Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Lumen Technologies' Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.12% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 286.0% year-over-year to 1.12%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.12% (down 286.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 2.75%, down 428.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 1.12% for Q1 2026 at Lumen Technologies, up from 2.71% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 9.55% in Q3 2022 to a low of 34.53% in Q3 2023.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 6.64% across 5 years, with a median of 1.47% in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed sank 4408 bps in 2023, then surged 3508 bps in 2025.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.21% in 2022, then tumbled by 14643 bps to 30.49% in 2023, then jumped by 105 bps to 1.53% in 2024, then slumped by 278 bps to 2.71% in 2025, then surged by 59 bps to 1.12% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 1.12% (Q1 2026), 2.71% (Q4 2025), and 1.54% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.