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Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) Stock Analysis

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) is a Telecom Services stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

LUMN

$6.77

−$0.14 (−2.03%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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LUMN Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026
Trading
Open
$6.98
Previous Close
$6.91
Day's Range
6.74–7.07
52-Week Range
4.57–11.95
Volume
8.54M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
1.80
Valuation
Market Cap
$6.98B
P/E Ratio
unprofitable
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
17.14
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
0.59
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
−1.01
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$12.40B−5.39%
Net Income (FY)
−$1.74B
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
−8.65%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
1.03B
1-Year Return
+36.22%
Dividend and dates
Earnings Date
October 29, 2026estimated
Avg Volume
13.22M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

LUMN Stock Return by Calendar Year

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−12.87%
2025+46.33%
2024+190.16%
2023−64.94%
2022−55.48%
2021+38.82%
2020−19.18%
2019−5.22%
2018+2.00%
2017−21.73%
2016 (partial year)−18.20%

As of September 4, 2026.

LUMN Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$12.40B−$1.74B−14.0%
2024$13.11B−$55.00M−0.4%
2023$14.56B−$10.30B−70.7%
2022$17.48B−$1.55B−8.9%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$12.40B$5.76B−$184.00M−$1.74B−14.0%
2024$13.11B$6.41B$477.00M−$55.00M−0.4%
2023$14.56B$7.41B$1.23B−$10.30B−70.7%
2022$17.48B$9.61B$3.29B−$1.55B−8.9%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

LUMN Valuation vs Telecom Services Median

Median of 63 stocks
MetricLUMNTelecom Services medianvs median
P/S ratio0.590.8631% below
Profit margin−8.65%−0.09%8.6 pts below

Medians across 63 Telecom Services stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

The market values Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) at $6.98B. The company sits in the Communication Services sector, in the Telecom Services industry. Headcount on file is 24,000.

The most recent close on file for LUMN is $6.77, dated September 4, 2026. That is −$0.14 (−2.03%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $4.57 to $11.95. The latest close sits 48.14% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, Lumen Technologies, Inc. reported revenue of $12.40B. Against the prior fiscal year total of $13.11B, that is a change of −5.39%. The same year closed with a net loss of $1.74B. Profit margin runs at −8.65%. That is 8.6 percentage points below the Telecom Services median of −0.09%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to −1.01.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $17.48B in 2022 to $12.40B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 0 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The record shows negative trailing earnings, so no price-to-earnings ratio is published. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 17.14. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 0.59 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 31.38% below the Telecom Services median of 0.86. 63 Telecom Services companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The trailing one-year price return is +36.22%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at −8.17%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 1.8. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 68.11%.

Growth & Income

No dividend is on file for LUMN.

So far in 2026 the price is −12.87%. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2024 at +190.16%; the weakest is 2023 at −64.94%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 4 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) operates in the Telecom Services industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Lumen Technologies, Inc. LUMN $6.98B —
Verizon Communications Inc. VZ $208.32B 13.1
T-Mobile US, Inc. TMUS $194.71B 19.0
AT&T Inc. T $175.97B 8.7

The Telecom Services industry average P/E ratio is 13.1x. Lumen Technologies, Inc. has no P/E ratio because it is not currently profitable.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 2026.

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About Lumen Technologies, Inc.

Lumen Technologies, Inc., a networking company, provides integrated products and services to business and mass customers in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Business and Mass Markets. It offers dark fiber and conduit, edge cloud, internet protocol (IP), voice over IP, managed security, software-defined wide area networks, unified communications and collaboration, and optical services; ethernet and VPN data networks services; and legacy services to manage cash flow, including time division multiplexing voice and private line; other legacy services, such as Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) based ethernet, legacy data hosting services, and conferencing services; and managed and professional service solutions, as well as sells communications equipment. The company also provides high speed and lower speed broadband service to residential and small business customers; local and long-distance voice services, professional services, and other ancillary services; and federal broadband and state support programs. It serves its products and services under the Lumen, CenturyLink, Black Lotus Labs, and Quantum Fiber brand name. 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.

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