Lee Enterprises (LEE) Payables (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly Payables came in at $40.9 million in Q1 2026, down 7.74% YoY from $44.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 18.69% on a QoQ basis from $50.3 million in Q4 2025.
Lee Enterprises (LEE) Payables (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lee Enterprises (LEE) has 17 years of Payables data on file, last reported at $40.9 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Payables fell 7.74% year-over-year to $40.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $40.9 million (down 7.74% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $41.7 million, up 14.95% from the prior year.
- Payables fell to $40.9 million in Q1 2026, from $50.3 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Payables ranged from a high of $50.3 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $27.4 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $38.4 million and a median of $38.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Payables.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Payables jumped 94.83% — and 2024, when it decreased 21.28%.
- Tracing LEE's Payables over 5 years: stood at $39.4 million in 2022, then retreated by 2.15% to $38.5 million in 2023, then rose by 16.24% to $44.8 million in 2024, then advanced by 12.24% to $50.3 million in 2025, then declined by 18.69% to $40.9 million in 2026.
- The last three Payables figures came in at $40.9 million (Q1 2026), $50.3 million (Q4 2025), and $41.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.60 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 154.99 Mn |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.47 Bn | 9.86 Bn | 1.18 Bn | -1.40 Bn |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.73 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 67.20 Mn |
| 4 | Usa Today | 963.33 Mn | 876.68 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 288.02 Mn |
| 5 | Scholastic | 949.42 Mn | 814.52 Mn | 285.70 Mn | 144.20 Mn |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 187.86 Mn | 128.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 45.60 Mn |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.58 Mn | 9.77 Mn | 2.82 Mn | 1.62 Mn |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 696,752.35 | -1.23 Mn | - | 9.04 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 45.60 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 40.88 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 50.28 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 41.72 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 47.46 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 44.31 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 44.80 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 36.29 Mn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 31.36 Mn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 31.69 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 38.54 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 36.29 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 38.47 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 40.25 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 39.38 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 28.61 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 34.66 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 27.39 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 28.01 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 20.42 Mn |