NASDAQ · LUMN
Lumen Technologies, Inc.
Communication Services · Telecommunications Services
$4.47▼ 2.16% ($0.10)today
As of 10:05 AM ET
Valuation
Revenue & margin DCF
A cash-flow estimate wouldn't be reliable here
Every projected year produces negative free cash flow, so the model returns a negative enterprise value. A discounted-cash-flow valuation cannot be defended on those inputs, so it is not shown.
- 10-yr revenue CAGR
- 0.8%
- Ending operating margin
- 0.0%
- Discount rate
- 7.0%
USD · TTM ending Jun 30, 2026 · Price used $4.47 · Price Oct 26, 2:05 PM UTC
What each scenario assumes. Click a column to start from it.
Price vs Fundamentals
Why The Stock Is Moving
What changed
The stock fell 52.08% over the last year. Revenue declined 7.74% over the trailing twelve months. Operating margin moved from -1.68% to -3.36%. Free cash flow declined 10.77% over the trailing twelve months.
What the market seems to be pricing
The market is reacting to weaker business momentum more than just compressing the valuation multiple. Even if the shares already screen cheap on P/FCF, investors are still discounting lower future earnings power.
What would invalidate this read
Operating margin stands at -3.36%. Revenue declined 7.74% — this read reverses if that trend stabilizes. Free cash flow fell 10.77% — a return toward positive territory would undermine the deterioration thesis. If margins and cash flow stabilize while the stock stays depressed, the gap shifts from fundamental damage toward pure multiple compression.
Return analysis
Company profile
Lumen Technologies, Inc. functions as an infrastructure-driven technology and telecommunications provider, offering a diverse array of integrated solutions to both commercial clients and residential customers throughout the United States and internationally.
Market multiples
Stock splits
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Profitability & growth
Analyst consensus
4
Buy
17
Hold
7
Sell
Analyst ratings tend to be lagging indicators. Use as one signal among many.
Earnings
Actuals vs estimates by quarter, or any quarter against the same one a year earlier.
Next report
Nov 4, 2026
Q3 FY26 · EPS est -$0.23 · Revenue est $2.7B
Same quarter, year over year
FY26 YTD n/mEach cell vs the same quarter a year earlier (the cell below) · Q1–Q2 combined -$0.54 vs -$0.16 · 0 of 2 quarters up
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Q2
Q3
Q4
FY total
FY26
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FY25
FY24
FY23
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Fiscal year totals
- FY25
- -$0.13
- n/m
- FY24
- -$0.21
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n/m: last year’s figure was zero, a loss or too small to compare against
Q2 FY26
Reported Aug 4, 2026 · Latest
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Actual
-$0.07
Estimate
-$0.13
Year over year
n/m
Vs prior quarter
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Institutional Sentiment
Lumen Technologies, Inc. · LUMN
From Form 13F filings (managers with $100M+). Filings land up to 45 days after quarter end — read this as positioning context, not live fund flow.