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Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) Operating margin

annual operating margin:

3.64%-4.81%(-56.92%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today (August 17, 2025), LUMN annual operating profit margin is 3.64%, with the most recent change of -4.81% (-56.92%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, LUMN annual operating margin has fallen by -18.13% (-83.28%).
  • LUMN annual operating margin is now -89.88% below its all-time high of 35.98%, reached on December 1, 1981.

Performance

1-year change

-56.92%

3-year change

-83.28%

5-year change

-79.34%

15-year change

-73.27%

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Highlights

Sector rank

65.05%
LUMN annual operating profit margin is higher than 65.05% of companies in Communication Services sector

Range

All-time high

35.98%
LUMN annual operating profit margin is currently -89.88% below its historical high of 35.98%

3-year low

3.64%
LUMN annual operating profit margin is currently at its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last annual earnings report date

Dec 31, 2024
LUMN previous annual earnings announcement was published on Dec 31, 2024

Next annual earnings report date

N/A
LUMN next annual earnings announcement has not yet been scheduled

OtherLUMNprofitability metrics

annual operating profit

$477.00M
LUMN annual operating income is $477.00 million

Annual revenue

$13.11B
LUMN annual revenue is $13.11 billion

annual gross margin

26.31%
LUMN annual gross profit margin is 26.31%

annual net margin

-0.42%
LUMN annual net profit margin is -0.42%

quarterly operating margin:

0.81%-2.55%(-75.89%)
June 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (August 17, 2025), LUMN quarterly operating profit margin is 0.81%, with the most recent change of -2.55% (-75.89%) on June 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, LUMN quarterly operating margin has dropped by -3.17% (-79.65%).
  • LUMN quarterly operating margin is now -97.66% below its all-time high of 34.57%, reached on September 30, 1995.

Performance

3-month change

-75.89%

1-year change

-79.65%

3-year change

-95.9%

5-year change

-95.34%

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Highlights

Sector rank

39.84%
LUMN quarterly operating profit margin is higher than 39.84% of companies in Communication Services sector

Range

All-time high

34.57%
LUMN quarterly operating profit margin is currently -97.66% below its historical high of 34.57%

3-year low

0.81%
LUMN quarterly operating profit margin is currently at its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last quarterly earnings report date

Jun 30, 2025
LUMN previous earnings announcement was published on Jun 30, 2025

Next quarterly earnings report date

Nov 4, 2025
LUMN next earnings announcement is scheduled for Nov 4, 2025

OtherLUMNprofitability metrics

quarterly operating profit

$25.00M
LUMN quarterly operating income is $25.00 million

Quarterly revenue

$3.09B
LUMN quarterly revenue is $3.09 billion

quarterly gross margin

25.23%
LUMN quarterly gross profit margin is 25.23%

Quarterly net margin

-29.59%
LUMN quarterly net profit margin is -29.59%

Operating margin Formula

Operating Profit Margin =  Operating Profit
Revenue ✕ 100%

annual operating margin

3.64%
LUMN annual operating profit margin is 3.64%

annual operating profit

$477.00M
LUMN annual operating income is $477.00 million

Annual revenue

$13.11B
LUMN annual revenue is $13.11 billion

LUMN Operating margin Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1 y1 year-56.9%-79.7%
3 y3 years-83.3%-95.9%
5 y5 years-79.3%-95.3%

LUMN Operating margin Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs highAnnual vs highAnnual vs lowAnnual vs lowQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs lowQuarter. vs low
3 y3-year-83.3%at low-95.9%at low
5 y5-year-83.3%at low-96.6%at low
alltimeall time-89.9%at low-97.7%+100.5%

