Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Change in Working Capital (2010 - 2026)

Lumen Technologies' (LUMN) quarterly Change in Working Capital came in at $264.0 million in Q1 2026, up 91.3% year-on-year from $138.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 980.0% quarter-over-quarter from -$30.0 million in Q4 2025.

Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Change in Working Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lumen Technologies' Change in Working Capital history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $264.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Working Capital rose 91.3% year-over-year to $264.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $28.0 million, a 106.56% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$98.0 million, up 67.76% from the prior year.
  • Change in Working Capital rose to $264.0 million in Q1 2026 per LUMN's latest filing, from -$30.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Working Capital topped out at $376.0 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$319.0 million in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Working Capital is $49.0 million (2022), against an average of $46.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Working Capital surged 620.41% in 2023 and slumped 368.18% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Change in Working Capital stood at $49.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 620.41% to $353.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 111.33% to -$40.0 million in 2024, then grew by 25.0% to -$30.0 million in 2025, then surged by 980.0% to $264.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest LUMN Change in Working Capital figures stand at $264.0 million (Q1 2026), -$30.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$297.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Working Capital (Qtr)
1 America Movil Sab De Cv 1,543.97 Bn 1,543.97 Bn 7.08 Bn 1.51 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 -1.58 Mn
5 Verizon Communications 198.41 Bn 190.05 Bn 29.14 Bn -
6 T-Mobile US 192.12 Bn 189.29 Bn 17.74 Bn -
7 At&T 169.04 Bn 151.47 Bn 25.25 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 264.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 264.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 264.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -30.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -30.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -297.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -297.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 91.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 91.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 138.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 138.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -40.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -40.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -319.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -319.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -206.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -206.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 261.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 261.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 353.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 353.00 Mn