Lee Enterprises (LEE) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises' Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 1.55 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), up 237.5% from 0.46 a year earlier and up 38.7% from the prior quarter.
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Lee Enterprises (LEE) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 28, 2026, Lee Enterprises reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 0.62; for FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), it was -0.11.
- Going back by fiscal year, Interest Coverage Ratio was 0.11 in FY2024 (-87.7%), 0.90 in FY2023 (+50.6%), 0.59 in FY2022 (-52.9%) and 1.26 in FY2021 (+19.9%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio since fiscal Q1 2022.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Interest Coverage Ratio over five years came in fiscal Q3 2026 (growth of 237.5%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2024 (a decline of 59.0%).
- Business Quant data shows LEE's Interest Coverage Ratio at 1.12 (Q2 2026), 0.51 (Q1 2026) and -0.14 (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 0.46 |
| 2 | Fox | 28.41 Bn | 14.21 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.53 Bn | 4.62 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 7.49 |
| 4 | News | 16.96 Bn | 8.44 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.84 Bn | 8.95 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.16 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.11 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 4.21 |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.68 Bn | -6.36 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Lee Enterprises | 145.28 Mn | 9.96 Mn | - | 1.55 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 1.55 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 1.12 |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 0.51 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -0.14 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 0.46 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -0.45 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | -0.33 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | -0.34 |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 0.49 |
| Mar 24, 2024 | -0.45 |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 0.77 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 1.06 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 1.19 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 0.27 |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 1.07 |
| Sep 25, 2022 | -0.34 |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 0.63 |
| Mar 27, 2022 | -0.31 |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 2.36 |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 1.27 |
API Access
Lee Enterprises Interest Coverage Ratio 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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();