Lee Enterprises (LEE) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2010 - 2026)
Lee Enterprises' Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 22.29 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 28, 2026), up 255.9% from 6.26 million a year earlier and up 60.4% from the prior quarter.
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Lee Enterprises (LEE) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 28, 2025), Lee Enterprises' Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 6.19 million, unchanged from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding (Entity) carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 6.19 million in FY2024 (+2.1%), 6.06 million in FY2023 (+1.4%), 5.98 million in FY2022 (+1.5%) and 5.89 million in FY2021 (+0.9%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) in data going back to fiscal Q4 2010.
- Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 48.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Shares Outstanding (Entity) ran from 0.0% in fiscal Q4 2025 to 255.9% in fiscal Q3 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LEE's Shares Outstanding (Entity) at 13.9 million (Q2 2026), 6.26 million (Q1 2026) and 6.19 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.51 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | 431.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 274.35 Mn |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | 556.50 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | 1.11 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 160.50 Mn |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | 635.81 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 337.00 Mn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Lee Enterprises | 154.93 Mn | 21.89 Mn | - | 22.29 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 22.29 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 13.90 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 6.26 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 6.19 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 6.26 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.22 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 6.19 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 6.19 Mn |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 6.19 Mn |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 6.14 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 6.14 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 6.06 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 6.07 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 6.04 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 6.04 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 5.98 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 5.98 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 5.96 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 5.96 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 5.89 Mn |
API Access
Lee Enterprises Shares Outstanding (Entity) 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=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=LEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();