34 for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Debt to Equity rose 49.34% year-over-year to -$9.34; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached -$9.34, up 49.34%, while the annual FY2025 figure was -$11.12, 81.71% up from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity reached -$9.34 in Q4 2025 per LEE's latest filing, up from -$11.12 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $7709.2 in Q3 2022 to a low of -$60.8 in Q3 2024.
  • Average Debt to Equity over 5 years is $401.45, with a median of $11.77 recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for Debt to Equity: surged 3307.22% in 2022, then plummeted 416.29% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $9.75 in 2021, then surged by 197.83% to $29.04 in 2022, then fell by 29.51% to $20.47 in 2023, then plummeted by 190.12% to -$18.44 in 2024, then soared by 49.34% to -$9.34 in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LEE's Debt to Equity are -$9.34 (Q4 2025), -$11.12 (Q3 2025), and -$11.93 (Q2 2025).