Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Lumen Technologies' (LUMN) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 50.5% in Q1 2026, up 352.0% year-on-year from 11.17% in Q1 2025, and up 8.61% quarter-over-quarter from 46.5% in Q4 2025.

Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lumen Technologies' Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 50.5% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 352.0% year-over-year to 50.5% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 47.31%, a 86.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 46.48%, down 239.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin grew to 50.5% in Q1 2026 per LUMN's latest filing, from 46.5% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 57.55% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 44.93% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 49.79% (2024), against an average of 50.28%.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin tumbled 616 bps in 2023 and jumped 352 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 51.95% in 2022, then decreased by 3 bps to 50.61% in 2023, then dropped by 4 bps to 48.75% in 2024, then dropped by 5 bps to 46.5% in 2025, then grew by 9 bps to 50.5% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest LUMN Gross Margin figures stand at 50.5% (Q1 2026), 46.5% (Q4 2025), and 44.93% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

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3 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 958.85 Bn 957.15 Bn 317.18 Mn 38.75%
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5 Verizon Communications 198.41 Bn 190.05 Bn 29.14 Bn 84.60%
6 T-Mobile US 192.12 Bn 189.29 Bn 17.74 Bn 77.82%
7 At&T 169.04 Bn 151.47 Bn 25.25 Bn 80.02%
8 Veon 90.84 Bn 90.84 Bn - -
9 Tim 50.18 Bn 50.03 Bn 677.20 Mn 52.37%
10 Lumen Technologies 6.23 Bn 4.60 Bn 1.46 Bn 50.50%

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 50.50%
Dec 31, 2025 46.50%
Sep 30, 2025 44.93%
Jun 30, 2025 47.48%
Mar 31, 2025 46.98%
Dec 31, 2024 48.75%
Sep 30, 2024 47.47%
Jun 30, 2024 49.42%
Mar 31, 2024 49.79%
Dec 31, 2023 50.61%
Sep 30, 2023 49.19%
Jun 30, 2023 52.47%
Mar 31, 2023 51.39%
Dec 31, 2022 51.95%
Sep 30, 2022 54.46%
Jun 30, 2022 55.38%
Mar 31, 2022 57.55%
Dec 31, 2021 56.96%
Sep 30, 2021 55.99%
Jun 30, 2021 57.05%