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LUMN logoLumen Technologies, Inc.(LUMN)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

LUMN•NYSE•Utilities
Price updated Jun 19, 2026
SectorCommunication ServicesIndustryTelecom ServicesSub-IndustryEnterprise Fiber and Wholesale Carriers
AboutLumen Technologies, Inc., a facilities-based technology and communications company, provides various integrated products and services under the Lumen, Quantum Fiber, and CenturyLink brands to business and residential customers in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Business and Mass Markets. It offers compute and application services, such as cloud services, IT solutions, unified communication and collaboration solutions, colocation and data center services, content delivery services, and managed security services; and IP and data services, including VPN data network, Ethernet, internet protocol (IP), and voice over internet protocol. The company also provides fiber infrastructure services comprising high bandwidth optical wavelength networks; and unlit optical fiber and related professional services. In addition, it offers voice and other services, including private line services, a direct circuit or channel specifically dedicated for connecting two or more organizational sites; a portfolio of traditional time division multiplexing voice services; and synchronous optical network-based Ethernet, legacy data hosting services, and conferencing services. As of December 31, 2021, the company served approximately 4.5 million broadband subscribers. The company was formerly known as CenturyLink, Inc. and changed its name to Lumen Technologies, Inc. in September 2020. Lumen Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana.Show more
  • Revenue$12.4B-5.4%
  • EBITDA$2.56B-24.9%
  • Net Income-$1.74B-3061.8%
  • Free Cash Flow$371M-66.3%
  • EBITDA Margin20.68%-20.6%
  • Net Margin-14.02%-3241.8%
  • Interest Coverage-1.12-234.0%

LUMN Key Insights

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

No significant strengths identified

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High leverage: 6.9x Debt/EBITDA
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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LUMN Price & Volume

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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LUMN Growth Metrics

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years-3.6%
5 Years-9.75%
3 Years-10.81%
TTM-6.78%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM-455.27%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM-455.31%

Return on Capital

10 Years-1.03%
5 Years-3.51%
3 Years-8.67%
Last Year-0.62%

LUMN Recent Earnings

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →
●Beat EPS 8/12 qtrs (67%)●Beat Revenue 9/12 qtrs (75%)
Q2 2026Latest
May 5, 2026
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.47-389.1%
$0.10
Rev
$2.9B+2.4%
$2.8B
Q1 2026
Feb 3, 2026
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.23+209.5%
$0.21
Rev
$3.0B-0.0%
$3.0B
Q4 2025
Oct 30, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.20+35.5%
$0.31
Rev
$3.1B+1.5%
$3.0B
Q3 2025
Jul 31, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.03+87.5%
$0.24
Rev
$3.1B+1.5%
$3.0B
QuarterDateEPS (Act vs Est)Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026LatestMay 5, 2026
$0.47vs $0.10-389.1%
$2.9Bvs $2.8B+2.4%
Q1 2026Feb 3, 2026
$0.23vs $0.21+209.5%
$3.0Bvs $3.0B-0.0%
Q4 2025Oct 30, 2025
$0.20vs $0.31+35.5%
$3.1Bvs $3.0B+1.5%
Q3 2025Jul 31, 2025
$0.03vs $0.24+87.5%
$3.1Bvs $3.0B+1.5%
Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

LUMN Peer Comparison

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) competitors in Enterprise Fiber and Wholesale Carriers — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
FYBR logoFYBRFrontier Communications Parent, Inc.Direct Competitor9.64B38.49-29.613.23%-6.24%-7.91%2.44
OOMA logoOOMAOoma, Inc.Direct Competitor469.82M17.1074.356.52%3.17%10.01%0.74
ATUS logoATUSAltice USA, Inc.Direct Competitor539.38M1.89-8.59-4.06%-21.76%
WOW logoWOWWideOpenWest, Inc.Direct Competitor445.66M5.20-7.22-8.13%-13.2%-42.52%4.98
T logoTAT&T Inc.Product Competitor153.71B22.017.242.71%16.92%16.85%1.35
VZ logoVZVerizon Communications Inc.Product Competitor191.36B45.3711.172.52%12.43%16.42%1.90
TMUS logoTMUST-Mobile US, Inc.Product Competitor196.6B181.6718.698.49%11.65%17.82%2.07
CHTR logoCHTRCharter Communications, Inc.Product Competitor15.98B126.233.49-0.56%9.39%25.18%4.73

Compare LUMN vs Peers

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

Closest Rival

vs FYBR

Most directly comparable listed peer for LUMN.

