Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Lumen Technologies' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -3.34% for Q2 2026, up 0.21 percentage points from -3.55% a year earlier and up 2.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lumen Technologies' Return on Assets [ROA] was -5.13%, down 4.96 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of -3.14 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was -0.16% in FY2024 (+25.70 pp), -25.86% in FY2023 (-22.88 pp), -2.99% in FY2022 (-6.45 pp) and 3.46% in FY2021 (+5.45 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +10.07 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q1 2025 (a gain of 31.07 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a drop of 35.16 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows LUMN's Return on Assets [ROA] at -5.35% (Q1 2026), -5.07% (Q4 2025) and -4.91% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.87 Bn | 155.27 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 4.01% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.88 Bn | 160.63 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 4.93% |
| 3 | At&T | 166.65 Bn | 114.60 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 5.42% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 142.49 Bn | 131.12 Bn | 318.12 Mn | -2.93% |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.29 Bn | 40.54 Bn | - | 4.16% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.81 Bn | 31.66 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 1.94% |
| 7 | EchoStar | 27.35 Bn | 18.48 Bn | 1.65 Bn | -14.06% |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.74 Bn | 23.25 Bn | 7.95 Mn | -13.62% |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.42 Bn | 12.42 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 31.70% |
| 10 | Lumen Technologies | 5.91 Bn | -992.10 Mn | 1.39 Bn | -3.34% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -3.34% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -5.35% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.07% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.91% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.16% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -6.38% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -32.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -29.45% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -31.55% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -26.23% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -3.59% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.61% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.45% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.72% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.50% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.30% |
Lumen Technologies Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LUMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LUMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();