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

Lee Enterprises (LEE) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)

Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$333.0 million in Q2 2026, down 2.94% on a YoY basis from -$343.1 million in Q2 2025, and up 1.38% quarter-over-quarter from -$337.7 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Lee Enterprises (LEE) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lee Enterprises (LEE) has reported Retained Earnings for 17 consecutive years, with -$333.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Retained Earnings fell 2.94% year-over-year to -$333.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at -$333.0 million (down 2.94% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$329.9 million, down 12.86% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings climbed to -$333.0 million in Q2 2026 per LEE's latest filing, from -$337.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at -$253.8 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$337.7 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged -$290.8 million across 5 years, with a median of -$280.1 million in 2024.
  • The widest YoY moves for Retained Earnings: up 0.78% in 2022, down 198.64% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at -$260.1 million in 2022, then slipped by 2.18% to -$265.8 million in 2023, then retreated by 16.28% to -$309.1 million in 2024, then retreated by 8.56% to -$335.5 million in 2025, then grew by 0.75% to -$333.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods registered -$333.0 million, -$337.7 million, and -$335.5 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 News 18.43 Bn 16.33 Bn - -1.55 Bn
2 New York Times 10.84 Bn 10.17 Bn 394.61 Mn 2.66 Bn
3 36Kr Holdings 6.01 Bn 5.99 Bn - 303.15 Mn
4 John Wiley & Sons 2.46 Bn 2.35 Bn 285.49 Mn 1.71 Bn
5 McGraw Hill 2.34 Bn 2.15 Bn 439.20 Mn 1.98 Bn
6 Ziff Davis 2.01 Bn 405.04 Mn 241.03 Mn 1.87 Bn
7 Usa Today 922.25 Mn 835.59 Mn 208.25 Mn -1.02 Bn
8 Daily Journal 875.63 Mn 438.54 Mn 26.82 Mn 335.44 Mn
9 Scholastic 841.11 Mn 706.21 Mn 285.70 Mn 1.04 Bn
10 Lee Enterprises 168.86 Mn 109.43 Mn 63.89 Mn -333.02 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 -333.02 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 -337.69 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 -335.55 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -329.93 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 -323.52 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -321.60 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 -309.09 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 -292.34 Mn
Jun 23, 2024 -282.25 Mn
Mar 24, 2024 -277.99 Mn
Dec 24, 2023 -265.81 Mn
Sep 24, 2023 -266.50 Mn
Jun 25, 2023 -264.51 Mn
Mar 26, 2023 -266.02 Mn
Dec 25, 2022 -260.13 Mn
Sep 25, 2022 -261.23 Mn
Jun 26, 2022 -254.10 Mn
Mar 27, 2022 -253.83 Mn
Dec 26, 2021 -246.55 Mn
Sep 26, 2021 -259.21 Mn