Lee Enterprises LEE
NASDAQ LEE
$7.57 -0.11 (-1.43%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Lee Enterprises (LEE) EBIT (2010 - 2026)

Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly EBIT came in at $8.6 million in Q2 2026, up 85.16% on a YoY basis from $4.7 million in Q2 2025, and up 1.05% quarter-over-quarter from $8.5 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Lee Enterprises (LEE) EBIT (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lee Enterprises (LEE) has reported EBIT for 17 consecutive years, with $8.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, EBIT rose 85.16% year-over-year to $8.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $20.9 million (up 405.34% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$4.6 million, down 202.29% from the prior year.
  • EBIT improved to $8.6 million in Q2 2026 per LEE's latest filing, from $8.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBIT topped out at $12.2 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at -$4.6 million in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, EBIT has averaged $3.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $4.8 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: EBIT soared 414.45% in 2023, then tumbled 259.27% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, EBIT stood at $11.2 million in 2022, then declined by 29.92% to $7.8 million in 2023, then slumped by 142.79% to -$3.4 million in 2024, then soared by 255.37% to $5.2 million in 2025, then soared by 65.75% to $8.6 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBIT over the past three periods registered $8.6 million, $8.5 million, and $5.2 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT (Qtr)
1 News 18.43 Bn 16.33 Bn - 278.00 Mn
2 New York Times 10.84 Bn 10.17 Bn 394.61 Mn 118.02 Mn
3 36Kr Holdings 6.01 Bn 5.99 Bn - -
4 John Wiley & Sons 2.46 Bn 2.35 Bn 285.49 Mn 2.94 Mn
5 McGraw Hill 2.34 Bn 2.15 Bn 439.20 Mn 114.28 Mn
6 Ziff Davis 2.01 Bn 405.04 Mn 241.03 Mn -44.72 Mn
7 Usa Today 922.25 Mn 835.59 Mn 208.25 Mn 51.53 Mn
8 Daily Journal 875.63 Mn 438.54 Mn 26.82 Mn 5.27 Mn
9 Scholastic 841.11 Mn 706.21 Mn 285.70 Mn 51.40 Mn
10 Lee Enterprises 168.86 Mn 109.43 Mn 63.89 Mn 8.63 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 8.63 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 8.54 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 5.21 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -1.46 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 4.66 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -4.50 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 -3.35 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 -3.66 Mn
Jun 23, 2024 4.93 Mn
Mar 24, 2024 -4.55 Mn
Dec 24, 2023 7.83 Mn
Sep 24, 2023 10.92 Mn
Jun 25, 2023 12.21 Mn
Mar 26, 2023 2.86 Mn
Dec 25, 2022 11.18 Mn
Sep 25, 2022 -3.47 Mn
Jun 26, 2022 6.44 Mn
Mar 27, 2022 -3.23 Mn
Dec 26, 2021 25.11 Mn
Sep 26, 2021 13.55 Mn