Lee Enterprises (LEE) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 1.43% in Q1 2026, up 1147.0% YoY from 0.11% in Q1 2025, and up 144.21% on a QoQ basis from 3.23% in Q4 2025.
Lee Enterprises (LEE) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lee Enterprises (LEE) has 17 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 1.43% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly EBT Margin rose 1147.0% year-over-year to 1.43% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.44% (up 416.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.58%, down 248.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin advanced to 1.43% in Q1 2026, from 3.23% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 1.48% in Q2 2023 to a low of 10.04% in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of 3.76% and a median of 3.23% in 2025 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — EBT Margin sank 993 bps — and 2026, when it surged 1147 bps.
- Tracing LEE's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 1.22% in 2022, then fell by 22 bps to 0.95% in 2023, then plunged by 1044 bps to 8.98% in 2024, then jumped by 64 bps to 3.23% in 2025, then jumped by 144 bps to 1.43% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 1.43% (Q1 2026), 3.23% (Q4 2025), and 8.23% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.61 Bn | 9.95 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 16.42% |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.59 Bn | 9.97 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 12.66% |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.74 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 21.20% |
| 4 | Scholastic | 958.19 Mn | 823.29 Mn | 285.70 Mn | 3.05% |
| 5 | Usa Today | 956.00 Mn | 869.34 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 2.70% |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 180.97 Mn | 121.54 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 5.24% |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.58 Mn | 9.77 Mn | 2.82 Mn | -29.00% |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 674,570.46 | -1.26 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 5.24% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 1.43% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | -3.23% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -8.23% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | -3.13% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -10.04% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | -8.98% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | -8.61% |
| Jun 23, 2024 | -3.02% |
| Mar 24, 2024 | -9.88% |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 0.95% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | -0.27% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 1.48% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | -4.36% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 1.22% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | -4.27% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 0.18% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | -5.18% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 9.17% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 2.79% |