Lee Enterprises (LEE) Non Operating Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises (LEE) posted Non Operating Interest Expenses of $5.56 million for 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.
Lee Enterprises (LEE) Non Operating Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 28, 2026, Non Operating Interest Expenses at Lee Enterprises was $33.58 million, down 18.4% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), it came in at $40.51 million, down 1.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Non Operating Interest Expenses has declined for five consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Lee Enterprises' Non Operating Interest Expenses was $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 stands as the lowest quarterly Non Operating Interest Expenses in data going back to fiscal Q3 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Non Operating Interest Expenses has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 8.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Non Operating Interest Expenses in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2024, with growth of 4.6%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2026, with a decline of 45.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Non Operating Interest Expenses for the three prior fiscal quarters was $7.63 million (Q2 2026), $10.25 million (Q1 2026) and $10.14 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Non Operating Interest Expenses (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
| 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 |
Lee Enterprises Non Operating Interest Expenses API
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "non-operating-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=non-operating-interest-expenses&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();