Lee Enterprises (LEE) Equity Income (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises (LEE) recorded Equity Income of $922,000 in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), up 34.4% from $686,000 a year earlier but down 8.5% from the prior quarter.
Lee Enterprises (LEE) Equity Income (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Lee Enterprises' Equity Income came in at $4.33 million as of Jun 28, 2026, up 18.0% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), it came in at $4.28 million, down 6.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Equity Income has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Equity Income came in at $4.57 million in FY2024 (-30.0%), $6.53 million in FY2023 (+15.4%), $5.66 million in FY2022 (-11.8%) and $6.41 million in FY2021 (+88.4%).
- Quarterly Equity Income has ranged from $672,000 in fiscal Q2 2023 to $2.99 million in fiscal Q4 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Equity Income rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 5.2%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Equity Income in the last five years was growth of 107.0% in fiscal Q4 2023, against a decline of 76.5% in fiscal Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $1.01 million (Q2 2026), $1.08 million (Q1 2026) and $1.32 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Equity Income (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 28.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | -2.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 1.10 Mn |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | -3.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | - |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Lee Enterprises | 154.93 Mn | 21.89 Mn | - | 922,000.00 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 922,000.00 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 1.01 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 1.08 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 1.32 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 686,000.00 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.16 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 1.12 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 703,000.00 |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 1.12 Mn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 1.21 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 1.54 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 2.99 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 1.19 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 672,000.00 |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 1.67 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 1.45 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 1.05 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 1.41 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 1.75 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 1.51 Mn |
Lee Enterprises Equity Income API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=equity-income&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "equity-income", "ticker": "LEE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=equity-income&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();