Lee Enterprises (LEE) Inventory (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly Inventory came in at $5.2 million in Q1 2026, down 7.73% YoY from $5.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 7.4% on a QoQ basis from $4.8 million in Q4 2025.
Lee Enterprises (LEE) Inventory (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lee Enterprises (LEE) has 17 years of Inventory data on file, last reported at $5.2 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Inventory fell 7.73% year-over-year to $5.2 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.2 million (down 7.73% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $4.7 million, down 16.78% from the prior year.
- Inventory improved to $5.2 million in Q1 2026, from $4.8 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Inventory ranged from a high of $10.3 million in Q1 2023 to a low of $4.7 million in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of $6.9 million and a median of $6.7 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Inventory.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Inventory surged 41.81% — and 2024, when it slumped 35.26%.
- Tracing LEE's Inventory over 5 years: stood at $9.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 15.06% to $7.6 million in 2023, then decreased by 18.41% to $6.2 million in 2024, then slipped by 22.53% to $4.8 million in 2025, then increased by 7.4% to $5.2 million in 2026.
- The last three Inventory figures came in at $5.2 million (Q1 2026), $4.8 million (Q4 2025), and $4.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.60 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.47 Bn | 9.86 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 95.13 Mn |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.73 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 19.27 Mn |
| 4 | Usa Today | 963.33 Mn | 876.68 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 12.70 Mn |
| 5 | Scholastic | 949.42 Mn | 814.52 Mn | 285.70 Mn | 265.00 Mn |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 187.86 Mn | 128.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 5.86 Mn |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.58 Mn | 9.77 Mn | 2.82 Mn | 16.06 Mn |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 696,752.35 | -1.23 Mn | - | 80,531.00 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 5.86 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 5.18 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 4.83 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 4.70 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 5.27 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.62 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 6.23 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 5.64 Mn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 5.97 Mn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 6.70 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 7.64 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 7.50 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 7.93 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 10.35 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 8.99 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 8.27 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 8.66 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 7.51 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 6.34 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 6.30 Mn |