Lee Enterprises (LEE) Asset Utilization Ratio (2011 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly Asset Utilization Ratio came in at 0.88 in Q1 2026, down 6.53% YoY from 0.94 in Q1 2025, and down 4.17% on a QoQ basis from 0.92 in Q4 2025.
Lee Enterprises (LEE) Asset Utilization Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lee Enterprises (LEE) has 16 years of Asset Utilization Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.88 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Asset Utilization Ratio fell 6.53% year-over-year to 0.88 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.88 (down 6.53% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.9, changed 0.06% from the prior year.
- Asset Utilization Ratio retreated to 0.88 in Q1 2026, from 0.92 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Asset Utilization Ratio ranged from a high of 1.02 in Q4 2022 to a low of 0.88 in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 0.95 and a median of 0.94 in 2024 frame the typical range for Asset Utilization Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Asset Utilization Ratio increased 9.27% — and 2023, when it retreated 8.62%.
- Tracing LEE's Asset Utilization Ratio over 5 years: stood at 1.02 in 2022, then fell by 8.62% to 0.94 in 2023, then gained by 0.06% to 0.94 in 2024, then dropped by 2.02% to 0.92 in 2025, then declined by 4.17% to 0.88 in 2026.
- The last three Asset Utilization Ratio figures came in at 0.88 (Q1 2026), 0.92 (Q4 2025), and 0.92 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Asset Util. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.60 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 0.99 |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.47 Bn | 9.86 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 1.03 |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.73 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 0.65 |
| 4 | Usa Today | 963.33 Mn | 876.68 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 1.24 |
| 5 | Scholastic | 949.42 Mn | 814.52 Mn | 285.70 Mn | 0.90 |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 187.86 Mn | 128.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 0.83 |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.58 Mn | 9.77 Mn | 2.82 Mn | 0.38 |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 696,752.35 | -1.23 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download 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 |