Lee Enterprises (LEE) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Lee Enterprises (LEE) has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 1.55 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio rose 237.53% year-over-year to 1.55; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.62 (up 474.4% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.11, down 204.12% from the prior year.
• Interest Coverage Ratio rose to 1.55 in Q2 2026 per LEE's latest filing, from 1.12 in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 1.55 in Q2 2026 and bottomed at 0.45 in Q1 2025.
• Historically, Interest Coverage Ratio has averaged 0.38 across 5 years, with a median of 0.47 in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Interest Coverage Ratio soared 413.38% in 2023, then tumbled 263.75% in 2024.
• Over 5 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 1.07 in 2022, then retreated by 28.01% to 0.77 in 2023, then plunged by 142.16% to 0.33 in 2024, then surged by 255.89% to 0.51 in 2025, then jumped by 205.61% to 1.55 in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio over the past three periods registered 1.55, 1.12, and 0.51 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.