Lumen Technologies (LUMN) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Lumen Technologies (LUMN) reported EBITDA Margin of 20.68% for Q2 2026, up 17.93 percentage points from 2.75% a year earlier but down 22.99 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Lumen Technologies (LUMN) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Lumen Technologies' EBITDA Margin came in at 24.32%, up 3.66 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 15.62%, down 10.44 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin has a five-year change of -11.77 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EBITDA Margin came in at 26.06% in FY2024 (+71.39 pp), -45.33% in FY2023 (-64.41 pp), 19.08% in FY2022 (-23.10 pp) and 42.18% in FY2021 (+14.80 pp).
- Five-year quarterly EBITDA Margin spans a low of -209.64% in Q2 2023 and a high of 49.93% in Q3 2022.
- Year over year, EBITDA Margin gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.17 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year EBITDA Margin in five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 236.51 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2023 (a drop of 247.35 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 43.67% (Q1 2026), 15.59% (Q4 2025) and 18.08% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.70 Bn | 155.11 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 35.58% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.28 Bn | 160.03 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 39.16% |
| 3 | At&T | 167.47 Bn | 115.42 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 38.04% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 141.87 Bn | 130.50 Bn | 318.12 Mn | -18.49% |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.96 Bn | 41.21 Bn | - | 29.55% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.31 Bn | 31.16 Bn | 728.80 Mn | - |
| 7 | EchoStar | 25.94 Bn | 17.08 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 19.11% |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.90 Bn | 23.41 Bn | 7.95 Mn | -953.30% |
| 9 | Bce | 18.99 Bn | 17.31 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Lumen Technologies | 5.77 Bn | -1.14 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 20.68% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.68% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 43.67% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.59% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.75% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 25.77% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 27.40% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.86% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.87% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.10% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -29.14% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -209.64% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 30.04% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -65.47% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 49.93% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 37.71% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 40.44% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 42.05% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 42.60% |
Lumen Technologies EBITDA Margin 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
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "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=ebitda-margin&ticker=LUMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();