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

Lumen Technologies (LUMN) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 1.12% the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at 1.12% for Q1 2026 at Lumen Technologies, up from 2.71% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 9.55% in Q3 2022, with the low at 34.53% in Q3 2023.
• Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 6.64%, with a median of 1.47% recorded in 2023.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 4408 bps in 2023 and surged 3508 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.21% in 2022, then plunged by 14643 bps to 30.49% in 2023, then jumped by 105 bps to 1.53% in 2024, then tumbled by 278 bps to 2.71% in 2025, then surged by 59 bps to 1.12% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 1.12%, 2.71%, and 1.54% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.