Lee Enterprises LEE
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As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Lee Enterprises (LEE) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly Interest Expenses came in at $5.6 million in Q2 2026, down 45.14% on a YoY basis from $10.1 million in Q2 2025, and down 27.15% quarter-over-quarter from $7.6 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Lee Enterprises (LEE) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lee Enterprises (LEE) has reported Interest Expenses for 17 consecutive years, with $5.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Interest Expenses fell 45.14% year-over-year to $5.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $33.6 million (down 18.45% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $40.5 million, down 1.76% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses fell to $5.6 million in Q2 2026 per LEE's latest filing, from $7.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $10.8 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at $5.6 million in Q2 2026.
  • Historically, Interest Expenses has averaged $9.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $10.2 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Interest Expenses rose 4.63% in 2024, then tumbled 45.14% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Interest Expenses stood at $10.4 million in 2022, then declined by 2.66% to $10.1 million in 2023, then advanced by 1.49% to $10.3 million in 2024, then declined by 0.33% to $10.2 million in 2025, then tumbled by 45.77% to $5.6 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Interest Expenses over the past three periods registered $5.6 million, $7.6 million, and $10.2 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 News 18.43 Bn 16.33 Bn - -
2 New York Times 10.84 Bn 10.17 Bn 394.61 Mn -
3 36Kr Holdings 6.01 Bn 5.99 Bn - -
4 John Wiley & Sons 2.46 Bn 2.35 Bn 285.49 Mn 13.93 Mn
5 McGraw Hill 2.34 Bn 2.15 Bn 439.20 Mn -
6 Ziff Davis 2.01 Bn 405.04 Mn 241.03 Mn -
7 Usa Today 922.25 Mn 835.59 Mn 208.25 Mn 20.94 Mn
8 Daily Journal 875.63 Mn 438.54 Mn 26.82 Mn 229,000.00
9 Scholastic 841.11 Mn 706.21 Mn 285.70 Mn -
10 Lee Enterprises 168.86 Mn 109.43 Mn 63.89 Mn 5.56 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 5.56 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 7.63 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 10.25 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 10.14 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 10.13 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 9.95 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 10.28 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 10.81 Mn
Jun 23, 2024 10.08 Mn
Mar 24, 2024 10.21 Mn
Dec 24, 2023 10.13 Mn
Sep 24, 2023 10.33 Mn
Jun 25, 2023 10.24 Mn
Mar 26, 2023 10.50 Mn
Dec 25, 2022 10.41 Mn
Sep 25, 2022 10.29 Mn
Jun 26, 2022 10.29 Mn
Mar 27, 2022 10.52 Mn
Dec 26, 2021 10.66 Mn
Sep 26, 2021 10.64 Mn