Lee Enterprises LEE
NASDAQ LEE
$7.57 -0.11 (-1.43%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Lee Enterprises (LEE) Income from Continuing Operations (2010 - 2026)

Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly Income from Continuing Operations came in at $5.2 million in Q2 2026, up 410.26% on a YoY basis from $1.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 404.27% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.7 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Lee Enterprises (LEE) Income from Continuing Operations (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lee Enterprises (LEE) has reported Income from Continuing Operations for 17 consecutive years, with $5.2 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Income from Continuing Operations rose 410.26% year-over-year to $5.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at -$7.5 million (up 81.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$35.7 million, down 51.64% from the prior year.
  • Income from Continuing Operations advanced to $5.2 million in Q2 2026 per LEE's latest filing, from -$1.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Income from Continuing Operations topped out at $5.2 million in Q2 2026 and bottomed at -$16.2 million in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Income from Continuing Operations has averaged -$4.3 million across 5 years, with a median of -$4.4 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Income from Continuing Operations soared 1300.0% in 2023, then plunged 1415.82% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Income from Continuing Operations stood at $1.8 million in 2022, then plunged by 32.4% to $1.2 million in 2023, then slumped by 1415.82% to -$16.2 million in 2024, then surged by 68.4% to -$5.1 million in 2025, then jumped by 201.44% to $5.2 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Income from Continuing Operations over the past three periods registered $5.2 million, -$1.7 million, and -$5.1 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Income (Continuing) (Qtr)
1 News 18.87 Bn 17.48 Bn - 230.00 Mn
2 New York Times 10.80 Bn 10.14 Bn 394.61 Mn 93.42 Mn
3 36Kr Holdings 6.01 Bn 5.99 Bn - -
4 McGraw Hill 2.55 Bn 2.35 Bn 439.20 Mn 57.86 Mn
5 John Wiley & Sons 2.46 Bn 2.36 Bn 285.49 Mn -11.73 Mn
6 Ziff Davis 1.95 Bn 341.32 Mn 241.03 Mn -52.02 Mn
7 Usa Today 927.89 Mn 840.75 Mn 208.25 Mn 9.14 Mn
8 Daily Journal 865.05 Mn 427.95 Mn 26.82 Mn -10.89 Mn
9 Scholastic 845.14 Mn 710.24 Mn 285.70 Mn 9.40 Mn
10 Lee Enterprises 181.23 Mn 124.09 Mn 63.89 Mn 5.20 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 5.20 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 -1.71 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 -5.13 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -5.85 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 -1.68 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -12.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 -16.22 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 -9.48 Mn
Jun 23, 2024 -3.69 Mn
Mar 24, 2024 -11.64 Mn
Dec 24, 2023 1.23 Mn
Sep 24, 2023 -1.33 Mn
Jun 25, 2023 2.13 Mn
Mar 26, 2023 -5.34 Mn
Dec 25, 2022 1.82 Mn
Sep 25, 2022 -6.57 Mn
Jun 26, 2022 152,000.00
Mar 27, 2022 -6.69 Mn
Dec 26, 2021 13.15 Mn
Sep 26, 2021 5.26 Mn