Scale Benchmark

vs CSCO

Larger-name benchmark to compare LUMN against a more recognizable public peer.

Peer Set

Compare Top 5

vs FYBR, OOMA, ATUS, WOW

LUMN Income Statement

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Revenue
17.66B23.44B21.46B20.71B19.69B17.48B14.56B13.11B12.4B12.12B
Revenue Growth %
1.06%32.78%-8.47%-3.48%-4.95%-11.22%-16.71%-9.95%-5.39%-6.78%
Cost of Revenue
8.2B10.86B9.13B8.93B8.49B7.87B7.14B6.7B6.64B4.95B
Gross Profit
9.45B▲ 0%
12.58B▲ 33.1%
12.32B▼ 2.0%
11.78B▼ 4.4%
11.2B▼ 4.9%
9.61B▼ 14.2%
7.41B▼ 22.9%
6.41B▼ 13.6%
5.76B▼ 10.0%
4.27B▲ 0%
Gross Margin %
53.54%53.67%57.43%56.87%56.89%54.98%50.92%48.86%46.48%35.23%
Gross Profit Growth %
-2.51%33.09%-2.04%-4.43%-4.92%-14.19%-22.86%-13.6%-10.01%-
Operating Expenses
7.44B9.29B15.05B10.82B6.91B9.52B17B5.95B5.95B7.49B
Other Operating Expenses
----------
EBITDA
5.95B5.69B2.1B5.67B8.66B3.33B-6.6B3.42B2.56B2.38B
EBITDA Margin %
33.67%24.27%9.8%27.39%44%19.08%-45.33%26.06%20.68%19.66%
EBITDA Growth %
-4.83%-4.29%-63.04%169.71%52.72%-61.51%-297.93%151.77%-24.91%-30.69%
Depreciation & Amortization
3.94B5.12B4.83B4.71B4.38B3.24B2.98B2.96B2.75B2.7B
D&A / Revenue %
22.29%21.84%22.5%22.74%22.23%18.53%20.51%22.55%22.17%22.28%
Operating Income (EBIT)
2.01B▲ 0%
570M▼ 71.6%
-2.73B▼ 578.2%
962M▲ 135.3%
4.29B▲ 345.4%
95M▼ 97.8%
-9.58B▼ 10188.4%
460M▲ 104.8%
-184M▼ 140.0%
-317M▲ 0%
Operating Margin %
11.38%2.43%-12.7%4.64%21.77%0.54%-65.84%3.51%-1.48%-2.62%
Operating Income Growth %
-13.81%-71.63%-578.25%135.29%345.43%-97.78%-10188.42%104.8%-140%-
Interest Expense
1.48B2.18B2.02B1.67B1.52B1.33B1.16B1.37B1.28B2M
Interest Coverage
1.36x0.28x-1.36x0.53x2.72x0.26x-7.84x0.83x-1.12x-
Interest / Revenue %
8.39%9.29%9.42%8.05%7.73%7.62%7.95%10.47%10.35%0.02%
Non-Operating Income
-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-4M
Pretax Income
540M▲ 0%
-1.56B▼ 389.4%
-4.77B▼ 204.9%
-782M▲ 83.6%
2.7B▲ 445.4%
-991M▼ 136.7%
-10.24B▼ 933.0%
-230M▲ 97.8%
-2.72B▼ 1080.9%
-2.29B▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %
3.06%-6.67%-22.21%-3.78%13.72%-5.67%-70.32%-1.75%-21.9%-18.93%
Income Tax
-849M170M503M450M668M557M61M-175M-977M-556M
Effective Tax Rate %
-157.22%-10.88%-10.55%-57.54%24.73%-56.21%-0.6%76.09%35.97%24.24%
Net Income
1.39B▲ 0%
-1.73B▼ 224.8%
-5.27B▼ 204.0%
-1.23B▲ 76.6%
2.03B▲ 265.0%
-1.55B▼ 176.1%
-10.3B▼ 565.2%
-55M▲ 99.5%
-1.74B▼ 3061.8%
-1.74B▲ 0%
Net Margin %
7.87%-7.39%-24.55%-5.95%10.33%-8.86%-70.74%-0.42%-14.02%-14.34%
Net Income Growth %
121.89%-224.77%-204.04%76.62%265.02%-176.14%-565.25%99.47%-3061.82%-455.27%
EPS (Diluted)
2.21▲ 0%
-1.63▼ 173.8%
-4.92▼ 201.8%
-1.14▲ 76.8%
1.91▲ 267.5%
-1.54▼ 180.6%
-10.48▼ 580.5%
-0.06▲ 99.5%
-1.75▼ 3041.8%
-1.74▲ 0%
EPS Growth %
90.52%-173.76%-201.84%76.83%267.54%-180.63%-580.52%99.47%-3041.83%-455.31%
EPS (Basic)
2.21-1.63-4.92-1.141.92-1.54-10.48-0.06-1.75-
Diluted Shares Outstanding
628.69M1.07B1.07B1.08B1.07B1.01B983.08M987.68M994.55M998.89M

