Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Lumen Technologies' (LUMN) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $943.0 million in Q1 2026, up 19.22% year-on-year from $791.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 42.64% quarter-over-quarter from $1.6 billion in Q4 2025.

Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lumen Technologies' Capital Expenditures history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $943.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Capital Expenditures rose 19.22% year-over-year to $943.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $4.5 billion, a 36.57% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $4.4 billion, up 35.16% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures declined to $943.0 million in Q1 2026 per LUMN's latest filing, from $1.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $1.6 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $577.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $833.0 million (2022), against an average of $862.2 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures retreated 19.41% in 2022 and surged 79.67% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Capital Expenditures stood at $833.0 million in 2022, then declined by 1.44% to $821.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 11.45% to $915.0 million in 2024, then surged by 79.67% to $1.6 billion in 2025, then slumped by 42.64% to $943.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest LUMN Capital Expenditures figures stand at $943.0 million (Q1 2026), $1.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.0 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

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1 America Movil Sab De Cv 1,543.97 Bn 1,543.97 Bn 7.08 Bn 2.76 Bn
2 Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 1,427.96 Bn -8,564.04 Bn - -
3 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 958.85 Bn 957.15 Bn 317.18 Mn -
4 Chunghwa Telecom 334.17 Bn 331.99 Bn 719.92 Mn 10.97 Mn
5 Verizon Communications 198.41 Bn 190.05 Bn 29.14 Bn 4.20 Bn
6 T-Mobile US 192.12 Bn 189.29 Bn 17.74 Bn 2.70 Bn
7 At&T 169.04 Bn 151.47 Bn 25.25 Bn 5.70 Bn
8 Veon 90.84 Bn 90.84 Bn - -
9 Tim 50.18 Bn 50.03 Bn 677.20 Mn -
10 Lumen Technologies 6.23 Bn 4.60 Bn 1.46 Bn 943.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 943.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 943.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.64 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.64 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.04 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.04 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 891.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 891.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 791.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 791.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 915.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 915.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 850.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 850.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 753.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 753.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 713.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 713.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 821.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 821.00 Mn