Lee Enterprises (LEE) Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises' Invested Capital was $452.48 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), up 8.3% from $417.68 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Lee Enterprises (LEE) Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), Invested Capital at Lee Enterprises came in at $412.16 million, down 6.0% from FY2024.
- Invested Capital has now declined for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Invested Capital was $438.61 million in FY2024 (-8.5%), $479.45 million in FY2023 (-0.1%), $479.79 million in FY2022 (-8.4%) and $523.71 million in FY2021 (+6.2%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Invested Capital since fiscal Q3 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Invested Capital was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 3.9%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Invested Capital over five years was fiscal Q2 2026 (growth of 8.4%); the worst was fiscal Q1 2025 (a decline of 11.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, LEE's Invested Capital in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was $452.29 million (Q2 2026), $409.03 million (Q1 2026) and $412.16 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 66.02 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | 18.33 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 20.27 Bn |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | 11.23 Bn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | 26.55 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | 2.89 Bn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.36 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | 22.60 Mn |
| 10 | Lee Enterprises | 154.93 Mn | 21.89 Mn | - | 452.48 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 452.48 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 452.29 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 409.03 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 412.16 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 417.68 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 417.35 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 421.77 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 438.61 Mn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 459.23 Mn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 464.07 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 476.35 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 479.45 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 472.20 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 470.38 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 478.48 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 479.79 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 501.48 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 502.22 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 510.00 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 523.71 Mn |
API Access
Lee Enterprises Invested Capital 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=invested-capital&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "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=invested-capital&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();