LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc (LEE) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises (LEE) recorded FCF Margin of 5.43% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), down 0.43 percentage points from 5.86% a year earlier but up 11.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc (LEE) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Lee Enterprises' FCF Margin came in at -0.11% as of Jun 28, 2026, up 0.87 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), it was -1.26%, up 0.06 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin has a five-year change of -8.02 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, FCF Margin came in at -1.32% in FY2024 (-0.12 pp), -1.20% in FY2023 (-0.60 pp), -0.60% in FY2022 (-5.96 pp) and 5.36% in FY2021 (-1.40 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has ranged from -6.15% in fiscal Q1 2025 to 5.86% in fiscal Q3 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.59 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for FCF Margin in the last five years was a gain of 9.49 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2025, against a drop of 12.04 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at -5.60% (Q2 2026), 2.85% (Q1 2026) and -3.10% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 5.43% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | -5.60% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 2.85% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -3.10% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 5.86% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -1.57% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | -6.15% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | -1.84% |
| Jun 23, 2024 | -3.64% |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 0.85% |
| Dec 24, 2023 | -0.61% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | -1.69% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | -2.48% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 1.26% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | -1.84% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 0.18% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 0.08% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | -2.09% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | -0.60% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 2.67% |
LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc FCF Margin API
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