LUMN Balance Sheet

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Total Assets
75.55B70.24B64.74B59.39B57.99B45.61B34.02B33.5B34.34B30.62B
Asset Growth %
60.69%-7.03%-7.83%-8.26%-2.36%-21.35%-25.42%-1.53%2.53%-5.19%
PP&E (Net)
26.85B26.22B27.77B28.04B20.89B19.17B19.76B20.42B19.57B19.93B
PP&E / Total Assets %
35.54%37.33%42.89%47.21%36.03%42.02%58.08%60.97%57%65.07%
Total Current Assets
4.19B3.82B4.47B2.89B11.54B5.23B4.78B4.39B7.91B4.12B
Cash & Equivalents
551M488M1.69B409M354M1.25B2.23B1.89B1B1.63B
Receivables
1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Inventory
128M120M105M105M96M236M209M146M00
Other Current Assets
406M373M67M50M9.07B1.89B327M257M5.59B893M
Long-Term Investments
-2.41B-2.53B0013M12M-3.13B9M08M
Goodwill
30.48B28.03B21.53B18.87B15.99B12.66B1.96B1.96B6.86B0
Intangible Assets
12.77B10.78B9.57B8.22B6.97B6.17B5.47B4.81B4.46B4.24B
Other Assets
14.1B12.14B1.4B1.38B2.61B2.38B2.05B1.9B-4.46B2.33B
Total Liabilities
52.12B50.41B51.27B48.23B46.15B35.24B33.6B33.03B35.46B18.98B
Total Debt
37.73B36.06B36.45B33.62B31.17B22B21.3B19.12B17.71B13.25B
Net Debt
37.17B35.57B34.76B33.21B30.82B20.75B19.06B17.23B16.7B11.63B
Long-Term Debt
37.28B35.41B32.21B29.14B27.81B20.18B19.62B17.3B17.35B12.93B
Short-Term Borrowings
443M652M2.72B2.81B1.55B498M157M395M354M325M
Capital Lease Obligations
0196M1.53B1.67B1.81B1.32B1.52B1.43B0814M
Total Current Liabilities
4.85B5.45B7.26B6.63B7.17B4.9B3.53B3.64B4.39B4.17B
Accounts Payable
1.55B1.5B1.25B805M758M1.04B1.13B749M1.51B1.23B
Accrued Expenses
890M1.1B1.04B1.01B860M692M696M913M854M1.63B
Deferred Revenue
892M832M804M753M617M596M647M861M1B1.05B
Other Current Liabilities
932M1.11B1.14B948M2.77B909M381M179M390M1.56B
Deferred Taxes
1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K8.97B
Other Liabilities
7.57B6.76B7.36B7.44B1.65B3.91B4.1B4.32B5.04B0
Total Equity
23.43B▲ 0%
19.83B▼ 15.4%
13.47B▼ 32.1%
11.16B▼ 17.1%
11.84B▲ 6.1%
10.37B▼ 12.4%
417M▼ 96.0%
464M▲ 11.3%
-1.12B▼ 340.7%
11.64B▲ 0%
Equity Growth %
74.86%-15.37%-32.07%-17.13%6.07%-12.38%-95.98%11.27%-340.73%2915.94%
Shareholders Equity
23.43B19.83B13.47B11.16B11.84B10.37B417M464M-1.12B11.64B
Minority Interest
0000000000
Common Stock
1.07B1.08B1.09B1.1B1.02B1B1.01B19.15B19.18B19.16B
Additional Paid-in Capital
23.31B22.85B21.87B20.91B18.97B18.08B18.13B000
Retained Earnings
1.1B-1.64B-6.81B-8.03B-6B-7.61B-17.91B-17.96B-19.7B-19.9B
Accumulated OCI
-2B-2.46B-2.68B-2.81B-2.16B-1.1B-810M-723M-601M-581M
Return on Assets (ROA)
2.27%-2.38%-7.81%-1.98%3.46%-2.99%-25.86%-0.16%-5.13%-5.26%
Return on Equity (ROE)
7.54%-8.01%-31.65%-10%17.68%-13.94%-190.86%-12.49%--79.42%
Debt / Equity
1.61x1.82x2.71x3.01x2.63x2.12x51.07x41.20x-1.14x
Debt / Assets
49.93%51.34%56.3%56.61%53.75%48.24%62.6%57.08%51.56%43.27%
Net Debt / EBITDA
6.25x6.25x16.53x5.86x3.56x6.22x-5.04x6.51x4.88x
Book Value per Share
37.2718.612.5710.3411.110.30.420.47-1.1211.65

