Lee Enterprises (LEE) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Lee Enterprises (LEE) has reported Operating Expenses for 17 consecutive years, with $118.3 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Operating Expenses fell 13.88% year-over-year to $118.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $500.5 million (down 15.5% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $571.3 million, down 6.56% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses improved to $118.3 million in Q2 2026 per LEE's latest filing, from $114.4 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $198.6 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at $114.4 million in Q1 2026.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $154.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $150.8 million in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses advanced 9.17% in 2022, then decreased 21.39% in 2023.
• Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $175.6 million in 2022, then fell by 14.94% to $149.4 million in 2023, then declined by 0.23% to $149.0 million in 2024, then fell by 15.5% to $125.9 million in 2025, then fell by 6.09% to $118.3 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $118.3 million, $114.4 million, and $125.9 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.