Lee Enterprises (LEE) Cash & Current Investments (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises' Cash & Current Investments came in at $59.43 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), up 320.7% from $14.13 million a year earlier and up 11.5% from the prior quarter.
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Lee Enterprises (LEE) Cash & Current Investments (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), Lee Enterprises' Cash & Current Investments was $9.99 million, up 4.1% from FY2024.
- Cash & Current Investments carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -21.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Cash & Current Investments was $9.6 million in FY2024 (-34.0%), $14.55 million in FY2023 (-10.1%), $16.19 million in FY2022 (-38.0%) and $26.11 million in FY2021 (-22.6%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Cash & Current Investments in data going back to fiscal Q3 2010.
- Year-over-year, Cash & Current Investments increased in four of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 38.7%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash & Current Investments over five years came in fiscal Q3 2026 (growth of 320.7%), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2025 (a decline of 71.0%).
- Business Quant data shows LEE's Cash & Current Investments at $53.28 million (Q2 2026), $12.63 million (Q1 2026) and $9.99 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.60 Bn | 63.26 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 3.37 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 26.84 Bn | 12.75 Bn | - | 4.21 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.35 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 3.34 Bn |
| 4 | News | 15.97 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - | 2.10 Bn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 10.53 Bn | 8.45 Bn | - | 3.27 Bn |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.25 Bn | 7.39 Bn | - | 629.17 Mn |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.06 Bn | 7.55 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 660.81 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 174.00 Mn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | 18.21 Mn |
| 10 | Lee Enterprises | 149.58 Mn | 16.54 Mn | - | 59.43 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 59.43 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 53.28 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 12.63 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 9.99 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 14.13 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.66 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 6.12 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 9.60 Mn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 13.43 Mn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 16.11 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 15.37 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 14.55 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 16.96 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 19.03 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 18.35 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 16.19 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 15.66 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 15.34 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 18.59 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 26.11 Mn |
API Access
Lee Enterprises Cash & Current Investments 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=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "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=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();