LUMN Cash Flow Statement

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Cash from Operations
3.88B7.03B6.68B6.52B6.5B4.74B2.16B4.33B4.74B4.97B
Operating CF Growth %
-15.86%81.38%-5.01%-2.34%-0.35%-27.17%-54.38%100.6%9.35%37.63%
Operating CF / Revenue %
21.96%30%31.13%31.5%33.02%27.09%14.84%33.06%38.2%40.98%
Net Income
1.39B-1.73B-5.27B-1.23B2.03B-1.55B-10.3B-55M-1.74B-1.74B
Depreciation & Amortization
3.94B5.12B4.83B4.71B4.02B3.24B2.98B2.96B2.75B2.7B
Deferred Taxes
-1.19B522M440M366M598M-1.23B8M-209M-705M-920M
Other Non-Cash Items
133M2.26B6.55B2.92B139M3.38B10.39B-450M1.58B2.65B
Working Capital Changes
-499M680M-33M-417M-408M798M-980M2.06B2.81B2.23B
Capital Expenditures
-8.87B-3.17B-3.63B-3.73B-2.9B5.48B-3.1B-3.23B-4.37B474M
CapEx / Revenue %
50.24%13.54%16.91%18%14.73%31.33%21.3%24.65%35.21%3.91%
CapEx / D&A
2.25x0.62x0.75x0.79x0.72x1.69x1.04x1.09x1.59x0.18x
CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx)
0.44x2.21x1.84x1.75x2.24x0.86x0.70x1.34x1.08x10.48x
Cash from Investing
-8.87B-3.08B-3.57B-3.56B-2.71B5.48B-1.2B-2.83B-4.3B514M
Acquisitions
-5.83B158M93M153M135M8.37B1.75B003M
Purchase of Investments
0000000000
Sale of Investments
0000000-205M00
Other Investing
62M97M-35M12M53M123M153M606M62M5.03B
Cash from Financing
5.36B-4.02B-1.91B-4.25B-3.81B-9.31B-18M-1.85B-1.32B-5.76B
Dividends Paid
-1.45B-2.31B-1.1B-1.11B-1.09B-780M-11M-3M-1M1M
Dividend Payout Ratio %
104.61%---53.47%-----
Debt Issuance (Net)
1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K
Stock Issued
0000000000
Share Repurchases
-17M000-1B-200M0000
Other Financing
2M-50M-61M-87M-53M-40M-22M-295M-14M-5.32B
Net Change in Cash
363M▲ 0%
-69M▼ 119.0%
1.2B▲ 1837.7%
-1.29B▼ 207.6%
-18M▲ 98.6%
898M▲ 5088.9%
941M▲ 4.8%
-348M▼ 137.0%
-886M▼ 154.6%
-279M▲ 0%
Exchange Rate Effect
-1M00000000-3M
Cash at Beginning
224M587M518M1.72B427M409M1.31B2.25B1.9B1.01B
Cash at End
587M518M1.72B427M409M1.31B2.25B1.9B1.01B1.64B
Free Cash Flow
-4.99B▲ 0%
3.86B▲ 177.2%
3.05B▼ 20.9%
2.79B▼ 8.4%
3.6B▲ 28.8%
10.21B▲ 183.6%
-940M▼ 109.2%
1.1B▲ 217.2%
371M▼ 66.3%
5.44B▲ 0%
FCF Growth %
-406.95%177.23%-20.87%-8.42%28.84%183.56%-109.21%217.23%-66.33%434.91%
FCF Margin %
-28.29%16.45%14.22%13.49%18.29%58.42%-6.46%8.41%2.99%44.89%
FCF / Net Income %
-359.54%-222.56%-57.92%-226.87%177.13%-659.63%9.13%-2003.64%-21.33%-313%

