Lee Enterprises (LEE) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises (LEE) recorded Interest Expenses of $5.56 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), down 45.1% from $10.13 million a year earlier and down 27.1% from the prior quarter.
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Lee Enterprises (LEE) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Lee Enterprises' Interest Expenses came in at $33.58 million as of Jun 28, 2026, down 18.4% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), it was $40.51 million, down 1.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Interest Expenses has declined for five straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Interest Expenses came in at $41.23 million in FY2024 (-0.6%), $41.47 million in FY2023 (-0.7%), $41.77 million in FY2022 (-6.7%) and $44.77 million in FY2021 (-6.2%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Interest Expenses in data going back to fiscal Q3 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Expenses has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 8.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Interest Expenses in the last five years was growth of 4.6% in fiscal Q4 2024, against a decline of 45.1% in fiscal Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $7.63 million (Q2 2026), $10.25 million (Q1 2026) and $10.14 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 511.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 123.20 Mn |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 112.00 Mn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Lee Enterprises | 154.93 Mn | 21.89 Mn | - | 5.56 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
API Access
Lee Enterprises Interest Expenses 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "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-expenses&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();