Lumen Technologies (LUMN) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Lumen Technologies (LUMN) posted EBT Margin of -12.34% for Q3 2026, up 14.00 percentage points from -26.34% a year earlier but down 3.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lumen Technologies (LUMN) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, EBT Margin at Lumen Technologies was -8.05%, up 10.28 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -21.90%, down 20.15 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBT Margin shows a five-year change of -18.12 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Lumen Technologies' EBT Margin was -1.75% in FY2024 (+68.57 pp), -70.32% in FY2023 (-64.65 pp), -5.67% in FY2022 (-19.39 pp) and 13.72% in FY2021 (+17.50 pp).
- Quarterly EBT Margin has run from a low of -237.37% in Q2 2023 to a high of 21.34% in Q3 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBT Margin has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.04 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin in the past five years was Q2 2024, with a gain of 236.11 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a drop of 247.19 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin for the three prior quarters was -9.09% (Q2 2026), 6.11% (Q1 2026) and -16.74% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 191.27 Bn | 158.92 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 19.87% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 170.68 Bn | 153.12 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 19.25% |
| 3 | At&T | 147.06 Bn | 104.50 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 8.34% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 144.98 Bn | 145.52 Bn | 960.50 Mn | 6.63% |
| 5 | Comcast | 88.32 Bn | 54.28 Bn | - | 15.18% |
| 6 | Vodafone Group Public | 38.80 Bn | 12.48 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.90 Bn | 30.39 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 22.74% |
| 8 | EchoStar | 26.14 Bn | 7.22 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 301.43% |
| 9 | Bce | 20.53 Bn | 18.77 Bn | 2.79 Bn | 131.33% |
| 10 | Lumen Technologies | 4.10 Bn | -1.38 Bn | 1.28 Bn | -12.34% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -12.34% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -9.09% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -16.74% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -26.34% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -37.16% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -7.70% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.57% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -5.34% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.10% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -60.90% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.33% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -237.37% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.19% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -83.74% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.34% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.82% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.13% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.01% |
API Access
Lumen Technologies EBT 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=LUMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=LUMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();