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

Lee Enterprises (LEE) Tax Provisions (2010 - 2026)

Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly Tax Provisions came in at $1.4 million in Q2 2026, up 151.02% on a YoY basis from $557723.6 in Q2 2025, and down 59.4% quarter-over-quarter from $3.4 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Lee Enterprises (LEE) Tax Provisions (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lee Enterprises (LEE) has reported Tax Provisions for 17 consecutive years, with $1.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Tax Provisions rose 151.02% year-over-year to $1.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $176000.0 (up 103.22% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$6.9 million, up 9.29% from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions slipped to $1.4 million in Q2 2026 per LEE's latest filing, from $3.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Provisions topped out at $3.4 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$5.6 million in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Tax Provisions has averaged -$764055.6 across 5 years, with a median of -$324500.0 in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Tax Provisions sank 1242.28% in 2022, then soared 1207.66% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Tax Provisions stood at $440000.0 in 2022, then tumbled by 43.64% to $248000.0 in 2023, then jumped by 1207.66% to $3.2 million in 2024, then plunged by 71.29% to $931000.0 in 2025, then jumped by 50.38% to $1.4 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Tax Provisions over the past three periods registered $1.4 million, $3.4 million, and $931000.0 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 News 18.43 Bn 16.33 Bn - 48.00 Mn
2 New York Times 10.84 Bn 10.17 Bn 394.61 Mn 31.80 Mn
3 36Kr Holdings 6.01 Bn 5.99 Bn - -
4 John Wiley & Sons 2.46 Bn 2.35 Bn 285.49 Mn -850,000.00
5 McGraw Hill 2.34 Bn 2.15 Bn 439.20 Mn 10.65 Mn
6 Ziff Davis 2.01 Bn 405.04 Mn 241.03 Mn 941,000.00
7 Usa Today 922.25 Mn 835.59 Mn 208.25 Mn 5.32 Mn
8 Daily Journal 875.63 Mn 438.54 Mn 26.82 Mn -5.10 Mn
9 Scholastic 841.11 Mn 706.21 Mn 285.70 Mn 5.10 Mn
10 Lee Enterprises 168.86 Mn 109.43 Mn 63.89 Mn 1.40 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 1.40 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 3.45 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 931,000.00
Sep 28, 2025 -5.60 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 -2.74 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -1.80 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 3.24 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 -4.17 Mn
Jun 23, 2024 -849,000.00
Mar 24, 2024 -2.84 Mn
Dec 24, 2023 248,000.00
Sep 24, 2023 888,000.00
Jun 25, 2023 400,000.00
Mar 26, 2023 -2.10 Mn
Dec 25, 2022 440,000.00
Sep 25, 2022 -1.70 Mn
Jun 26, 2022 200,000.00
Mar 27, 2022 -3.14 Mn
Dec 26, 2021 5.40 Mn
Sep 26, 2021 149,000.00