Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)
Lumen Technologies (LUMN) posted quarterly Debt to Equity of -$9.84 for Q1 2026, down 116.1% year-over-year from $61.12 in Q1 2025, and up 36.98% on a QoQ basis from -$15.61 in Q4 2025.
Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lumen Technologies (LUMN) has reported Debt to Equity for 18 consecutive years, with -$9.84 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Debt to Equity fell 116.1% year-over-year to -$9.84; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$9.84 (down 116.1% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$15.61, up 12.54% from the prior year.
- Debt to Equity came in at -$9.84 for Q1 2026 at Lumen Technologies, up from -$15.61 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Debt to Equity was $61.12 in Q1 2025, with the low at -$17.85 in Q4 2024.
- Average Debt to Equity over 5 years is $10.3, with a median of $1.52 recorded in 2022.
- Across the five-year window, Debt to Equity slumped 928.59% in 2022 and soared 5835.39% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Debt to Equity stood at -$2.7 in 2022, then jumped by 1872.9% to $47.93 in 2023, then plunged by 137.24% to -$17.85 in 2024, then climbed by 12.54% to -$15.61 in 2025, then surged by 36.98% to -$9.84 in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Debt to Equity over the past three periods registered -$9.84, -$15.61, and -$15.07 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| 10 | Lumen Technologies | 7.15 Bn | 5.53 Bn | 1.46 Bn | -9.84 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -9.84 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -15.61 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -15.07 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 61.12 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -17.85 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 54.26 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.31 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.03 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 47.93 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.23 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.89 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.80 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.70 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.01 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -12.68 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 27.64 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.53 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.66 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.53 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 28.43 |