Lee Enterprises (LEE) Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises' Liabilities and Shareholders Equity came in at $624.6 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), up 0.3% from $622.65 million a year earlier and up 1.0% from the prior quarter.
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Lee Enterprises (LEE) Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), Lee Enterprises' Liabilities and Shareholders Equity was $601.73 million, down 7.3% from FY2024.
- Liabilities and Shareholders Equity has declined in each of the last five fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Liabilities and Shareholders Equity was $649.17 million in FY2024 (-8.8%), $711.62 million in FY2023 (-4.4%), $744.04 million in FY2022 (-11.8%) and $843.55 million in FY2021 (-2.4%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Liabilities and Shareholders Equity since fiscal Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Liabilities and Shareholders Equity increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 6.2%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Liabilities and Shareholders Equity over five years came in fiscal Q3 2026 (growth of 0.3%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2022 (a decline of 11.8%).
- Business Quant data shows LEE's Liabilities and Shareholders Equity at $618.64 million (Q2 2026), $592.56 million (Q1 2026) and $601.73 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 97.25 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | 22.48 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 49.90 Bn |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | 15.54 Bn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | 43.34 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 2.98 Bn |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | 8.59 Bn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 27.19 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | 42.02 Mn |
| 10 | Lee Enterprises | 154.93 Mn | 21.89 Mn | - | 624.60 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 624.60 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 618.64 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 592.56 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 601.73 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 622.65 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 623.93 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 632.97 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 649.17 Mn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 677.46 Mn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 684.81 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 702.51 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 711.62 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 722.82 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 733.09 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 747.70 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 744.04 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 794.84 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 795.40 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 831.85 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 843.55 Mn |
API Access
Lee Enterprises Liabilities and Shareholders Equity API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=liabilities-and-shareholders-equity&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "liabilities-and-shareholders-equity", "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=liabilities-and-shareholders-equity&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();