LUMN vs T
Lumen Technologies, Inc. and AT&T Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | LUMN | T |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $12.4B | $125.6B |
| Net income | $-1.7B | $22.0B |
| Gross margin | 46.5% | · |
| Net margin | −14.0% | 18.6% |
| Return on equity | · | 17.9% |
| Diluted EPS | −$1.75 | $3.04 |
| Dividend / share | · | $1.11 |
| Payout ratio | −0.1% | 37.3% |
| Free cash flow | $371.0M | $19.4B |
| Equity | $-1.1B | · |
| Net debt / equity | · | 0.99× |
| Current ratio | 1.80× | 0.91× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −9.7% | −2.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
T bills 10.1× the revenue of LUMN, and LUMN closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | LUMN | T |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $12.4B | $125.6B |
| FY2024 | $13.1B | $122.3B |
| FY2023 | $14.6B | $122.4B |
| FY2022 | $17.5B | $120.7B |
| FY2021 | $19.7B | $134.0B |
| FY2020 | $20.7B | $143.1B |
| FY2019 | $21.5B | $181.2B |
| FY2018 | $22.6B | $170.8B |
| FY2017 | $17.7B | $160.5B |
| FY2016 | $17.5B | $163.8B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | LUMN | T |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-1.7B | $22.0B |
| FY2024 | $-55.0M | $10.9B |
| FY2023 | $-10.3B | $14.4B |
| FY2022 | $-1.5B | $-8.5B |
| FY2021 | $2.0B | $20.1B |
| FY2020 | $-1.2B | $-5.2B |
| FY2019 | $-5.3B | $13.9B |
| FY2018 | $-1.7B | $19.4B |
| FY2017 | $1.4B | $29.4B |
| FY2016 | $626.0M | $13.0B |
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$113,246,000,000 | T |
| FY2024 | −$109,228,000,000 | T |
| FY2023 | −$107,871,000,000 | T |
| FY2022 | −$103,263,000,000 | T |
| FY2021 | −$114,351,000,000 | T |
| FY2020 | −$122,338,000,000 | T |
| FY2019 | −$159,735,000,000 | T |
| FY2018 | −$148,176,000,000 | T |
| FY2017 | −$142,890,000,000 | T |
| FY2016 | −$146,316,000,000 | T |
| FY2015 | −$128,901,000,000 | T |
| FY2014 | −$114,416,000,000 | T |
| FY2013 | −$110,657,000,000 | T |
| FY2012 | −$109,058,000,000 | T |
| FY2011 | −$111,372,000,000 | T |
| FY2010 | −$117,238,000,000 | T |
| FY2009 | −$117,539,000,000 | T |
| FY2008 | −$120,843,253,000 | T |
T has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 18 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −32.6 pp | T |
| FY2024 | −10.4 pp | T |
| FY2023 | −83.5 pp | T |
| FY2022 | −3.0 pp | T |
| FY2021 | −5.7 pp | T |
| FY2020 | −3.3 pp | T |
| FY2019 | −32.8 pp | T |
| FY2018 | −19.4 pp | T |
| FY2017 | −10.7 pp | T |
| FY2016 | −4.6 pp | T |
| FY2015 | −4.4 pp | T |
| FY2014 | −0.8 pp | T |
| FY2013 | −15.9 pp | T |
| FY2012 | −1.7 pp | T |
| FY2011 | +0.4 pp | LUMN |
| FY2010 | −2.8 pp | T |
| FY2009 | +2.8 pp | LUMN |
| FY2008 | +16.0 pp | LUMN |
The higher net margin has changed hands between LUMN and T over this period.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
LUMN's net margin has been more volatile than T's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 19.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.0.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between LUMN and T over these 18 fiscal years — LUMN led in 3 and T in 15.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
LUMN's return on equity has been more volatile than T's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 46.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.5.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between LUMN and T over these 17 fiscal years — LUMN led in 3 and T in 14.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.