Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Lumen Technologies (LUMN) posted Operating Margin of 3.14% for Q2 2026, down 115.11% on a QoQ basis from 20.77% in Q1 2026, and up 1636.0% year-over-year from 0.18% in Q2 2025.
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Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lumen Technologies has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 3.14% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 1636.0% year-over-year to 3.14% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 1.67%, a 336.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 6.55%, down 1006.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 3.14% for Q2 2026 at Lumen Technologies, down from 20.77% 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.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 15.04%, with a median of 3.64% recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Margin slumped 24979 bps in 2023, then soared 23415 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 86.42% in 2022, then soared by 42 bps to 50.5% in 2023, then jumped by 109 bps to 4.63% in 2024, then plunged by 242 bps to 6.58% in 2025, then jumped by 52 bps to 3.14% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 3.14% (Q2 2026), 20.77% (Q1 2026), and 6.58% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comcast | 235.03 Bn | 227.55 Bn | - | 17.23% |
| 2 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 31.11 Bn | 29.27 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 11.00% |
| 3 | Charter Communications | 16.78 Bn | 16.27 Bn | - | 22.65% |
| 4 | Lumen Technologies | 6.75 Bn | 4.87 Bn | 1.39 Bn | -3.14% |
| 5 | Liberty Broadband | 4.49 Bn | 4.45 Bn | - | -0.03% |
| 6 | Telephone & Data Systems | 4.28 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 185.25 Mn | 120.67% |
| 7 | Liberty Global | 3.62 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 796.60 Mn | 0.26% |
| 8 | Uniti | 2.50 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 567.70 Mn | 3.54% |
| 9 | Idt | 1.70 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 122.50 Mn | 9.44% |
| 10 | Liberty Latin America | 1.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 652.20 Mn | 16.43% |
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Historic 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% |