Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Lumen Technologies (LUMN) recorded Interest Expenses of $201 million in Q2 2026, down 40.5% from $338 million a year earlier and down 10.7% from the prior quarter.
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Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Lumen Technologies' Interest Expenses came in at $1.03 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, down 26.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.28 billion, down 6.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Interest Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Interest Expenses came in at $1.37 billion in FY2024 (+18.5%), $1.16 billion in FY2023 (-13.1%), $1.33 billion in FY2022 (-12.5%) and $1.52 billion in FY2021 (-8.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Interest Expenses since Q1 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Expenses has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 6.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Interest Expenses in the last five years was growth of 26.9% in Q2 2024, against a decline of 40.5% in Q2 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $225 million (Q1 2026), $280 million (Q4 2025) and $319 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 187.62 Bn | 153.96 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 1.95 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 165.55 Bn | 147.99 Bn | 15.13 Bn | - |
| 3 | At&T | 145.21 Bn | 86.67 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 1.98 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 136.36 Bn | 136.36 Bn | 310.59 Mn | -83.17 Mn |
| 5 | Comcast | 83.86 Bn | 49.65 Bn | - | 962.00 Mn |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.85 Bn | 29.87 Bn | 728.80 Mn | -3.33 Mn |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.56 Bn | 6.96 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 29.39 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.65 Bn | - |
| 9 | Bce | 19.03 Bn | 17.16 Bn | 3.38 Bn | 339.05 Mn |
| 10 | Lumen Technologies | 4.75 Bn | -2.15 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 201.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 201.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 225.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 280.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 319.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 338.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 347.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 357.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 351.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 373.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 291.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 290.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 295.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 294.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 279.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 280.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 363.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 337.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 352.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 372.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 377.00 Mn |
API Access
Lumen Technologies Interest Expenses 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=interest-expenses&ticker=LUMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "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=interest-expenses&ticker=LUMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();