Lee Enterprises (LEE) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises' Change in Inventory was $700,000 in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), compared with -$393,000 a year earlier and up 382.8% from the prior quarter.
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Lee Enterprises (LEE) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Lee Enterprises' Change in Inventory was $263,000 through Jun 28, 2026; for FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), it came in at -$538,000.
- In earlier fiscal years, Change in Inventory was -$901,000 in FY2024, -$977,000 in FY2023, $3.09 million in FY2022 and -$1.24 million in FY2021.
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Change in Inventory since fiscal Q2 2023.
- Per Business Quant data, LEE's Change in Inventory in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was $145,000 (Q2 2026), -$463,000 (Q1 2026) and -$119,000 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.13 Bn | 13.77 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Omnicom | 23.90 Bn | 5.59 Bn | 1.36 Bn | - |
| 3 | News | 14.62 Bn | 6.11 Bn | - | -1.00 Mn |
| 4 | New York Times | 11.45 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 395.07 Mn | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.16 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.73 Bn | 10.18 Bn | 1.43 Bn | - |
| 7 | Skydance | 8.79 Bn | 8.79 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.17 Bn | 4.79 Bn | 1.20 Bn | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.97 Bn | -6.08 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Lee Enterprises | 150.47 Mn | 17.43 Mn | - | 700,000.00 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 700,000.00 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 145,000.00 |
| Dec 28, 2025 | -463,000.00 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -119,000.00 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | -393,000.00 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -432,000.00 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 406,000.00 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 168,000.00 |
| Jun 23, 2024 | -1.18 Mn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 44,000.00 |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 66,000.00 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | -1.33 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | -1.57 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 2.07 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | -153,000.00 |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 719,000.00 |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 1.34 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 2.12 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | -1.09 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | -157,000.00 |
API Access
Lee Enterprises Change in Inventory 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=change-in-inventory&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-inventory", "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=change-in-inventory&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();