Lee Enterprises LEE
NASDAQ LEE
$7.57 -0.11 (-1.43%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Lee Enterprises (LEE) Payables (2010 - 2026)

Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly Payables came in at $45.6 million in Q2 2026, down 3.93% on a YoY basis from $47.5 million in Q2 2025, and up 11.53% quarter-over-quarter from $40.9 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Lee Enterprises (LEE) Payables (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lee Enterprises (LEE) has reported Payables for 17 consecutive years, with $45.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Payables fell 3.93% year-over-year to $45.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $45.6 million (down 3.93% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $41.7 million, up 14.95% from the prior year.
  • Payables climbed to $45.6 million in Q2 2026 per LEE's latest filing, from $40.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Payables topped out at $50.3 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $27.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Payables has averaged $38.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $39.0 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Payables surged 94.83% in 2022, then slipped 21.28% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Payables stood at $39.4 million in 2022, then slipped by 2.15% to $38.5 million in 2023, then advanced by 16.24% to $44.8 million in 2024, then grew by 12.24% to $50.3 million in 2025, then fell by 9.32% to $45.6 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Payables over the past three periods registered $45.6 million, $40.9 million, and $50.3 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Payables (Qtr)
1 News 18.43 Bn 16.33 Bn - 412.00 Mn
2 New York Times 10.84 Bn 10.17 Bn 394.61 Mn 154.99 Mn
3 36Kr Holdings 6.01 Bn 5.99 Bn - 7.58 Mn
4 John Wiley & Sons 2.46 Bn 2.35 Bn 285.49 Mn 44.94 Mn
5 McGraw Hill 2.34 Bn 2.15 Bn 439.20 Mn 118.74 Mn
6 Ziff Davis 2.01 Bn 405.04 Mn 241.03 Mn 489.55 Mn
7 Usa Today 922.25 Mn 835.59 Mn 208.25 Mn 288.02 Mn
8 Daily Journal 875.63 Mn 438.54 Mn 26.82 Mn 10.08 Mn
9 Scholastic 841.11 Mn 706.21 Mn 285.70 Mn 144.20 Mn
10 Lee Enterprises 168.86 Mn 109.43 Mn 63.89 Mn 45.60 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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