Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Depreciation and Depletion (2012 - 2025)
Lumen Technologies (LUMN) recorded Depreciation and Depletion of $400 million in Q4 2025, down 20.0% from $500 million a year earlier and down 5.4% from the prior quarter.
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Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Depreciation and Depletion (2012 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lumen Technologies reported Depreciation and Depletion of $1.7 billion, down 10.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Depreciation and Depletion has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -10.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Depreciation and Depletion came in at $1.9 billion in FY2024 (unchanged), $1.9 billion in FY2023 (-9.5%), $2.1 billion in FY2022 (-22.2%) and $2.7 billion in FY2021 (-10.0%).
- The Q4 2025 figure is the lowest quarterly Depreciation and Depletion since Q1 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Depreciation and Depletion has declined for three consecutive quarters.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dep. & Depletion (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.87 Bn | 155.27 Bn | 27.03 Bn | - |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.88 Bn | 160.63 Bn | 14.76 Bn | - |
| 3 | At&T | 166.65 Bn | 114.60 Bn | 25.82 Bn | - |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 142.49 Bn | 131.12 Bn | 318.12 Mn | - |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.29 Bn | 40.54 Bn | - | 2.39 Bn |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.81 Bn | 31.66 Bn | 728.80 Mn | - |
| 7 | EchoStar | 27.35 Bn | 18.48 Bn | 1.65 Bn | - |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.74 Bn | 23.25 Bn | 7.95 Mn | - |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.42 Bn | 12.42 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 10 | Lumen Technologies | 5.91 Bn | -992.10 Mn | 1.39 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 400.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 423.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 440.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 500.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 454.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 466.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -16.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 600.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 645.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 800.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 750.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 2.80 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 12.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 12.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 12.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 2.90 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 19.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 20.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 19.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 3.05 Bn |
API Access
Lumen Technologies Depreciation and Depletion 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=depreciation-and-depletion&ticker=LUMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "depreciation-and-depletion", "ticker": "LUMN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=depreciation-and-depletion&ticker=LUMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();