Lumen Technologies, Inc.

LUMN

$6.87

-0.65%

2026-09-04 12:22:39 EDT-$0.04

Communication Services

Telecommunications Services

NYSE

Active Trading

Lumen Technologies, Inc. functions as an infrastructure-driven technology and telecommunications provider, offering a diverse array of integrated solutions to both commercial clients ...

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Lumen Technologies, Inc. (formerly CenturyLink) is an American telecommunications company headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, offering a diverse array of integrated solutions to commercial and residential customers across the U.S. and internationally. With a global fiber network spanning 350,000 route miles and 170,000 on-net fiber buildings, Lumen provides secure networking, edge ...Lumen Technologies, Inc. (formerly CenturyLink) is an American telecommunications company headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, offering a diverse array of integrated solutions to commercial and residential customers across the U.S. and internationally. With a global fiber network spanning 350,000 route miles and 170,000 on-net fiber buildings, Lumen provides secure networking, edge cloud, and AI-ready infrastructure. The company segments operations into Business and Mass Markets, providing compute and application services, IP and data services, fiber infrastructure, and voice services. As of late 2021, it served about 4.5 million broadband subscribers, though it has recently sold its consumer fiber-to-the-home business to AT&T to focus on enterprise markets. With approximately 24,000 employees, Lumen generates revenue of around $14.6 billion (based on revenue per share and shares outstanding), but faces financial challenges including negative net income and high debt, with a debt-to-equity ratio of -8.875 and an enterprise value of $17.76 billion. Under CEO Kate Johnson, the company is undergoing transformation to better serve enterprises, governments, and communities, focusing on high-performance connectivity for cloud, edge, and AI workloads. Its products include dark fiber, edge cloud services, and managed security, and it is recognized for its innovation and reliability.ExpandCollapse

Founded

1968

Employees

24000

CEO

Kathleen E. Johnson

Full Name

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

Sector

Communication Services

Industry

Telecommunications Services

ROE

-52.11%

Market Cap

$7.08B

Current Ratio

0.96

WACC

7.43%

ROIC

-1.34%

Contact Information

https://www.lumen.com

318 388 9000

100 CenturyLink Drive, Monroe, LA 71203

Key Metrics of LUMN

Snapshot

Latest / TTM · 6 periods

Market Cap

$7.08B

ROCE

-1.5%

EV / EBITDA

8.33x

-0.9% YoY

FCF Yield

11.9%

+7.1% YoY

Cash Conversion Cycle

-17.8d

Current Ratio

0.96

Quick take

TTM —

Current ratio below 1.0

Negative working capital

Financial Highlights of LUMN

Profitability trend

Latest / TTM · 6 periods

Gross Margin

47.8%

Net Margin

-8.7%

P/E Ratio

-6.66x

n/a

Debt / Equity

-9.07

n/a

Current Ratio

0.96

Dividend Yield

0.0%

Understanding

TTM —

Current ratio below 1.0

Interest coverage is weak

Calendar of LUMN

Upcoming

Sep 30, 2026In 26 days
Q3 FY2026 · Estimated results
Est. EPS $-0.21 · Revenue $2.73B · 4 analysts
Dec 30, 2026
Q4 FY2026 · Estimated results
Est. EPS $-0.12 · Revenue $2.70B · 4 analysts
Dec 31, 2026
FY2026 · Estimated annual results
Est. EPS $-0.88 · Revenue $11.11B · 5 analysts
Mar 30, 2027
Q1 FY2027 · Estimated results
Est. EPS $-0.08 · Revenue $2.70B · 1 analysts

Recent history

Aug 4, 2026
Q2 FY2026 · Results reported
EPS $-0.20 · Revenue $2.81B
View filing
May 5, 2026
Q1 FY2026 · Results reported
EPS $-0.20 · Revenue $2.90B
View filing
Feb 20, 2026
FY2025 · Annual results
EPS $-1.75 · Revenue $12.40B
View filing
Sep 30, 2025
Q3 FY2025 · Results reported
EPS $-0.62 · Revenue $3.09B
Jun 30, 2025
Q2 FY2025 · Results reported
EPS $-0.92 · Revenue $3.09B
Mar 31, 2025
Q1 FY2025 · Results reported
EPS $-0.20 · Revenue $3.18B

