Lee Enterprises (LEE) Operating Leases (2019 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises' Operating Leases came in at $13.97 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), down 37.5% from $22.36 million a year earlier and down 7.8% from the prior quarter.
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Lee Enterprises (LEE) Operating Leases (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), Lee Enterprises' Operating Leases was $18.81 million, down 36.8% from FY2024.
- Operating Leases has declined in each of the last five fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -21.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Operating Leases was $29.77 million in FY2024 (-18.6%), $36.58 million in FY2023 (-20.5%), $46 million in FY2022 (-20.2%) and $57.68 million in FY2021 (-7.5%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Operating Leases since fiscal Q1 2020.
- Year-over-year, Operating Leases has declined for 22 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 30.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year decline in Operating Leases ranged from 7.5% (fiscal Q4 2021) to 38.6% (fiscal Q2 2026).
- Business Quant data shows LEE's Operating Leases at $15.15 million (Q2 2026), $17.15 million (Q1 2026) and $18.81 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.37 Bn | 63.04 Bn | 4.10 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 26.93 Bn | 12.84 Bn | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.34 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 4 | News | 15.87 Bn | 8.07 Bn | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.07 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.15 Bn | 7.29 Bn | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.00 Bn | 7.49 Bn | 394.61 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.68 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - |
| 10 | Lee Enterprises | 160.50 Mn | 27.46 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 13.97 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 15.15 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 17.15 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 18.81 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 22.36 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 24.68 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 26.96 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 29.77 Mn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 31.44 Mn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 32.80 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 34.16 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 36.58 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 39.42 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 42.85 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 44.06 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 46.00 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 49.92 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 51.56 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 54.56 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 57.68 Mn |
API Access
Lee Enterprises Operating Leases API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-leases&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-leases", "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=operating-leases&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();