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

Lee Enterprises (LEE) Total Debt (2010 - 2026)

Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly Total Debt came in at $454.7 million in Q2 2026, little changed on a YoY basis from $455.9 million in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $455.5 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Lee Enterprises (LEE) Total Debt (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lee Enterprises (LEE) has reported Total Debt for 17 consecutive years, with $454.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Total Debt changed 0.25% year-over-year to $454.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $454.7 million (changed 0.25% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $455.5 million, up 2.14% from the prior year.
  • Total Debt steadied at $454.7 million in Q2 2026 per LEE's latest filing, from $455.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Total Debt topped out at $462.6 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $445.9 million in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Total Debt has averaged $456.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $455.5 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Total Debt decreased 7.29% in 2022, then rose 2.14% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Total Debt stood at $462.6 million in 2022, then retreated by 1.81% to $454.2 million in 2023, then dropped by 1.81% to $445.9 million in 2024, then climbed by 2.14% to $455.5 million in 2025, then decreased by 0.17% to $454.7 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Total Debt over the past three periods registered $454.7 million, $455.5 million, and $455.5 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Total Debt (Qtr)
1 News 18.43 Bn 16.33 Bn - 2.00 Bn
2 New York Times 10.84 Bn 10.17 Bn 394.61 Mn -
3 36Kr Holdings 6.01 Bn 5.99 Bn - 1.47 Mn
4 John Wiley & Sons 2.46 Bn 2.35 Bn 285.49 Mn 1.31 Bn
5 McGraw Hill 2.34 Bn 2.15 Bn 439.20 Mn 2.57 Bn
6 Ziff Davis 2.01 Bn 405.04 Mn 241.03 Mn 1.02 Bn
7 Usa Today 922.25 Mn 835.59 Mn 208.25 Mn 710.15 Mn
8 Daily Journal 875.63 Mn 438.54 Mn 26.82 Mn 830,000.00
9 Scholastic 841.11 Mn 706.21 Mn 285.70 Mn 75.00 Mn
10 Lee Enterprises 168.86 Mn 109.43 Mn 63.89 Mn 454.72 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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