Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Lumen Technologies (LUMN) posted Net Margin of 7.17% for Q2 2026, down 3.87% on a QoQ basis from 6.9% in Q1 2026, and up 2243.0% year-over-year from 0.31% in Q2 2025.
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Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lumen Technologies has reported Net Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 7.17% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Net Margin rose 2243.0% year-over-year to 7.17% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 8.65%, a 54.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 14.02%, down 1360.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin was 7.17% for Q2 2026 at Lumen Technologies, down from 6.9% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Net Margin was 13.67% in Q1 2023, with the low at 238.62% in Q2 2023.
- Average Net Margin over 5 years is 22.4%, with a median of 3.37% recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Net Margin sank 24608 bps in 2023, then jumped 23712 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Net Margin stood at 80.76% in 2022, then increased by 30 bps to 56.72% in 2023, then surged by 105 bps to 2.55% in 2024, then plunged by 103 bps to 0.07% in 2025, then sank by 10796 bps to 7.17% in 2026.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 7.17% (Q2 2026), 6.9% (Q1 2026), and 0.07% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comcast | 235.03 Bn | 227.55 Bn | - | 11.42% |
| 2 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 31.11 Bn | 29.27 Bn | 318.12 Mn | -3.48% |
| 3 | Charter Communications | 16.86 Bn | 16.35 Bn | - | 11.27% |
| 4 | Lumen Technologies | 6.85 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 1.39 Bn | -7.17% |
| 5 | Liberty Broadband | 4.49 Bn | 4.45 Bn | - | -15.71% |
| 6 | Telephone & Data Systems | 4.29 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 185.25 Mn | 90.88% |
| 7 | Liberty Global | 3.61 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 796.60 Mn | -30.53% |
| 8 | Uniti | 2.49 Bn | 1.88 Bn | 567.70 Mn | -18.86% |
| 9 | Idt | 1.73 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 122.50 Mn | 7.52% |
| 10 | Liberty Latin America | 1.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 652.20 Mn | -1.00% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -7.17% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -6.90% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.07% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -20.12% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -29.59% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -6.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -4.59% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.50% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.73% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -56.72% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.14% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -238.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.67% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -80.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.17% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.81% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.48% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.13% |