Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) quarterly cash flow statement — complete operating, investing & financing history
Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) cash flow statement — 30-year operating, investing & financing cash flows
| Metric | Q3'26 | 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 |
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| Cash from Operations | 518M | 971M | 1.32B | 562M | 2.51B | 570M | 1.09B | 688M | 2.03B | 511M | 1.1B | 784M | 881M | -100M | 595M | 841M | 1.12B | 1.4B | 1.38B | 1.61B |
| Operating CF Growth % | -79.37% | 70.35% | 20.82% | -18.31% | 23.57% | 11.55% | -0.64% | -12.24% | 130.65% | 611% | 85.21% | -6.78% | -21.55% | -107.16% | -56.73% | -47.67% | -35.09% | -14.83% | -9.84% | -4.46% |
| Operating CF / Revenue % | 19.08% | 34.62% | 45.64% | 18.48% | 81.34% | 18.43% | 34.41% | 20.67% | 63.09% | 15.64% | 33.5% | 22.29% | 24.2% | -2.73% | 15.92% | 22.13% | 25.58% | 30.27% | 29.41% | 33.15% |
| Net Income | -265M | -201M | -200M | -2M | -621M | -915M | -201M | 85M | -148M | -49M | 57M | -2B | -78M | -8.74B | 511M | -3.07B | 578M | 344M | 599M | 508M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 670M | 668M | 664M | 674M | 674M | 688M | 713M | 758M | 707M | 743M | 748M | 751M | 755M | 746M | 733M | 796M | 808M | 827M | 808M | 877M |
| Deferred Taxes | -118M | -101M | -383M | -108M | -188M | -241M | -168M | -203M | -8M | -6M | 8M | -30M | -8M | 0 | 46M | -1.85B | 369M | 70M | 179M | 167M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 2.34B | 44M | -358M | 155M | 470M | 882M | 48M | -22M | -175M | -139M | -329M | 1.93B | 82M | 8.9B | -468M | 4B | -757M | 161M | -24M | 163M |
| Working Capital Changes | -2.13B | 543M | 1.59B | -170M | 2.16B | 144M | 693M | 62M | 1.65B | -35M | 604M | 113M | 114M | -1.01B | -241M | 937M | 102M | -31M | -210M | -139M |
| Capital Expenditures | -1.35B | -902M | 4.05B | -1.64B | -1.04B | -891M | -791M | -915M | -850M | -753M | -713M | -821M | -843M | -796M | -640M | 4.88B | 1.86B | -761M | -577M | -848M |
| CapEx / Revenue % | 49.83% | 32.16% | 139.7% | 54.06% | 33.72% | 28.82% | 24.86% | 27.49% | 26.39% | 23.04% | 21.67% | 23.34% | 23.15% | 21.74% | 17.12% | 128.47% | 42.46% | 16.5% | 12.34% | 17.5% |
| CapEx / D&A | 2.02x | 1.35x | 6.10x | 2.44x | 1.54x | 1.30x | 1.11x | 1.21x | 1.20x | 1.01x | 0.95x | 1.09x | 1.12x | 1.07x | 0.87x | 6.13x | 2.31x | 0.92x | 0.71x | 0.97x |
| CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx) | 0.38x | 1.08x | 0.33x | 0.34x | 2.41x | 0.64x | 1.38x | 0.75x | 2.39x | 0.68x | 1.55x | 0.95x | 1.05x | -0.13x | 0.93x | 0.17x | 0.60x | 1.83x | 2.38x | 1.90x |
| Cash from Investing | -1.35B | -894M | 4.05B | -1.64B | -1.03B | -873M | -769M | -831M | -805M | -496M | -698M | 1.03B | -827M | -789M | -616M | 4.88B | 1.86B | -701M | -569M | -763M |
| Acquisitions | -470M | 0 | 0 | 3M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20M | 0 | 12M | 1.87B | 0 | 0 | 23M | 5.66B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Purchase of Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sale of Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Investing | -11M | 8M | 4.99B | 5M | 14M | 18M | 22M | 84M | 25M | 257M | 3M | -21M | 16M | 7M | 1M | 53M | 2.71B | 60M | 8M | 85M |
| Cash from Financing | -62M | 174M | -4.75B | -324M | -651M | -30M | -314M | -610M | -81M | -100M | -1.06B | 83M | -173M | 158M | -86M | -4.68B | -3.14B | -713M | -776M | -1.14B |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1M | 0 | 1M | -1M | -3M | 0 | 0 | -3M | -1M | -1M | -1M | -8M | 0 | -255M | -254M | -271M | -253M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.53% | - | - | 5.26% | - | - | - | 1.57% | - | 44.12% | 73.84% | 45.24% | 49.8% |
| Debt Issuance (Net) | -1000K | 1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 1000K | -1000K | 1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K |
| Stock Issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -200M | 0 | 0 | 0 | -91M |
| Other Financing | -8M | -20M | -32M | 2M | -335M | -231M | -90M | 3M | -9M | -1M | -280M | -1M | -2M | -2M | -17M | -7M | -1M | -1M | -31M | -1M |
| Net Change in Cash | -897M | 251M | 622M | -1.4B | 833M | -333M | 12M | -753M | 1.15B | -85M | -656M | 1.9B | -119M | -731M | -107M | 1.04B | -156M | -18M | 30M | -295M |
| Exchange Rate Effect | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash at Beginning | 1.89B | 1.64B | 1.01B | 2.4B | 1.58B | 1.91B | 1.9B | 2.65B | 1.51B | 1.59B | 2.24B | 350M | 469M | 1.2B | 1.31B | 265M | 421M | 439M | 409M | 704M |
| Cash at End | 990M | 1.89B | 1.64B | 1B | 2.41B | 1.58B | 1.91B | 1.9B | 2.65B | 1.51B | 1.58B | 2.25B | 350M | 469M | 1.2B | 1.31B | 265M | 421M | 439M | 409M |
| Free Cash Flow | -835M | 69M | 5.37B | -1.08B | 1.47B | -321M | 304M | -227M | 1.18B | -242M | 389M | -37M | 38M | -896M | -45M | 5.72B | 2.99B | 635M | 798M | 759M |
| FCF Growth % | -156.8% | 121.5% | 1667.43% | -376.65% | 24.37% | -32.64% | -21.85% | -513.51% | 3010.53% | 72.99% | 964.44% | -100.65% | -98.73% | -241.1% | -105.64% | 654.02% | 187.21% | -36.05% | -1.36% | -17.86% |
| FCF Margin % | -30.76% | 2.46% | 185.34% | -35.58% | 47.62% | -10.38% | 9.55% | -6.82% | 36.7% | -7.41% | 11.82% | -1.05% | 1.04% | -24.47% | -1.2% | 150.61% | 68.04% | 13.77% | 17.07% | 15.66% |
| FCF / Net Income % | 315.09% | -34.33% | -2686.5% | 54100% | -236.71% | 35.08% | -151.24% | -267.06% | -798.65% | 493.88% | 682.46% | 1.85% | -48.72% | 10.26% | -8.81% | -186.48% | 516.78% | 184.59% | 133.22% | 149.41% |