Lee Enterprises (LEE) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly Interest Expenses came in at $7.6 million in Q1 2026, down 23.33% YoY from $10.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 25.56% on a QoQ basis from $10.2 million in Q4 2025.
Lee Enterprises (LEE) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lee Enterprises (LEE) has 17 years of Interest Expenses data on file, last reported at $7.6 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Interest Expenses fell 23.33% year-over-year to $7.6 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $38.1 million (down 7.22% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $40.5 million, down 1.76% from the prior year.
- Interest Expenses slipped to $7.6 million in Q1 2026, from $10.2 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Interest Expenses ranged from a high of $10.8 million in Q3 2024 to a low of $7.6 million in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of $10.1 million and a median of $10.2 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Interest Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Interest Expenses increased 4.63% — and 2026, when it fell 23.33%.
- Tracing LEE's Interest Expenses over 5 years: stood at $10.4 million in 2022, then slipped by 2.66% to $10.1 million in 2023, then rose by 1.49% to $10.3 million in 2024, then slipped by 0.33% to $10.2 million in 2025, then decreased by 25.56% to $7.6 million in 2026.
- The last three Interest Expenses figures came in at $7.6 million (Q1 2026), $10.2 million (Q4 2025), and $10.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Expense (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 | -62.97 Mn |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.73 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 9.65 Mn |
| 4 | Usa Today | 963.33 Mn | 876.68 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 20.94 Mn |
| 5 | Scholastic | 949.42 Mn | 814.52 Mn | 285.70 Mn | - |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 187.86 Mn | 128.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 5.56 Mn |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.58 Mn | 9.77 Mn | 2.82 Mn | 600.00 |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 696,752.35 | -1.23 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 5.56 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 5.56 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 7.63 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 7.63 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 10.25 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 10.25 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 10.14 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 10.14 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 10.13 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 10.13 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.95 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.95 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 10.28 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 10.28 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 10.81 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 10.81 Mn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 10.08 Mn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 10.08 Mn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 10.21 Mn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 10.21 Mn |