Financial Statements of LUMN

5Y Trend (Revenue, Earnings, FCF)

Metric	Latest	YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength.	QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes.
RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three).	$12.4B	-5.4%	-3.2%
Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day.	$-1.7B	-3061.8%	-0.5%
Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials.	+46.5%	-4.9%	-1.9%
Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on).	-1.5%	-142.3%	-1615.8%
Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales.	-14.0%	-3241.8%	-3.9%
Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock.	$371.0M	-66.3%	-81.8%
FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine.	+3.0%	-64.4%	-81.2%
Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe.	-1585.2%	-138.5%	-896.7%
Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking.	1.80x	+49.2%	-2.4%
Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground.	$34.3B	+2.5%	+0.5%

Actual vs Estimate

A Dec 31Q Sep 30

Metric	Annual (A vs E)	Annual Surprise	Quarter (A vs E)	Quarter Surprise
EPS Surprise	-1.75 vs -0.63	-178.7%	-0.20 vs -0.21	+6.1%
Revenue Surprise	$12.4B vs $12.4B	+0.0%	$2.8B vs $2.7B	+2.9%

Insider Transactions of LUMN

Acquisitions (A)

Since May 21, 2026

Disposals (D)

Since May 21, 2026

Monthly shares of acquisitions/disposals with close price trend (shared daily price source)

Insider Trading Snapshot

Date	Executive	Title	Security	Side	Shares	Price
Aug 6, 2026	Johnson Kathleen E	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	Common Stock	A	100,000	$6.13
Aug 5, 2026	Hinshaw John M	director	Common Stock	A	27,350	$6.08
Aug 4, 2026	Hinshaw John M	director	Common Stock	—	0	—
May 21, 2026	Collins Michael	director	Common Stock	A	25,197	$9.44
May 21, 2026	MCMILLAN STEPHEN	director	Common Stock	A	25,197	$9.44

Earnings Call Transcript of LUMN

1 transcript segments

Q2 2026

Unknown Speaker

Operator: Greetings, and welcome to Lumen Technologies Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded Tuesday, August 4, 2026. Your speakers for today are Kate Johnson, CEO; and Chris Stansbury, CFO. I would now like to turn the conference over to Jim Breen, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead. James Breen: Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining Lumen Technologies' Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. Before we begin, I'd like to remind everyone that today's presentation will include forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements reflect our current expectations, assumptions and projections about future events and financial performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements due to a number of risks and uncertainties. A detailed discussion of these factors can be found in our most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly report on Form 10-Q for this quarter and any subsequent filings. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements made today, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Today's presentation may also include non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations are provided under posted materials. And with that, I'll hand it to Kate. Kathleen Johnson: Thanks, Jim. I'll start by sharing how excited we are to welcome John Hinshaw to the Lumen Board of Directors. John has led complex technology organizations through major moments of change, and his perspective will be a great asset as we continue Lumen's transformation. And to that end, we're pleased to report that Lumen delivered another solid quarter with financial results in line with expectations. Before Chris covers the numbers, I'll give some color on our strategy and transformation progress. Great companies don't win by fitting neatly into existing categories. They win by solving hard problems in new ways, sometimes creating new company categories along the way. And that is exactly what we're doing at Lumen. We're using 3 assets together in a way no other traditional telecom company is, our physical infrastructure, our programmable network and the connected ecosystem we're building on top. We are redefining enterprise networking for AI. And the market's noticing. Most recently, Gartner named Lumen, the company to beat in enterprise networking, one of several strong endorsements of our strategy and progress. And since closing the Alkira transaction, our market position has only strengthened. Alkira is now a Lumen Connect solution, and it gives us a critical capability customers really need, a simpler, faster way to connect and secure multi-cloud and AI environment. Let me double click on the problem we're solving. …

