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Lee Enterprises (LEE) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2024)

Lee Enterprises' Operating Expenses history spans 15 years, with the latest figure at $149.0 million for Q4 2024.

  • For Q4 2024, Operating Expenses changed 0.23% year-over-year to $149.0 million; the TTM value through Sep 2025 reached $149.0 million, down 67.54%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $571.3 million, 6.56% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses reached $149.0 million in Q4 2024 per LEE's latest filing, down from $162.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $198.6 million in Q3 2022 to a low of $108.9 million in Q1 2020.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $170.5 million, with a median of $175.6 million recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Expenses: skyrocketed 82.52% in 2020, then decreased 21.39% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $192.8 million in 2020, then decreased by 7.18% to $178.9 million in 2021, then dropped by 1.84% to $175.6 million in 2022, then fell by 14.94% to $149.4 million in 2023, then decreased by 0.23% to $149.0 million in 2024.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LEE's Operating Expenses are $149.0 million (Q4 2024), $162.9 million (Q3 2024), and $146.8 million (Q2 2024).