Lee Enterprises (LEE) Enterprise Value (2010 - 2026)

Lee Enterprises (LEE) reported Enterprise Value of -$51.0 million for Q1 2026, down 2668.33% on a YoY basis from $2.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 393.7% quarter-over-quarter from -$10.3 million in Q4 2025.

Lee Enterprises (LEE) Enterprise Value (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lee Enterprises has reported Enterprise Value for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$51.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Enterprise Value fell 2668.33% year-over-year to -$51.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$51.0 million (down 2668.33% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$7.6 million, down 8.5% from the prior year.
  • Enterprise Value for Q1 2026 stood at -$51.0 million, down from -$10.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Enterprise Value was -$1.8 million in Q1 2025, with the low at -$51.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Enterprise Value has averaged -$13.5 million across 5 years, with a median of -$12.9 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Enterprise Value jumped 86.46% — and 2026, when it plunged 2668.33%.
  • Lee Enterprises' Enterprise Value 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 Pearson 13.42 Bn 12.98 Bn - -445.61 Mn
2 New York Times 12.03 Bn 11.39 Bn -372.70 Mn -642.16 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.32 Bn 2.22 Bn 302.26 Mn -95.12 Mn
4 Usa Today 1.16 Bn 1.07 Bn 221.13 Mn -85.67 Mn
5 Scholastic 1.02 Bn 917.08 Mn 178.80 Mn -104.60 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 145.18 Mn 94.21 Mn 59.21 Mn -50.97 Mn
7 TNL Mediagene 104.18 Mn 102.25 Mn - -1.93 Mn
8 Educational Development 11.73 Mn 10.39 Mn 2.47 Mn -1.34 Mn
9 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn -95.12 Mn
10 TNL Mediagene - - - -1.93 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 27, 2021 -18.96 Mn