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Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Historic Operating Expenses for Lumen Technologies (LUMN) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to $3.2 billion.

  • Lumen Technologies' Operating Expenses rose 348.95% to $3.2 billion in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was $13.1 billion, marking a year-over-year decrease of 1095.76%. This contributed to the annual value of $12.6 billion for FY2024, which is 4760.78% down from last year.
  • Per Lumen Technologies' latest filing, its Operating Expenses stood at $3.2 billion for Q3 2025, which was up 348.95% from $3.7 billion recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Lumen Technologies' 5-year Operating Expenses high stood at $12.1 billion for Q2 2023, and its period low was $3.0 billion during Q3 2022.
  • Its 5-year average for Operating Expenses is $4.2 billion, with a median of $3.6 billion in 2022.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Lumen Technologies' Operating Expenses surged by 22654.05% in 2023 and then crashed by 7406.89% in 2024.
  • Over the past 5 years, Lumen Technologies' Operating Expenses (Quarter) stood at $3.7 billion in 2021, then soared by 92.19% to $7.1 billion in 2022, then dropped by 25.28% to $5.3 billion in 2023, then plummeted by 40.02% to $3.2 billion in 2024, then grew by 0.88% to $3.2 billion in 2025.
  • Its Operating Expenses stands at $3.2 billion for Q3 2025, versus $3.7 billion for Q2 2025 and $3.1 billion for Q1 2025.