Lee Enterprises (LEE) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $114.4 million in Q1 2026, down 20.0% YoY from $143.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 9.13% on a QoQ basis from $125.9 million in Q4 2025.
Lee Enterprises (LEE) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lee Enterprises (LEE) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $114.4 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 20.0% year-over-year to $114.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $519.6 million (down 13.66% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $571.3 million, down 6.56% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses eased to $114.4 million in Q1 2026, from $125.9 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 $114.4 million in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of $156.8 million and a median of $152.3 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses gained 9.17% — and 2023, when it retreated 21.39%.
- Tracing LEE's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $175.6 million in 2022, then dropped by 14.94% to $149.4 million in 2023, then slipped by 0.23% to $149.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 15.5% to $125.9 million in 2025, then fell by 9.13% to $114.4 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $114.4 million (Q1 2026), $125.9 million (Q4 2025), and $141.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.60 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 644.44 Mn |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.47 Bn | 9.86 Bn | 1.18 Bn | -864.18 Mn |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.73 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 337.80 Mn |
| 4 | Usa Today | 963.33 Mn | 876.68 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 156.72 Mn |
| 5 | Scholastic | 949.42 Mn | 814.52 Mn | 285.70 Mn | 424.70 Mn |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 187.86 Mn | 128.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 118.26 Mn |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.58 Mn | 9.77 Mn | 2.82 Mn | 4.10 Mn |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 696,752.35 | -1.23 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 118.26 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 114.43 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 125.93 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 141.88 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 137.32 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 143.04 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 149.04 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 162.94 Mn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 146.78 Mn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 152.31 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 149.39 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 156.08 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 160.30 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 168.50 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 175.62 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 198.56 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 189.65 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 194.65 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 178.92 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 181.87 Mn |