Lee Enterprises (LEE) Inventory Average (2011 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises' (LEE) quarterly Inventory Average came in at $5.0 million in Q1 2026, down 15.51% YoY from $5.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 5.12% on a QoQ basis from $4.8 million in Q4 2025.
Lee Enterprises (LEE) Inventory Average (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lee Enterprises (LEE) has 16 years of Inventory Average data on file, last reported at $5.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Inventory Average fell 15.51% year-over-year to $5.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.0 million (down 15.51% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $5.2 million, down 21.36% from the prior year.
- Inventory Average climbed to $5.0 million in Q1 2026, from $4.8 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Inventory Average ranged from a high of $9.7 million in Q1 2023 to a low of $4.8 million in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of $6.9 million and a median of $6.9 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Inventory Average.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Inventory Average soared 39.63% — and 2024, when it tumbled 30.72%.
- Tracing LEE's Inventory Average over 5 years: stood at $8.6 million in 2022, then declined by 12.26% to $7.6 million in 2023, then dropped by 21.58% to $5.9 million in 2024, then slipped by 19.8% to $4.8 million in 2025, then advanced by 5.12% to $5.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Inventory Average figures came in at $5.0 million (Q1 2026), $4.8 million (Q4 2025), and $5.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory Avg. (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 | 95.33 Mn |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.73 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 19.28 Mn |
| 4 | Usa Today | 963.33 Mn | 876.68 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 11.85 Mn |
| 5 | Scholastic | 949.42 Mn | 814.52 Mn | 285.70 Mn | 273.75 Mn |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 187.86 Mn | 128.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 5.52 Mn |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.58 Mn | 9.77 Mn | 2.82 Mn | 16.74 Mn |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 696,752.35 | -1.23 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 5.52 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 5.01 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 4.76 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 4.98 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 5.44 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.92 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 5.94 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 5.80 Mn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 6.33 Mn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 7.17 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 7.57 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 7.72 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 9.14 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 9.67 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 8.63 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 8.46 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 8.09 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 6.92 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 6.32 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 6.39 Mn |