Lee Enterprises (LEE) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 5.6% in Q1 2026, down 402.0% YoY from 1.85% in Q1 2025, and down 295.99% on a QoQ basis from 2.85% in Q4 2025.
Lee Enterprises (LEE) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lee Enterprises (LEE) has 17 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 5.6% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Margin fell 402.0% year-over-year to 5.6% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.16% (up 345.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.26%, up 6.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin fell to 5.6% in Q1 2026, from 2.85% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 5.86% in Q2 2025 to a low of 6.15% in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 1.15% and a median of 1.69% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Margin plunged 1204 bps — and 2025, when it soared 949 bps.
- Tracing LEE's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 1.84% in 2022, then soared by 67 bps to 0.61% in 2023, then slumped by 908 bps to 6.15% in 2024, then surged by 146 bps to 2.85% in 2025, then slumped by 296 bps to 5.6% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 5.6% (Q1 2026), 2.85% (Q4 2025), and 3.1% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.64 Bn | 9.97 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.59 Bn | 9.97 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 11.96% |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.73 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 32.15% |
| 4 | Scholastic | 957.01 Mn | 822.11 Mn | 285.70 Mn | 15.75% |
| 5 | Usa Today | 956.00 Mn | 869.34 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 3.65% |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 178.52 Mn | 119.09 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 5.43% |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.58 Mn | 9.77 Mn | 2.82 Mn | 9.85% |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 674,570.46 | -1.26 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download 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% |