Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Lumen Technologies (LUMN) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of -3.14% for Q2 2026, up 16.36 percentage points from -19.50% a year earlier but down 23.90 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Lumen Technologies' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 1.67%, up 3.36 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -6.55%, down 10.06 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -11.19 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 3.51% in FY2024 (+69.35 pp), -65.84% in FY2023 (-66.38 pp), 0.54% in FY2022 (-21.22 pp) and 21.77% in FY2021 (+17.12 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of -230.02% in Q2 2023 and a high of 31.53% in Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.77 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 234.15 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2023 (a drop of 249.79 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 20.77% (Q1 2026), -6.58% (Q4 2025) and -3.76% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.87 Bn | 155.27 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 20.96% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.88 Bn | 160.63 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 24.09% |
| 3 | At&T | 166.65 Bn | 114.60 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 22.30% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 142.49 Bn | 131.12 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 11.00% |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.29 Bn | 40.54 Bn | - | 17.23% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.81 Bn | 31.66 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 21.61% |
| 7 | EchoStar | 27.35 Bn | 18.48 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 14.34% |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.74 Bn | 23.25 Bn | 7.95 Mn | -1,018.86% |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.42 Bn | 12.42 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 16.48% |
| 10 | Lumen Technologies | 5.91 Bn | -992.10 Mn | 1.39 Bn | -3.14% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -3.14% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -6.58% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.76% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -19.50% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.36% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.63% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.91% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.13% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.37% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -50.50% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.12% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -230.02% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.43% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -86.42% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 31.53% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.77% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.16% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.95% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.14% |
API Access
Lumen Technologies Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=LUMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=LUMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();