Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Lumen Technologies' Operating Expenses came in at $2.89 billion for Q2 2026, down 21.7% from $3.7 billion a year earlier but up 25.9% from the prior quarter.
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Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Lumen Technologies reported Operating Expenses of $11.63 billion, down 10.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $13.21 billion, up 4.5% from FY2024.
- Operating Expenses carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Expenses was $12.65 billion in FY2024 (-47.6%), $24.14 billion in FY2023 (+38.9%), $17.38 billion in FY2022 (+12.9%) and $15.4 billion in FY2021 (-22.0%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Operating Expenses is $2.3 billion (Q1 2026) to $12.08 billion (Q2 2023).
- Year-over-year, Operating Expenses increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 9.8%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Expenses over five years came in Q2 2023 (growth of 226.5%), and the weakest in Q2 2024 (a decline of 74.1%).
- Business Quant data shows LUMN's Operating Expenses at $2.3 billion (Q1 2026), $3.24 billion (Q4 2025) and $3.2 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.70 Bn | 155.11 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 27.07 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.28 Bn | 160.03 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 17.30 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 167.47 Bn | 115.42 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 24.52 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 141.87 Bn | 130.50 Bn | 318.12 Mn | -117.85 Mn |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.96 Bn | 41.21 Bn | - | 24.78 Bn |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.31 Bn | 31.16 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 309.31 Mn |
| 7 | EchoStar | 25.94 Bn | 17.08 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 3.06 Bn |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.90 Bn | 23.41 Bn | 7.95 Mn | 329.10 Mn |
| 9 | Bce | 18.99 Bn | 17.31 Bn | - | -2.51 Bn |
| 10 | Lumen Technologies | 5.77 Bn | -1.14 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 2.89 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.89 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.24 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.20 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.29 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.42 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.08 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.69 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.76 Bn |
API Access
Lumen Technologies Operating 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=operating-expenses&ticker=LUMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-expenses&ticker=LUMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();