Lee Enterprises (LEE) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 1.12 in Q1 2026, up 347.41% YoY from 0.25 in Q1 2025, and up 120.32% on a QoQ basis from 0.51 in Q4 2025.
Lee Enterprises (LEE) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lee Enterprises (LEE) has 17 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 1.12 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio rose 347.41% year-over-year to 1.12 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.44 (up 377.31% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.11, down 204.12% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio climbed to 1.12 in Q1 2026, from 0.51 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 1.19 in Q2 2023 to a low of 0.45 in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.31 and a median of 0.46 in 2025 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Interest Coverage Ratio surged 413.38% — and 2024, when it slumped 263.75%.
- Tracing LEE's Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years: stood at 1.07 in 2022, then declined by 28.01% to 0.77 in 2023, then slumped by 142.16% to 0.33 in 2024, then soared by 255.89% to 0.51 in 2025, then jumped by 120.32% to 1.12 in 2026.
- The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 1.12 (Q1 2026), 0.51 (Q4 2025), and 0.14 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.60 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.47 Bn | 9.86 Bn | 1.18 Bn | -5.11 |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.73 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 11.42 |
| 4 | Usa Today | 963.33 Mn | 876.68 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 2.46 |
| 5 | Scholastic | 949.42 Mn | 814.52 Mn | 285.70 Mn | - |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 187.86 Mn | 128.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 1.55 |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.58 Mn | 9.77 Mn | 2.82 Mn | -2,124.67 |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 696,752.35 | -1.23 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download 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 |