LUMN Operating margin History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2025
-
0.81%(-75.9%)
Mar 2025
-
3.36%(-27.4%)
Dec 2024
3.64%(-56.9%)
4.63%(+18.4%)
Sep 2024
-
3.91%(-1.8%)
Jun 2024
-
3.98%(+95.1%)
Mar 2024
-
2.04%(-46.0%)
Dec 2023
8.45%(-55.1%)
3.78%(-43.8%)
Sep 2023
-
6.73%(-36.0%)
Jun 2023
-
10.52%(-15.8%)
Mar 2023
-
12.49%(-6.4%)
Dec 2022
18.84%(-13.5%)
13.34%(-26.0%)
Sep 2022
-
18.02%(-8.9%)
Jun 2022
-
19.77%(-14.6%)
Mar 2022
-
23.16%(-3.3%)
Dec 2021
21.77%(+25.1%)
23.95%(+3.5%)
Sep 2021
-
23.14%(+13.3%)
Jun 2021
-
20.43%(+4.1%)
Mar 2021
-
19.63%(+20.8%)
Dec 2020
17.40%(-1.2%)
16.25%(-5.5%)
Sep 2020
-
17.19%(-1.2%)
Jun 2020
-
17.39%(-7.3%)
Mar 2020
-
18.75%(+17.5%)
Dec 2019
17.62%(+11.9%)
15.96%(-10.1%)
Sep 2019
-
17.76%(-2.2%)
Jun 2019
-
18.16%(-2.2%)
Mar 2019
-
18.56%(+3.1%)
Dec 2018
15.74%(+15.6%)
18.01%(+17.2%)
Sep 2018
-
15.37%(+18.2%)
Jun 2018
-
13.00%(+3.0%)
Mar 2018
-
12.62%(+28.3%)
Dec 2017
13.62%(-7.0%)
9.84%(-18.5%)
Sep 2017
-
12.07%(+34.6%)
Jun 2017
-
8.97%(-40.2%)
Mar 2017
-
14.99%(+58.8%)
Dec 2016
14.64%(-0.6%)
9.44%(-30.2%)
Sep 2016
-
13.53%(-8.0%)
Jun 2016
-
14.71%(-5.9%)
Mar 2016
-
15.63%(-3.5%)
Dec 2015
14.73%(+7.2%)
16.20%(+12.5%)
Sep 2015
-
14.40%(+15.9%)
Jun 2015
-
12.42%(-14.8%)
Mar 2015
-
14.58%(+34.0%)
Dec 2014
13.74%(-12.3%)
10.88%(-20.6%)
Sep 2014
-
13.71%(-4.9%)
Jun 2014
-
14.42%(+0.2%)
Mar 2014
-
14.39%(+3.2%)
Dec 2013
15.66%(+2.9%)
13.94%(+51.7%)
Sep 2013
-
9.19%(-41.8%)
Jun 2013
-
15.80%(-8.8%)
Mar 2013
-
17.33%(+19.3%)
Dec 2012
15.22%(-6.2%)
14.53%(-9.8%)
Sep 2012
-
16.10%(+13.0%)
Jun 2012
-
14.25%(+0.4%)
Mar 2012
-
14.19%(+23.8%)
Dec 2011
16.23%(-47.6%)
11.46%(-3.9%)
Sep 2011
-
11.92%(+9.5%)
Jun 2011
-
10.89%(-60.2%)
Mar 2011
-
27.36%(-3.0%)
Dec 2010
31.00%(+2.5%)
28.22%(-2.5%)
Sep 2010
-
28.95%(-1.9%)
Jun 2010
-
29.51%(-2.5%)
Mar 2010
-
30.28%(+2.5%)
Dec 2009
30.25%(+8.3%)
29.54%(+46.1%)
Sep 2009
-
20.22%(-14.1%)
Jun 2009
-
23.55%(-8.8%)
Mar 2009
-
25.82%(-5.9%)
Dec 2008
27.94%(-8.3%)
27.44%(-1.3%)
Sep 2008
-
27.80%(+1.2%)
Jun 2008
-
27.46%(-2.9%)
Mar 2008
-
28.29%(+9.9%)
Dec 2007
30.48%(+12.1%)
25.74%(-18.6%)
Sep 2007
-
31.63%(-5.9%)
Jun 2007
-
33.60%(+20.1%)
Mar 2007
-
27.97%(-2.1%)
Dec 2006
27.19%
28.58%(+4.8%)
Sep 2006
-
27.26%(+0.5%)
Jun 2006
-
27.13%(+5.0%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Mar 2006
-
25.83%(-7.1%)
Dec 2005
29.94%(-4.0%)
27.79%(-9.3%)
Sep 2005
-
30.63%(-0.1%)
Jun 2005
-
30.65%(+3.2%)
Mar 2005
-
29.71%(-5.0%)
Dec 2004
31.19%(-1.0%)
31.28%(-1.0%)
Sep 2004
-
31.61%(+0.4%)
Jun 2004
-
31.47%(+1.8%)
Mar 2004
-
30.92%(-1.6%)
Dec 2003
31.52%(+4.0%)
31.43%(-0.5%)
Sep 2003
-
31.60%(-1.0%)
Jun 2003
-
31.92%(+0.3%)
Mar 2003
-
31.83%(-1.4%)
Dec 2002
30.31%(+15.0%)
32.28%(+7.3%)
Sep 2002
-
30.07%(+20.4%)
Jun 2002
-
24.97%(-11.3%)
Mar 2002
-
28.15%(+145.0%)
Dec 2001
26.35%(-7.4%)
11.49%(-56.9%)
Sep 2001
-
26.66%(+2.3%)
Jun 2001
-
26.05%(+2.8%)
Mar 2001
-
25.34%(+665.6%)
Dec 2000
28.46%(-6.1%)
3.31%(-89.1%)
Sep 2000
-
30.47%(+3.3%)
