Lee Enterprises (LEE) Enterprise Value (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly Enterprise Value came in at -$51.0 million in Q1 2026, down 2668.33% YoY from $2.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 393.7% on a QoQ basis from -$10.3 million in Q4 2025.
Lee Enterprises (LEE) Enterprise Value (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lee Enterprises (LEE) has 17 years of Enterprise Value data on file, last reported at -$51.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Enterprise Value fell 2668.33% year-over-year to -$51.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$51.0 million (down 2668.33% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$7.6 million, down 8.5% from the prior year.
- Enterprise Value retreated to -$51.0 million in Q1 2026, from -$10.3 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Enterprise Value ranged from a high of -$1.8 million in Q1 2025 to a low of -$51.0 million in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of -$13.5 million and a median of -$12.9 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Enterprise Value.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Enterprise Value jumped 86.46% — and 2026, when it plunged 2668.33%.
- Tracing LEE's Enterprise Value over 5 years: stood at -$15.9 million in 2022, then gained by 18.61% to -$12.9 million in 2023, then surged by 71.75% to -$3.6 million in 2024, then plunged by 183.13% to -$10.3 million in 2025, then plunged by 393.7% to -$51.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Enterprise Value figures came in at -$51.0 million (Q1 2026), -$10.3 million (Q4 2025), and -$7.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Enterprise Value (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.69 Bn | 10.03 Bn | 394.61 Mn | -660.81 Mn |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.59 Bn | 9.98 Bn | 1.18 Bn | -593.53 Mn |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.72 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 337.86 Mn | -75.62 Mn |
| 4 | Usa Today | 957.47 Mn | 870.81 Mn | 208.25 Mn | -87.14 Mn |
| 5 | Scholastic | 952.03 Mn | 817.13 Mn | 285.70 Mn | -134.90 Mn |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 181.86 Mn | 122.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | -57.15 Mn |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.62 Mn | 9.81 Mn | 2.82 Mn | -1.81 Mn |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 687,810.81 | -1.24 Mn | - | -1.93 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | -57.15 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | -50.97 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | -10.32 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -7.64 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | -11.82 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -1.84 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | -3.65 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | -7.04 Mn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | -10.90 Mn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | -13.59 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2023 | -12.91 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | -12.08 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | -14.56 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | -16.46 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | -15.86 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | -13.95 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | -13.44 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | -13.10 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | -16.39 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | -23.98 Mn |