Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Lumen Technologies (LUMN) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 20.77% for Q1 2026, up 1740.0% year-over-year from 1.13% in Q1 2025, and up 415.74% quarter-over-quarter from 6.58% in Q4 2025.
Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lumen Technologies' Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 20.77% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 1740.0% year-over-year to 20.77%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.62% (down 663.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 6.55%, down 1006.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 20.77%, up from 6.58% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 31.53% in Q3 2022, with the low at 230.02% in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 3.91% (2024), against an average of 15.74%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Margin slumped 24979 bps in 2023, then jumped 23415 bps in 2024.
- Lumen Technologies' Operating Margin stood at 86.42% in 2022, then jumped by 42 bps to 50.5% in 2023, then surged by 109 bps to 4.63% in 2024, then plunged by 242 bps to 6.58% in 2025, then surged by 416 bps to 20.77% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LUMN's Operating Margin at 20.77% in Q1 2026, 6.58% in Q4 2025, and 3.76% in Q3 2025.
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| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.11 Bn | 18.11 Bn | 1.32 Bn | 51.43% |
| 10 | Lumen Technologies | 6.05 Bn | 4.17 Bn | 1.39 Bn | -3.14% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -3.14% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -6.58% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.76% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -19.50% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.36% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.63% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.91% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.13% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.37% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -50.50% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.12% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -230.02% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.43% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -86.42% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 31.53% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.77% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.16% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.95% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.14% |