Growth Metrics

Lee Enterprises (LEE) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2025)

Lee Enterprises' Retained Earnings history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at -$335.5 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Retained Earnings fell 1794.24% year-over-year to -$335.5 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached -$335.5 million, down 1794.24%, while the annual FY2025 figure was -$329.9 million, 1756.3% down from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings reached -$335.5 million in Q4 2025 per LEE's latest filing, down from -$329.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $42.2 million in Q3 2021 to a low of -$335.5 million in Q4 2025.
  • Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is -$126.7 million, with a median of -$132.3 million recorded in 2021.
  • Peak YoY movement for Retained Earnings: surged 114.96% in 2021, then crashed 1794.24% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at -$246.6 million in 2021, then dropped by 5.51% to -$260.1 million in 2022, then fell by 2.18% to -$265.8 million in 2023, then surged by 107.45% to $19.8 million in 2024, then plummeted by 1794.24% to -$335.5 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LEE's Retained Earnings are -$335.5 million (Q4 2025), -$329.9 million (Q3 2025), and $19.6 million (Q2 2025).