Lee Enterprises LEE
NASDAQ LEE
$7.60 +0.03 (+0.40%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 12:55 PM EDT

Lee Enterprises (LEE) EV to EBITDA (2010 - 2026)

Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly EV to EBITDA came in at 16.65 in Q2 2026, up 182.14% on a YoY basis from 5.9 in Q2 2025, and up 111.71% quarter-over-quarter from 7.86 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Lee Enterprises (LEE) EV to EBITDA (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lee Enterprises (LEE) has reported EV to EBITDA for 17 consecutive years, with 16.65 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, EV to EBITDA rose 182.14% year-over-year to 16.65; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at 6.87 (up 271.09% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.98, up 183.4% from the prior year.
  • EV to EBITDA improved to 16.65 in Q2 2026 per LEE's latest filing, from 7.86 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EV to EBITDA topped out at 20.7 in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 44.93 in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, EV to EBITDA has averaged 2.9 across 5 years, with a median of 4.94 in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: EV to EBITDA slumped 632.47% in 2024, then surged 182.14% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, EV to EBITDA stood at 8.05 in 2022, then tumbled by 39.4% to 4.88 in 2023, then slumped by 632.47% to 25.97 in 2024, then surged by 109.67% to 2.51 in 2025, then soared by 562.75% to 16.65 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EV to EBITDA over the past three periods registered 16.65, 7.86, and 2.51 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 News 18.18 Bn 16.09 Bn -
2 New York Times 10.76 Bn 10.10 Bn 394.61 Mn
3 36Kr Holdings 3.38 Bn 3.36 Bn -
4 John Wiley & Sons 2.46 Bn 2.36 Bn 285.49 Mn
5 McGraw Hill 2.31 Bn 2.12 Bn 439.20 Mn
6 Ziff Davis 2.03 Bn 423.05 Mn 241.03 Mn
7 Usa Today 919.31 Mn 832.66 Mn 208.25 Mn
8 Daily Journal 895.03 Mn 457.93 Mn 26.82 Mn
9 Scholastic 846.68 Mn 711.78 Mn 285.70 Mn
10 Lee Enterprises 169.08 Mn 109.66 Mn 63.89 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 16.65
Mar 29, 2026 7.86
Dec 28, 2025 2.51
Sep 28, 2025 -18.80
Jun 29, 2025 5.90
Mar 30, 2025 -13.82
Dec 29, 2024 -25.97
Sep 29, 2024 -12.94
Jun 23, 2024 13.17
Mar 24, 2024 -16.04
Dec 24, 2023 4.88
Sep 24, 2023 4.99
Jun 25, 2023 5.51
Mar 26, 2023 20.70
Dec 25, 2022 8.05
Sep 25, 2022 -25.26
Jun 26, 2022 15.42
Mar 27, 2022 -44.93
Dec 26, 2021 8.60
Sep 26, 2021 8.55