Lee Enterprises (LEE) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises (LEE) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of -1.21% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), up 5.11 percentage points from -6.32% a year earlier and up 1.16 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lee Enterprises (LEE) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), Lee Enterprises posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -5.72%, down 2.25 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -5.70 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -3.46% in FY2024 (-3.09 pp), -0.38% in FY2023 (-0.39 pp), 0.01% in FY2022 (-2.89 pp) and 2.90% in FY2021 (+2.92 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since fiscal Q1 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.13 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was fiscal Q3 2026 (a gain of 5.11 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 5.93 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at -2.37% (Q2 2026), -4.13% (Q1 2026) and -5.84% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -3.21% |
| 2 | Fox | 29.29 Bn | 15.10 Bn | - | 7.80% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 23.20 Bn | 5.28 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 0.97% |
| 4 | News | 17.26 Bn | 8.74 Bn | - | 4.78% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.97 Bn | 9.09 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.24 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 13.44% |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.24 Bn | 8.81 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 3.24% |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.76 Bn | -6.29 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Lee Enterprises | 143.83 Mn | 8.52 Mn | - | -1.21% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | -1.21% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | -2.37% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | -4.13% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -5.84% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | -6.32% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -6.59% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | -6.40% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | -3.55% |
| Jun 23, 2024 | -2.26% |
| Mar 24, 2024 | -1.38% |
| Dec 24, 2023 | -0.47% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | -0.38% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | -1.10% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | -1.34% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | -1.51% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 1.50% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 1.91% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 2.58% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 2.98% |
API Access
Lee Enterprises Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();