Lumen Technologies LUMN
NYSE LUMN
$5.94 -0.07 (-1.16%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Lumen Technologies (LUMN) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.42 for Q1 2026, down 19.64% year-over-year from 0.53 in Q1 2025, and down 16.67% quarter-over-quarter from 0.51 in Q4 2025.

Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lumen Technologies' Debt Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.42 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 19.64% year-over-year to 0.42; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.42 (down 19.64% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.51, down 5.0% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.42, down from 0.51 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.59 in Q4 2023, with the low at 0.42 in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.53 (2025), against an average of 0.51.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Debt Ratio jumped 30.28% in 2023, then retreated 19.64% in 2026.
  • Lumen Technologies' Debt Ratio stood at 0.45 in 2022, then surged by 30.28% to 0.59 in 2023, then retreated by 9.02% to 0.53 in 2024, then dropped by 5.0% to 0.51 in 2025, then declined by 16.67% to 0.42 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LUMN's Debt Ratio at 0.42 in Q1 2026, 0.51 in Q4 2025, and 0.52 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Verizon Communications 205.80 Bn 204.04 Bn 27.03 Bn 0.40
2 T-Mobile US 197.90 Bn 195.07 Bn 17.74 Bn 0.42
3 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 195.16 Bn 193.45 Bn 318.12 Mn 0.34
4 At&T 175.88 Bn 158.31 Bn 25.25 Bn 0.34
5 Chunghwa Telecom 33.61 Bn 31.03 Bn 728.80 Mn 0.01
6 EchoStar 25.20 Bn 23.70 Bn 1.65 Bn 0.44
7 Bce 22.12 Bn 22.12 Bn - 0.52
8 Rogers Communications 19.59 Bn 18.35 Bn 1.77 Bn 0.44
9 Telefonica Brasil 18.39 Bn 18.39 Bn 1.32 Bn -
10 Lumen Technologies 5.96 Bn 4.09 Bn 1.39 Bn 0.43

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.43
Mar 31, 2026 0.42
Dec 31, 2025 0.51
Sep 30, 2025 0.52
Jun 30, 2025 0.54
Mar 31, 2025 0.53
Dec 31, 2024 0.53
Sep 30, 2024 0.55
Jun 30, 2024 0.56
Mar 31, 2024 0.56
Dec 31, 2023 0.59
Sep 30, 2023 0.55
Jun 30, 2023 0.55
Mar 31, 2023 0.44
Dec 31, 2022 0.45
Sep 30, 2022 0.46
Jun 30, 2022 0.49
Mar 31, 2022 0.49
Dec 31, 2021 0.50
Sep 30, 2021 0.51