Last 48 quarters of trend data · Communication Services · Telecommunications Services
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | -3.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.45 | — | — | 6.75 | — | — | — | 1.27 | — | 3.19 | 8.02 | 4.78 | 6.28 | 6.07 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +429.6% | — | — | — | -73.3% | — | -47.4% | +8.6% | -37.0% | — | -18.1% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.51 | 0.69 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.49 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.39 | 0.54 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.34 | 0.42 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.66 | 0.68 |
| — | +95.8% | +96.1% | +61.6% | -9.4% | +322.6% | +161.1% | +207.8% | +468.2% | -45.3% | -32.8% | -62.6% | -77.3% | -74.8% | -71.5% | -48.0% | -37.8% | -20.3% | -15.6% | +27.9% | +27.9% | |
| P/B Ratio | — | — | 0.60 | — | — | — | 13.45 | 11.30 | 20.53 | 2.33 | 3.05 | 4.32 | 0.63 | 0.97 | 0.24 | 0.50 | 0.59 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 1.08 | 1.18 |
| — | — | -95.6% | — | — | — | +340.4% | +161.8% | +3161.4% | +139.5% | +1189.4% | +761.8% | +6.9% | +7.2% | -74.6% | -53.5% | -50.3% | -28.5% | -27.7% | +14.0% | +48.0% | |
| P/FCF | 17.02 | 27.94 | 0.32 | — | 1.04 | — | 3.20 | — | 1.48 | — | 0.99 | — | 9.19 | — | — | 0.23 | 0.62 | 4.37 | 3.58 | 4.20 | 3.18 |
| — | — | -89.9% | — | -30.2% | — | +223.2% | — | -83.8% | — | — | — | +1382.8% | — | — | -94.6% | -80.5% | +16.7% | -20.4% | +47.3% | -6.3% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.97 | 8.33 | 6.93 | 12.89 | 9.70 | 61.60 | 6.07 | 6.16 | 6.96 | 5.29 | 5.96 | 5.90 | 5.44 | — | 4.83 | — | 4.87 | 5.37 | 5.05 | 5.34 | 4.93 |
| — | -86.5% | +14.1% | +109.3% | +39.2% | +1064.5% | +1.8% | +4.4% | +28.0% | — | +23.6% | — | +11.7% | — | -4.4% | — | -1.1% | +0.9% | -2.0% | — | -1.5% | |
| EV / EBIT | — | — | 11.55 | — | — | — | 48.81 | 23.61 | 32.40 | 13.91 | 12.03 | — | 25.33 | — | 5.65 | 12.33 | 6.30 | 12.42 | 8.84 | 12.72 | 9.97 |
| — | — | -76.3% | — | — | — | +305.6% | — | +27.9% | — | +112.9% | — | +301.7% | — | -36.1% | -3.1% | -36.8% | +13.3% | -22.9% | +13.0% | -20.2% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 46.5% | 49.6% | 50.5% | 46.5% | 44.9% | 47.5% | 47.0% | 48.8% | 47.5% | 26.7% | 49.8% | 29.3% | 49.2% | 52.5% | 51.4% | 51.9% | 35.3% | 36.6% | 57.5% | 57.0% | 35.8% |
| — | +4.4% | +7.5% | -4.6% | -5.3% | +77.9% | -5.6% | +66.6% | -3.5% | -49.1% | -3.1% | -43.7% | +39.5% | +43.4% | -10.7% | -8.8% | -1.4% | +4.1% | +69.6% | +0.9% | +9.7% | |
| Operating Margin | -1.5% | -3.1% | 0.2% | -6.6% | -3.8% | -19.5% | 3.4% | 4.6% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 3.8% | 6.1% | -230.0% | 10.4% | -86.4% | 18.0% | 19.8% | 23.2% | 24.0% | 23.1% |
| — | +83.9% | -93.8% | -242.2% | -196.1% | -590.2% | +145.8% | +22.3% | -36.1% | +101.7% | -86.9% | +104.4% | -66.0% | -1263.2% | -55.0% | -460.8% | -22.1% | -3.2% | +18.0% | +167.9% | +34.7% | |
| Net Margin | -14.0% | -7.2% | -6.9% | -0.1% | -20.1% | -29.6% | -6.3% | 2.6% | -4.6% | -1.5% | 1.7% | -56.7% | -2.1% | -238.6% | 13.7% | -80.8% | 13.2% | 7.5% | 12.8% | 10.5% | 11.1% |
