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

Lee Enterprises (LEE) EBT (2010 - 2026)

Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly EBT came in at $6.6 million in Q2 2026, up 249.32% on a YoY basis from $1.9 million in Q2 2025, and up 279.53% quarter-over-quarter from $1.7 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Lee Enterprises (LEE) has reported EBT for 17 consecutive years, with $6.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, EBT rose 249.32% year-over-year to $6.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at -$7.3 million (up 83.71% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$42.6 million, down 36.77% from the prior year.
  • EBT climbed to $6.6 million in Q2 2026 per LEE's latest filing, from $1.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBT topped out at $6.6 million in Q2 2026 and bottomed at -$14.5 million in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, EBT has averaged -$5.0 million across 5 years, with a median of -$4.5 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: EBT soared 618.18% in 2023, then plunged 3016.67% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, EBT stood at $2.3 million in 2022, then sank by 34.58% to $1.5 million in 2023, then sank by 976.5% to -$13.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 67.68% to -$4.2 million in 2025, then jumped by 257.33% to $6.6 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBT over the past three periods registered $6.6 million, $1.7 million, and -$4.2 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT (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 125.22 Mn
3 36Kr Holdings 6.01 Bn 5.99 Bn - -
4 John Wiley & Sons 2.46 Bn 2.35 Bn 285.49 Mn -12.58 Mn
5 McGraw Hill 2.34 Bn 2.15 Bn 439.20 Mn 68.51 Mn
6 Ziff Davis 2.01 Bn 405.04 Mn 241.03 Mn -51.08 Mn
7 Usa Today 922.25 Mn 835.59 Mn 208.25 Mn 14.46 Mn
8 Daily Journal 875.63 Mn 438.54 Mn 26.82 Mn -15.99 Mn
9 Scholastic 841.11 Mn 706.21 Mn 285.70 Mn 14.50 Mn
10 Lee Enterprises 168.86 Mn 109.43 Mn 63.89 Mn 6.60 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 6.60 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 1.74 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 -4.20 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -11.45 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 -4.42 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -13.80 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 -12.98 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 -13.65 Mn
Jun 23, 2024 -4.54 Mn
Mar 24, 2024 -14.47 Mn
Dec 24, 2023 1.48 Mn
Sep 24, 2023 -438,000.00
Jun 25, 2023 2.53 Mn
Mar 26, 2023 -7.44 Mn
Dec 25, 2022 2.26 Mn
Sep 25, 2022 -8.27 Mn
Jun 26, 2022 352,000.00
Mar 27, 2022 -9.84 Mn
Dec 26, 2021 18.55 Mn
Sep 26, 2021 5.41 Mn