SuperworthLumen Technologies profit margin LUMN
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- −8.7%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 1.7%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +0.5 pts
- Peer median
- 9.1%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Lumen Technologies kept −8.7% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 1.7% and a gross margin of 47.8%.
Five years earlier its net margin was −4.7%.
The median for 7 telecom stocks of a similar size is 9.1%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −14.0% | −6.5% | 46.5% |
| FY2024 | −0.4% | 3.5% | 48.9% |
| FY2023 | −70.7% | −65.8% | 50.9% |
| FY2022 | −8.9% | 0.5% | 55.0% |
| FY2021 | 10.3% | 21.8% | 56.9% |
| FY2020 | −5.9% | 4.6% | 56.9% |
| FY2019 | −24.3% | −12.5% | 56.7% |
| FY2018 | −7.4% | 2.4% | 53.7% |
| FY2017 | 7.9% | 11.4% | 53.5% |
| FY2016 | 3.6% | 13.4% | 55.5% |
| FY2015 | 4.9% | 14.6% | 56.5% |
| FY2014 | 4.3% | 13.4% | 56.5% |
| FY2013 | −1.3% | 8.0% | 58.5% |
| FY2012 | 4.2% | 14.8% | 58.4% |
| FY2011 | 3.7% | 13.2% | 58.8% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | −8.7% | +0.5 pts | 1.7% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −14.3% | −11.9 pts | −2.6% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −14.0% | −13.6 pts | −6.5% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −13.0% | +3.0 pts | −3.6% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −9.2% | +5.9 pts | −1.7% | |
| Q1 FY25 | −2.4% | +73.8 pts | 4.0% | |
| Q4 FY24 | −0.4% | +70.3 pts | 3.5% | |
| Q3 FY24 | −16.1% | +60.6 pts | −11.1% | |
| Q2 FY24 | −15.1% | +53.7 pts | −10.0% | |
| Q1 FY24 | −76.2% | −66.3 pts | −70.4% | |
| Q4 FY23 | −70.7% | −61.9 pts | −65.8% | |
| Q3 FY23 | −76.6% | −87.6 pts | −74.7% |
Against its peers
Companies in Telecommunications Services nearest Lumen Technologies' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| LUMNLumen Technologies | −8.7% |
| IRDMIridium Communications | 18.1% |
| TDSTelephone & Data Systems | 33.2% |
| ADArray Digital Infrastructure | n/m |
| CALXCalix | 4.6% |
| IDTIDT | 6.7% |
| CHTRCharter Communications | 9.1% |
| ATEXAnterix | n/m |
| Peer median | 9.1% |
Where Lumen Technologies ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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