| — | +75.8% | -9.2% | -102.6% | -337.8% | -1873.6% | -464.6% | +104.5% | -114.5% | +99.4% | -87.3% | +29.8% | -116.3% | -3299.2% | +6.7% | -870.6% | +18.3% | -27.4% | +35.6% | +123.5% | +57.2% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | — | -4.0% | -3.8% | — | — | — | -53.4% | 21.1% | -36.6% | -10.1% | 12.4% | -151.4% | -3.5% | -131.6% | 4.8% | -26.7% | 4.7% | 2.8% | 5.0% | 4.4% | 4.8% |
| — | — | +92.9% | — | — | — | -531.3% | +113.9% | -957.4% | +92.3% | +158.8% | -466.0% | -174.3% | -4785.8% | -3.7% | -706.0% | -1.9% | -36.2% | +17.4% | +124.0% | +76.3% | |
| ROA | -5.1% | -0.7% | -0.6% | -0.0% | -1.8% | -2.8% | -0.6% | 0.3% | -0.4% | -0.1% | 0.2% | -5.7% | -0.2% | -21.4% | 1.1% | -6.1% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| — | +76.2% | -2.7% | -102.3% | -317.6% | -1756.5% | -453.4% | +104.4% | -104.3% | +99.3% | -84.9% | +6.7% | -121.1% | -3696.7% | +8.6% | -799.6% | +10.7% | -30.8% | +28.5% | +123.3% | +60.7% | |
| ROIC | -0.8% | -0.4% | 0.0% | -1.0% | -0.6% | -2.8% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.8% | -24.1% | 1.0% | -7.1% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2.0% |
| — | +85.9% | -95.1% | -248.3% | -204.2% | -612.8% | +161.2% | +40.7% | -27.1% | +102.3% | -81.1% | +106.7% | -50.2% | -1533.6% | -50.9% | -441.3% | -25.9% | -5.2% | +15.2% | +170.2% | +42.1% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | — | — | 1.14 | — | — | — | 62.03 | 41.20 | 55.03 | 40.52 | 37.62 | 51.07 | 9.10 | 8.92 | 1.84 | 2.12 | 2.04 | 2.33 | 2.36 | 2.63 | 2.70 |
| — | — | -98.2% | — | — | — | +64.9% | -19.3% | +504.8% | +354.2% | +1945.3% | +2307.7% | +346.4% | +282.2% | -21.9% | -19.4% | -24.4% | -13.4% | -16.3% | -14.2% | +11.9% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 6.90 | 23.27 | 19.78 | 37.36 | 32.16 | 213.78 | 21.86 | 20.96 | 22.59 | 21.63 | 23.91 | 24.09 | 20.65 | — | 18.01 | — | 15.23 | 15.61 | 14.60 | 15.30 | 13.89 |
| — | -89.1% | -9.5% | +78.2% | +42.3% | +888.3% | -8.6% | -13.0% | +9.4% | — | +32.8% | — | +35.5% | — | +23.3% | — | +9.6% | +5.7% | +2.2% | — | -8.6% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.80 | 0.96 | 0.99 | 1.80 | 2.21 | 2.13 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.20 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 1.35 | 1.13 | 1.18 | 1.11 | 1.07 | 1.05 | 2.00 | 2.04 | 1.61 | 1.38 |
| — | -54.8% | -18.1% | +49.2% | +84.2% | +111.8% | +23.5% | -10.6% | +6.1% | -14.5% | -12.4% | +26.6% | +7.9% | -41.1% | -45.3% | -33.7% | -23.9% | +275.9% | +382.0% | +236.1% | +131.5% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.76 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 1.76 | 2.17 | 2.10 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 1.29 | 1.07 | 1.12 | 1.07 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.97 | 2.02 | 1.60 | 1.37 |
| — | -54.0% | -18.4% | +51.1% | +87.6% | +119.0% | +26.5% | -9.6% | +7.8% | -15.0% | -13.4% | +26.7% | +4.4% | -43.0% | -47.0% | -36.1% | -24.7% | +283.6% | +391.5% | +244.7% | +137.0% | |
| Interest Coverage | -1.12 | -0.61 | 1.79 | -0.82 | -1.55 | -2.40 | 0.29 | 0.67 | 0.51 | 0.89 | 1.35 | -6.39 | 0.71 | -28.56 | 3.44 | 1.88 | 3.58 | 2.34 | 3.21 | 2.30 | 2.84 |
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Lumen Technologies, Inc.'s current P/E is -3.5x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.'s current operating margin is -1.5%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Lumen Technologies, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.