Jun 2000
-
29.51%(+9.4%)
Mar 2000
-
26.98%(-1.5%)
Dec 1999
30.30%(-0.4%)
27.39%(-11.8%)
Sep 1999
-
31.04%(-1.0%)
Jun 1999
-
31.35%(-0.6%)
Mar 1999
-
31.53%(+9.0%)
Dec 1998
30.42%(+2.4%)
28.93%(-9.2%)
Sep 1998
-
31.87%(+1.9%)
Jun 1998
-
31.28%(+5.6%)
Mar 1998
-
29.62%(+4.1%)
Dec 1997
29.70%(-0.3%)
28.44%(-11.0%)
Sep 1997
-
31.96%(+7.7%)
Jun 1997
-
29.68%(+2.3%)
Mar 1997
-
29.00%(+10.1%)
Dec 1996
29.79%(-5.3%)
26.35%(-13.7%)
Sep 1996
-
30.55%(-1.3%)
Jun 1996
-
30.94%(-2.0%)
Mar 1996
-
31.57%(+19.1%)
Dec 1995
31.47%(+0.4%)
26.51%(-23.3%)
Sep 1995
-
34.57%(+6.0%)
Jun 1995
-
32.60%(-2.3%)
Mar 1995
-
33.36%(+5.0%)
Dec 1994
31.36%(+8.9%)
31.77%(-1.9%)
Sep 1994
-
32.37%(+3.2%)
Jun 1994
-
31.38%(+5.8%)
Mar 1994
-
29.67%(+8.8%)
Dec 1993
28.81%(-6.2%)
27.26%(-8.2%)
Sep 1993
-
29.70%(+1.8%)
Jun 1993
-
29.17%(+0.5%)
Mar 1993
-
29.03%(-6.0%)
Dec 1992
30.73%(+15.0%)
30.88%(-2.0%)
Sep 1992
-
31.50%(+4.4%)
Jun 1992
-
30.16%(+0.0%)
Mar 1992
-
30.15%(-0.2%)
Dec 1991
26.72%(+8.8%)
30.21%(+9.9%)
Sep 1991
-
27.49%(+8.5%)
Jun 1991
-
25.33%(+8.0%)
Mar 1991
-
23.46%(-6.2%)
Dec 1990
24.56%(+3.4%)
25.00%(-0.6%)
Sep 1990
-
25.16%(+6.1%)
Jun 1990
-
23.72%(+0.2%)
Mar 1990
-
23.68%(+4.5%)
Dec 1989
23.75%(+3.0%)
22.66%(-8.6%)
Sep 1989
-
24.78%(+5.1%)
Jun 1989
-
23.58%(-114.1%)
Dec 1988
23.05%(-31.1%)
-167.70%(+12.9%)
Dec 1987
33.44%(-4.9%)
-148.57%(+4.2%)
Dec 1986
35.15%(+3.4%)
-142.61%
Dec 1985
34.01%(+3.7%)
-
Dec 1984
32.80%(-1.2%)
-
Dec 1983
33.19%(-4.4%)
-
Dec 1982
34.70%(-3.6%)
-
Dec 1981
35.98%(+2.3%)
-
Dec 1980
35.18%
-

FAQ

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  • What is the all time high annual operating margin for Lumen Technologies, Inc.?
  • What is Lumen Technologies, Inc. annual operating margin year-on-year change?
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  • What is the all time high quarterly operating margin for Lumen Technologies, Inc.?
  • What is Lumen Technologies, Inc. quarterly operating margin year-on-year change?

What is Lumen Technologies, Inc. annual operating profit margin?

The current annual operating margin of LUMN is 3.64%

What is the all time high annual operating margin for Lumen Technologies, Inc.?

Lumen Technologies, Inc. all-time high annual operating profit margin is 35.98%

What is Lumen Technologies, Inc. annual operating margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, LUMN annual operating profit margin has changed by -4.81% (-56.92%)

What is Lumen Technologies, Inc. quarterly operating profit margin?

The current quarterly operating margin of LUMN is 0.81%

What is the all time high quarterly operating margin for Lumen Technologies, Inc.?

Lumen Technologies, Inc. all-time high quarterly operating profit margin is 34.57%

What is Lumen Technologies, Inc. quarterly operating margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, LUMN quarterly operating profit margin has changed by -3.17% (-79.65%)
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