Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Lumen Technologies' Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.3 billion for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 25.3% year-over-year to $2.3 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $12.4 billion, a 0.34% change from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $13.2 billion, up 4.48% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses retreated to $2.3 billion in Q1 2026 per LUMN's latest filing, from $3.2 billion in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $12.1 billion in Q2 2023 and bottomed at $2.3 billion in Q1 2026.
• The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $3.2 billion (2024), against an average of $4.1 billion.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses jumped 226.54% in 2023 and tumbled 74.07% in 2024, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $7.1 billion in 2022, then fell by 25.28% to $5.3 billion in 2023, then slumped by 40.02% to $3.2 billion in 2024, then climbed by 2.08% to $3.2 billion in 2025, then slipped by 29.13% to $2.3 billion in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest LUMN Operating Expenses figures stand at $2.3 billion (Q1 2026), $3.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.2 billion (Q3 2025).