Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Lumen Technologies' Payables was $1.04 billion in Q2 2026, up 24.5% from $831 million a year earlier but down 15.6% from the prior quarter.
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Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Payables at Lumen Technologies came in at $1.51 billion, up 101.3% from FY2024.
- Payables shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Payables was $749 million in FY2024 (-34.0%), $1.13 billion in FY2023 (+8.6%), $1.04 billion in FY2022 (+37.7%) and $758 million in FY2021 (-33.2%).
- Quarterly Payables has moved between $749 million (Q4 2024) and $1.51 billion (Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Payables has increased for four straight quarters, with growth averaging 13.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Payables over five years was Q4 2025 (growth of 101.3%); the worst was Q3 2021 (a decline of 39.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, LUMN's Payables in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $1.23 billion (Q1 2026), $1.51 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.09 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 182.16 Bn | 182.16 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 157.79 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 14.97 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 142.78 Bn | 84.25 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 40.25 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 134.48 Bn | 126.22 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 877.85 Mn |
| 5 | Comcast | 78.92 Bn | 44.71 Bn | - | 11.93 Bn |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.61 Bn | 29.63 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 1.65 Bn |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.36 Bn | 6.76 Bn | - | 17.85 Bn |
| 8 | EchoStar | 28.26 Bn | 19.35 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 251.88 Mn |
| 9 | Bce | 18.61 Bn | 16.73 Bn | 3.38 Bn | 3.23 Bn |
| 10 | Lumen Technologies | 4.80 Bn | -2.10 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.51 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 831.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 773.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 749.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 905.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 995.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.05 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 902.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 758.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 829.00 Mn |
API Access
Lumen Technologies Payables 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=payables&ticker=LUMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=LUMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();