Lee Enterprises (LEE) Asset Utilization Ratio (2011 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises' Asset Utilization Ratio came in at 0.83 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), down 10.9% from 0.93 a year earlier and down 5.4% from the prior quarter.
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Lee Enterprises (LEE) Asset Utilization Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), Lee Enterprises' Asset Utilization Ratio was 0.90, up 0.1% from FY2024.
- Going back by fiscal year, Asset Utilization Ratio was 0.90 in FY2024 (-5.4%), 0.95 in FY2023 (-3.5%), 0.98 in FY2022 (+5.7%) and 0.93 in FY2021 (+6.9%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Asset Utilization Ratio since fiscal Q1 2021.
- Year-over-year, Asset Utilization Ratio has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 2.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Asset Utilization Ratio over five years came in fiscal Q4 2021 (growth of 36.5%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2026 (a decline of 10.9%).
- Business Quant data shows LEE's Asset Utilization Ratio at 0.88 (Q2 2026), 0.92 (Q1 2026) and 0.92 (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Asset Util. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 0.37 |
| 2 | Fox | 28.41 Bn | 14.21 Bn | - | 0.77 |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.53 Bn | 4.62 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 0.45 |
| 4 | News | 16.96 Bn | 8.44 Bn | - | 0.58 |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.84 Bn | 8.95 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.16 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 1.02 |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.11 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 0.32 |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.68 Bn | -6.36 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Lee Enterprises | 145.28 Mn | 9.96 Mn | - | 0.83 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 0.83 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 0.88 |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 0.92 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 0.92 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 0.93 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.94 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 0.94 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 0.92 |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 0.91 |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 0.92 |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 0.94 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 0.96 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 0.99 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 1.01 |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 1.02 |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 1.01 |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 0.98 |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 0.96 |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 0.94 |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 0.95 |
API Access
Lee Enterprises Asset Utilization Ratio 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=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "asset-utilization-ratio", "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=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();