Lumen Technologies, Inc.
LUMN Communication Services Telecom Services
Lumen Technologies, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $12.4 billion, down 5.39% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- −12.1%
- EPS
- +58.1%
- Free cash flow
- −123.7%
- Total debt
- −25.3%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) Free cash flow margin
Lumen Technologies, Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was −8.38%, down 11.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (3.37%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.32% (fiscal 2023) to 19.0% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is below the Telecom Services industry median of 2.87% and below the Communication Services sector median of 1.75%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 3.37% | (7.83) |
| FY2024 | 11.2% | 16.52 |
| FY2023 | −5.32% | (15.84) |
| FY2022 | 10.5% | (8.46) |
| FY2021 | 19.0% | 4.75 |
| FY2020 | 14.2% | (0.43) |
| FY2019 | 14.7% | (3.12) |
| FY2018 | 17.8% | 4.75 |
| FY2017 | 13.0% | 3.55 |
| FY2016 | 9.48% | (3.44) |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| IRDM Iridium Communications Inc compare | 30.7% |
| KYIV Kyivstar Group Ltd. compare | 21.9% |
| PHI PLDT Inc. compare | 21.8% |
| VEON VEON Ltd. compare | 14.4% |
| LBTYK Liberty Global Ltd compare | 8.66% |
| LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd compare | 8.66% |
| TKC Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS compare | −2.63% |
| LUMN Lumen Technologies, Inc. | −8.38% |
| TDS Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. compare | −36.0% |
| Telecom Services industry median | 2.87% |
| Communication Services sector median | 1.75% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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