LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc (LEE) Share-based Compensation (2017 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises' Share-based Compensation came in at $181,000 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), down 66.5% from $540,000 a year earlier and down 15.0% from the prior quarter.
LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc (LEE) Share-based Compensation (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 28, 2026, Lee Enterprises reported Share-based Compensation of $1.15 million, down 39.1% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), it came in at $1.76 million, up 0.3% from FY2024.
- Share-based Compensation carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Share-based Compensation was $1.75 million in FY2024 (-3.0%), $1.81 million in FY2023 (+35.1%), $1.34 million in FY2022 (+56.6%) and $854,000 in FY2021 (-34.0%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Share-based Compensation in data going back to fiscal Q1 2018.
- Year-over-year, Share-based Compensation has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 4.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Share-based Compensation over five years came in fiscal Q2 2022 (growth of 139.7%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2026 (a decline of 66.5%).
- Business Quant data shows LEE's Share-based Compensation at $213,000 (Q2 2026), $328,000 (Q1 2026) and $429,000 (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 181,000.00 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 213,000.00 |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 328,000.00 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 429,000.00 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 540,000.00 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 358,000.00 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 430,000.00 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 562,000.00 |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 474,000.00 |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 501,000.00 |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 214,000.00 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 422,000.00 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 462,000.00 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 573,000.00 |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 349,000.00 |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 311,000.00 |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 327,000.00 |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 513,000.00 |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 186,000.00 |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 215,000.00 |
LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc Share-based Compensation API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "LEE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();