Lee Enterprises (LEE) Payables (2010 - 2026)

Lee Enterprises (LEE) reported Payables of $40.9 million for Q1 2026, down 7.74% on a YoY basis from $44.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 18.69% quarter-over-quarter from $50.3 million in Q4 2025.

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

Lee Enterprises has reported Payables for 17 years, with the latest figure at $40.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Payables fell 7.74% year-over-year to $40.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $40.9 million (down 7.74% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $41.7 million, up 14.95% from the prior year.
  • Payables for Q1 2026 stood at $40.9 million, down from $50.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Payables was $50.3 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $27.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Payables has averaged $38.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $38.5 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Payables jumped 94.83% — and 2024, when it decreased 21.28%.
  • Lee Enterprises' Payables 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Payables (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.42 Bn 12.98 Bn - 1.39 Bn
2 New York Times 12.03 Bn 11.39 Bn -372.70 Mn 135.62 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.32 Bn 2.22 Bn 302.26 Mn 50.10 Mn
4 Usa Today 1.16 Bn 1.07 Bn 221.13 Mn 285.10 Mn
5 Scholastic 1.02 Bn 917.08 Mn 178.80 Mn 128.50 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 145.18 Mn 94.21 Mn 59.21 Mn 40.88 Mn
7 TNL Mediagene 104.18 Mn 102.25 Mn - 9.04 Mn
8 Educational Development 11.73 Mn 10.39 Mn 2.47 Mn 1.69 Mn
9 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 50.10 Mn
10 TNL Mediagene - - - 9.04 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 27, 2021 17.79 Mn