LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc (LEE) Payables (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises (LEE) recorded Payables of $45.6 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), down 3.9% from $47.46 million a year earlier but up 11.5% from the prior quarter.
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LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc (LEE) Payables (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), Lee Enterprises reported Payables of $41.72 million, up 14.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Payables has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 19.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Payables came in at $36.29 million in FY2024 (unchanged), $36.29 million in FY2023 (+26.9%), $28.61 million in FY2022 (+40.1%) and $20.42 million in FY2021 (+19.0%).
- Quarterly Payables has ranged from $20.42 million in fiscal Q4 2021 to $50.28 million in fiscal Q1 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payables rose in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 15.4%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Payables in the last five years was growth of 94.8% in fiscal Q3 2022, against a decline of 21.3% in fiscal Q2 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $40.88 million (Q2 2026), $50.28 million (Q1 2026) and $41.72 million (Q4 2025).
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| 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 |
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LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc Payables API
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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=payables&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();