Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Lumen Technologies' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -2.17% for Q3 2026, up 2.74 percentage points from -4.91% a year earlier and up 1.16 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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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 Q3 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 +7.27 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 -3.34% (Q2 2026), -5.35% (Q1 2026) and -5.07% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.79 Bn | 157.13 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 4.08% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 173.48 Bn | 155.91 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 5.30% |
| 3 | At&T | 147.74 Bn | 89.20 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 3.34% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 147.02 Bn | 147.02 Bn | 960.50 Mn | 0.64% |
| 5 | Comcast | 86.74 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | 4.22% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 38.68 Bn | 30.69 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 1.93% |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.42 Bn | 6.82 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 27.50 Bn | 8.54 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 26.10% |
| 9 | Bce | 20.09 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 2.79 Bn | 9.95% |
| 10 | Lumen Technologies | 4.00 Bn | -1.48 Bn | 1.28 Bn | -2.17% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -2.17% |
| 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% |
API Access
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_KEYimport 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();