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

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

Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 21.21% in Q2 2026, down 4087.0% on a YoY basis from 0.53% in Q2 2025, and down 89.3% quarter-over-quarter from 198.27% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Lee Enterprises (LEE) has reported Tax Rate for 17 consecutive years, with 21.21% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Tax Rate fell 4087.0% year-over-year to 21.21%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at 2.41% (down 1461.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 16.19%, down 822.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate eased to 21.21% in Q2 2026 per LEE's latest filing, from 198.27% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 198.27% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 202.74% in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 19.56% across 5 years, with a median of 20.09% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Tax Rate slumped 22332 bps in 2023, then surged 23330 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 19.43% in 2022, then decreased by 14 bps to 16.75% in 2023, then tumbled by 249 bps to 24.98% in 2024, then grew by 11 bps to 22.19% in 2025, then soared by 196 bps to 21.21% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods registered 21.21%, 198.27%, and 22.19% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 News 18.43 Bn 16.33 Bn - 17.27%
2 New York Times 10.84 Bn 10.17 Bn 394.61 Mn 25.40%
3 36Kr Holdings 6.01 Bn 5.99 Bn - -
4 John Wiley & Sons 2.46 Bn 2.35 Bn 285.49 Mn 6.76%
5 McGraw Hill 2.34 Bn 2.15 Bn 439.20 Mn 15.55%
6 Ziff Davis 2.01 Bn 405.04 Mn 241.03 Mn -1.84%
7 Usa Today 922.25 Mn 835.59 Mn 208.25 Mn 36.80%
8 Daily Journal 875.63 Mn 438.54 Mn 26.82 Mn 31.90%
9 Scholastic 841.11 Mn 706.21 Mn 285.70 Mn 35.17%
10 Lee Enterprises 168.86 Mn 109.43 Mn 63.89 Mn 21.21%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 21.21%
Mar 29, 2026 198.27%
Dec 28, 2025 -22.19%
Sep 28, 2025 48.94%
Jun 29, 2025 62.08%
Mar 30, 2025 13.04%
Dec 29, 2024 -24.98%
Sep 29, 2024 30.56%
Jun 23, 2024 18.70%
Mar 24, 2024 19.60%
Dec 24, 2023 16.75%
Sep 24, 2023 -202.74%
Jun 25, 2023 15.82%
Mar 26, 2023 28.24%
Dec 25, 2022 19.43%
Sep 25, 2022 20.58%
Jun 26, 2022 56.82%
Mar 27, 2022 31.96%
Dec 26, 2021 29.11%
Sep 26, 2021 2.75%