Lee Enterprises (LEE) Total Debt (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly Total Debt came in at $455.5 million in Q1 2026, little changed YoY from $453.5 million in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from $455.5 million in Q4 2025.
Lee Enterprises (LEE) Total Debt (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lee Enterprises (LEE) has 17 years of Total Debt data on file, last reported at $455.5 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Total Debt changed 0.45% year-over-year to $455.5 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $455.5 million (changed 0.45% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $455.5 million, up 2.14% from the prior year.
- Total Debt steadied at $455.5 million in Q1 2026, from $455.5 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Total Debt ranged from a high of $462.6 million in Q1 2022 to a low of $445.9 million in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of $456.1 million and a median of $455.5 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Total Debt.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Total Debt retreated 7.29% — and 2025, when it increased 2.14%.
- Tracing LEE's Total Debt over 5 years: stood at $462.6 million in 2022, then declined by 1.81% to $454.2 million in 2023, then decreased by 1.81% to $445.9 million in 2024, then gained by 2.14% to $455.5 million in 2025, then changed by 0.0% to $455.5 million in 2026.
- The last three Total Debt figures came in at $455.5 million (Q1 2026), $455.5 million (Q4 2025), and $455.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.60 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.47 Bn | 9.86 Bn | 1.18 Bn | -9.38 Mn |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.73 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 695.90 Mn |
| 4 | Usa Today | 963.33 Mn | 876.68 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 710.15 Mn |
| 5 | Scholastic | 949.42 Mn | 814.52 Mn | 285.70 Mn | 75.00 Mn |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 187.86 Mn | 128.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 454.72 Mn |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.58 Mn | 9.77 Mn | 2.82 Mn | - |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 696,752.35 | -1.23 Mn | - | 7.67 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 454.72 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 455.47 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 455.47 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 455.47 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 455.88 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 453.45 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 445.94 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 445.94 Mn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 452.74 Mn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 453.64 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 454.16 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 455.74 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 459.99 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 459.99 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 462.55 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 462.55 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 462.55 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 462.55 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 462.55 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 482.62 Mn |