CenturyLink Income Tax

CenturyLink posts a income tax of $500M as of September 2020. That compares with $420M in the prior-year period — up 16.7% year over year. Comparing that reading with peers and prior periods is usually more useful than looking at the number in isolation.

In the prior comparable period, CenturyLink's income tax was $420M. The latest reading is $500M — a 16.7% year-over-year increase (period ending September 2020). Use the history and growth charts on this page for a longer lookback.

Income Tax is one piece of CenturyLink's financial statement story. At $500M, it should be interpreted next to related metrics — for example revenue with costs, assets with liabilities, or income with margins. Stockcircle links those related pages so you can move from this number to the surrounding context quickly.

Context for CTL's income tax usually means three checks: (1) trend versus prior periods, (2) level versus peers, and (3) consistency with growth and profitability. This page covers the first two; CenturyLink's other metric pages and overview cover the third.

Judging CenturyLink against Telecommunications peers is usually better than using a market-wide rule of thumb. Business models inside Telecommunications are more comparable, which makes gaps in income tax easier to interpret. Start with $500M here, then scan peer and history charts to see if the gap is persistent.