LUMN Key Ratios

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric201720182019202020212022202320242025TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)
7.54%-8.01%-31.65%-10%17.68%-13.94%-190.86%-12.49%--79.42%
EBITDA Margin
33.67%24.27%9.8%27.39%44%19.08%-45.33%26.06%20.68%19.66%
Net Debt / EBITDA
6.25x6.25x16.53x5.86x3.56x6.22x-5.04x6.51x4.88x
Interest Coverage
1.36x0.28x-1.36x0.53x2.72x0.26x-7.84x0.83x-1.12x-
CapEx / Revenue
50.24%13.54%16.91%18%14.73%31.33%21.3%24.65%35.21%3.91%
Dividend Payout Ratio
104.61%---53.47%-----0.06%
Debt / Equity
1.61x1.82x2.71x3.01x2.63x2.12x51.07x41.20x-1.14x
EPS Growth
90.52%-173.76%-201.84%76.83%267.54%-180.63%-580.52%99.47%-3041.83%-455.31%
Related:LUMN Dividend History·LUMN Revenue History·LUMN Price History·LUMN P/E History·LUMN Financial Ratios·LUMN Institutional Holders

LUMN SEC Filings & Documents

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)

8-K Announcements

6
Material company update

May 7, 2026·SEC

Material company update

May 5, 2026·SEC

Material company update

May 5, 2026·SEC

10-K Annual Reports

2
FY 2026

Feb 20, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Feb 20, 2025·SEC

10-Q Quarterly Reports

5
FY 2026

May 5, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Oct 30, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Jul 31, 2025·SEC

LUMN Frequently Asked Questions

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) reported $12.12B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 1517% increase from $749.7M in 1996.

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) saw revenue decline by 5.4% over the past year.

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) reported a net loss of $1.74B for fiscal year 2025.

Dividend & Returns

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) does not currently pay a meaningful dividend. The company may be reinvesting profits for growth.

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) generated $5.44B in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

Industry Metrics

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) has a dividend payout ratio of 0%. This suggests the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.

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