Lee Enterprises (LEE) Inventory (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises (LEE) reported Inventory of $5.86 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), up 11.1% from $5.27 million a year earlier and up 12.9% from the prior quarter.
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Lee Enterprises (LEE) Inventory (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), Lee Enterprises posted Inventory of $4.7 million, down 16.8% from FY2024.
- Inventory has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -9.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Inventory came in at $5.64 million in FY2024 (-24.8%), $7.5 million in FY2023 (-9.2%), $8.27 million in FY2022 (+31.3%) and $6.3 million in FY2021 (-16.4%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Inventory since fiscal Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Inventory gained in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 13.4%.
- The high point for year-over-year Inventory in five years was fiscal Q1 2023 (growth of 41.8%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2024 (a decline of 35.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $5.18 million (Q2 2026), $4.83 million (Q1 2026) and $4.7 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | - |
| 2 | Fox | 28.41 Bn | 14.21 Bn | - | 487.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.53 Bn | 4.62 Bn | 1.30 Bn | - |
| 4 | News | 16.96 Bn | 8.44 Bn | - | 302.00 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.84 Bn | 8.95 Bn | - | 88.88 Mn |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.16 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.11 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn | - |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | 1.46 Bn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.68 Bn | -6.36 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Lee Enterprises | 145.28 Mn | 9.96 Mn | - | 5.86 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic 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 |
API Access
Lee Enterprises 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=inventory&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "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=inventory&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();