Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Lumen Technologies' Invested Capital was $11.47 billion in Q3 2026, down 30.5% from $16.5 billion a year earlier and down 2.1% from the prior quarter.
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Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Invested Capital at Lumen Technologies came in at $16.32 billion, down 11.1% from FY2024.
- Invested Capital has now declined for eight consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -17.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Invested Capital was $18.37 billion in FY2024 (-10.0%), $20.41 billion in FY2023 (-34.1%), $30.95 billion in FY2022 (-24.1%) and $40.76 billion in FY2021 (-5.2%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Invested Capital in data going back to Q4 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Invested Capital has declined for 32 straight quarters, with an average decline of 18.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year decline in Invested Capital ranged from 4.5% (Q1 2022) to 44.8% (Q2 2023).
- Per Business Quant data, LUMN's Invested Capital in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $11.72 billion (Q2 2026), $11.64 billion (Q1 2026) and $16.32 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.79 Bn | 157.13 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 273.53 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 173.48 Bn | 155.91 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 139.97 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 147.74 Bn | 89.20 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 282.38 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 147.02 Bn | 147.02 Bn | 960.50 Mn | 10.72 Bn |
| 5 | Comcast | 86.74 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | 179.93 Bn |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 38.68 Bn | 30.69 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 11.65 Bn |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.42 Bn | 6.82 Bn | - | 118.35 Bn |
| 8 | EchoStar | 27.50 Bn | 8.54 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 26.65 Bn |
| 9 | Bce | 20.09 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 2.79 Bn | 46.26 Bn |
| 10 | Lumen Technologies | 4.00 Bn | -1.48 Bn | 1.28 Bn | 11.47 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 11.47 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.72 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.64 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.50 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.95 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.37 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.41 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.27 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 30.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 30.95 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 37.82 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 40.34 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 40.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 40.76 Bn |
API Access
Lumen Technologies Invested Capital 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=invested-capital&ticker=LUMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "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=invested-capital&ticker=LUMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();