Leadership Team of LUMN

10 executives

Name	Title	Compensation	Gender	Year Born	Status
Kathleen E. Johnson	CEO & Director	USD 6,345,978	Female	1968	Active
Christopher David Stansbury	President & CFO	USD 2,883,928	Male	1965	Active
James Robert Fowler	Executive Vice President and Chief Technology & Product Officer	USD 132,500	Male	1972	Active
Ryan Asdourian	EVP and Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer	—	Male	—	Active
Jennifer Hodges	Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer	—	Female	—	Active
Jessica Taylor	Senior VP & Chief Communications Officer	—	Female	—	Active
Ana Maria White	Executive VP, Chief People & AI Enablement Officer	—	Female	1974	Active
Donald Holt	Chief Accounting Officer & Controller	—	Male	1977	Active
James Dennis Breen Jr.	Senior Vice President of Investor Relation	—	Male	—	Active
John F. Jones	Senior Vice President of Public Policy & Government Relations	—	Male	—	Active

Recent News of LUMN

WSJ8/19/2026Neutral

Leadership Lessons from Lumen Technologies' CFO

The CMO-CRO-CTO trio is an important C-suite partnership to manage the current tech and AI landscape, Lumen finance chief says.

The Motley Fool8/6/2026Neutral

Is Lumen Stock a Buy After the CEO Purchased 100,000 Shares?

CEO Kathleen Johnson acquired 100,000 shares on August 6, 2026, at an average price of $6.13 per share, representing a total capital commitment of $613,000. The purchase increased the total equity position by 0.83%, bringing the aggregate holdings to ~12.2 million shares across direct and indirect accounts.

Defense World8/6/2026Neutral

Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN) Stock Price Down 8.8% on Analyst Downgrade

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: LUMN - Get Free Report)'s stock price was down 8.8% during mid-day trading on Wednesday after The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on the stock from $8.50 to $7.25. The Goldman Sachs Group currently has a neutral rating on the stock. Lumen Technologies traded as low as $6.12 and last

Accesswire8/5/2026Neutral

Lumen Extends Multi-Cloud Strategy with Amdocs, Modernizing Enterprise Service Orchestration

aOS, Amdocs' agentic operating system for telco, will help modernize Lumen's enterprise service orchestration and order management platform on AWS, accelerating service innovation JERSEY CITY, NJ / ACCESS Newswire / August 5, 2026 / Amdocs (NASDAQ:DOX), a leading provider of software and services to communications and media companies, today announced the next phase of its cloud modernization collaboration with Lumen Technologies. Building on successful migrations to Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure, Amdocs will now leverage aOS, its agentic operating system purpose-built for telecommunications, and AI-driven modernization capabilities to accelerate the transformation of Lumen's enterprise service orchestration and order management platform on Amazon Web Services (AWS), further expanding the multi-cloud collaboration.

Zacks Investment Research8/5/2026Neutral

Lumen Posts Narrower-Than-Expected Q2 Loss, Revenues Drop Y/Y

LUMN's Q2 loss came in narrower than expected as strategic revenues have risen 14.1% and free cash flow has turned positive despite a 9.3% revenue decline.

Historical Employee Count of LUMN

Current

24,000

Change

-4.00%

Minimum

24,000

Maximum

36,000

Recent Filings

Report Date	Employees	Form Type	Filing Date	SEC Filing
Dec 31, 2025	24,000	10-K	Feb 20, 2026	View
Dec 31, 2024	25,000	10-K	Feb 20, 2025	View
Dec 31, 2023	28,000	10-K	Feb 22, 2024	View
Dec 31, 2022	29,000	10-K	Feb 23, 2023	View
Dec 31, 2021	36,000	10-K	Feb 24, 2022	View

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