Lee Enterprises (LEE) Profit After Tax (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly Profit After Tax came in at -$1.7 million in Q1 2026, up 86.46% YoY from -$916528.6 in Q1 2025, and up 66.66% on a QoQ basis from -$5.1 million in Q4 2025.
Lee Enterprises (LEE) Profit After Tax (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lee Enterprises (LEE) has 17 years of Profit After Tax data on file, last reported at -$1.7 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Profit After Tax rose 86.46% year-over-year to -$1.7 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$12.2 million (up 71.31% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$34.8 million, down 47.46% from the prior year.
- Profit After Tax advanced to -$1.7 million in Q1 2026, from -$5.1 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Profit After Tax ranged from a high of $8.6 million in Q3 2023 to a low of -$16.2 million in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of -$3.7 million and a median of -$3.4 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Profit After Tax.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Profit After Tax jumped 666.84% — and 2024, when it tumbled 1415.82%.
- Tracing LEE's Profit After Tax over 5 years: stood at $1.1 million in 2022, then gained by 12.19% to $1.2 million in 2023, then plunged by 1415.82% to -$16.2 million in 2024, then soared by 68.4% to -$5.1 million in 2025, then surged by 66.66% to -$1.7 million in 2026.
- The last three Profit After Tax figures came in at -$1.7 million (Q1 2026), -$5.1 million (Q4 2025), and -$3.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.69 Bn | 10.03 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 93.42 Mn |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.59 Bn | 9.98 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 217.05 Mn |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.72 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 135.35 Mn |
| 4 | Usa Today | 957.47 Mn | 870.81 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 9.29 Mn |
| 5 | Scholastic | 952.03 Mn | 817.13 Mn | 285.70 Mn | 9.40 Mn |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 181.86 Mn | 122.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 5.17 Mn |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.62 Mn | 9.81 Mn | 2.82 Mn | -1.40 Mn |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 687,810.81 | -1.24 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 5.17 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | -1.71 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | -5.13 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -3.35 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | -2.04 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -12.63 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | -16.22 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | -9.48 Mn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | -4.27 Mn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | -11.64 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 1.23 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 8.63 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 1.50 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | -5.89 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 1.10 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 3.43 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 196,000.00 |
| Mar 27, 2022 | -7.28 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 12.66 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 4.70 Mn |