LUMN vs VZ
Lumen Technologies, Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | LUMN | VZ |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $12.4B | $138.2B |
| Net income | $-1.7B | $17.2B |
| Gross margin | 46.5% | · |
| Net margin | −14.0% | 12.7% |
| Return on equity | · | 16.6% |
| Diluted EPS | −$1.75 | $4.06 |
| Dividend / share | · | $2.73 |
| Payout ratio | −0.1% | 66.9% |
| Free cash flow | $371.0M | · |
| Equity | $-1.1B | · |
| Net debt / equity | · | 1.32× |
| Current ratio | 1.80× | 0.91× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −9.7% | 1.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | −0.7% |
VZ bills 11.1× 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 | VZ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $12.4B | $138.2B |
| FY2024 | $13.1B | $134.8B |
| FY2023 | $14.6B | $134.0B |
| FY2022 | $17.5B | $136.8B |
| FY2021 | $19.7B | $133.6B |
| FY2020 | $20.7B | $128.3B |
| FY2019 | $21.5B | $131.9B |
| FY2018 | $22.6B | $130.9B |
| FY2017 | $17.7B | $126.0B |
| FY2016 | $17.5B | $126.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | LUMN | VZ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-1.7B | $17.2B |
| FY2024 | $-55.0M | $17.5B |
| FY2023 | $-10.3B | $11.6B |
| FY2022 | $-1.5B | $21.3B |
| FY2021 | $2.0B | $22.1B |
| FY2020 | $-1.2B | $17.8B |
| FY2019 | $-5.3B | $19.3B |
| FY2018 | $-1.7B | $15.5B |
| FY2017 | $1.4B | $30.1B |
| FY2016 | $626.0M | $13.1B |
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$125,789,000,000 | VZ |
| FY2024 | −$121,680,000,000 | VZ |
| FY2023 | −$119,417,000,000 | VZ |
| FY2022 | −$119,357,000,000 | VZ |
| FY2021 | −$113,926,000,000 | VZ |
| FY2020 | −$107,580,000,000 | VZ |
| FY2019 | −$110,410,000,000 | VZ |
| FY2018 | −$108,283,000,000 | VZ |
| FY2017 | −$108,378,000,000 | VZ |
| FY2016 | −$108,510,000,000 | VZ |
| FY2015 | −$113,720,000,000 | VZ |
| FY2014 | −$109,048,000,000 | VZ |
| FY2013 | −$102,455,000,000 | VZ |
| FY2012 | −$97,470,000,000 | VZ |
| FY2011 | −$95,524,000,000 | VZ |
| FY2010 | −$99,523,000,000 | VZ |
| FY2009 | −$102,834,000,000 | VZ |
| FY2008 | −$94,754,253,000 | VZ |
VZ has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 18 fiscal years. The gap has widened 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 | −26.8 pp | VZ |
| FY2024 | −13.7 pp | VZ |
| FY2023 | −79.8 pp | VZ |
| FY2022 | −24.8 pp | VZ |
| FY2021 | −6.6 pp | VZ |
| FY2020 | −20.2 pp | VZ |
| FY2019 | −39.6 pp | VZ |
| FY2018 | −19.9 pp | VZ |
| FY2017 | −16.4 pp | VZ |
| FY2016 | −7.2 pp | VZ |
| FY2015 | −9.1 pp | VZ |
| FY2014 | −5.1 pp | VZ |
| FY2013 | −20.9 pp | VZ |
| FY2012 | −4.9 pp | VZ |
| FY2011 | −5.5 pp | VZ |
| FY2010 | +3.9 pp | LUMN |
| FY2009 | +2.2 pp | LUMN |
| FY2008 | +10.0 pp | LUMN |
The higher net margin has changed hands between LUMN and VZ 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 VZ's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 19.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.5.
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 VZ over these 18 fiscal years — LUMN led in 3 and VZ 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 VZ's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 46.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 30.9.
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 VZ over these 17 fiscal years — LUMN led in 5 and VZ in 12.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.