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Lumen Technologies, Inc. Common Stock (LUMN) Stock Analysis

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

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

LUMN

$4.46

−$0.02 (−0.45%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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LUMN Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$4.58
Previous Close
$4.48
Day's Range
4.37–4.61
52-Week Range
4.31–11.95
Volume
8.96M
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.
1.86
Valuation
Market Cap
$4.60B
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.
0.39
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
−1.02
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
−37.80%
Dividend and dates
Earnings Date
November 4, 2026
Avg Volume
13.81M

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

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, LUMN closed at $4.46, −37.80% over 1 year.

Lumen Technologies, Inc. Common Stock (LUMN) has a market capitalization of $4.60B.

In fiscal 2025, LUMN reported revenue of $12.40B.

LUMN Stock Return by Calendar Year

Lumen Technologies, Inc. Common Stock (LUMN) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $6,220
−37.80%
5 years
$10,000 $3,889
−61.11%
10 years
$10,000 $2,781
−72.19%

If you had invested $10,000 in Lumen Technologies, Inc. Common Stock (LUMN) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $2,781 at the close on October 21, 2026: −72.19% in total, −12.01% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

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

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−42.60%
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 October 21, 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 Dividend History

$0.75−25.0% vs 2021

Dividends per share, 2022 · 3 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2022$0.753−25.0%
2021$1.004+0.0%
2020$1.004+0.0%
2019$1.004−53.7%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2022$0.753−25.0%
2021$1.004+0.0%
2020$1.004+0.0%
2019$1.004−53.7%
2018$2.164+0.0%
2017$2.164+300.0%
2016$0.541—

Most recent payment: $0.25 per share, ex-dividend August 29, 2022. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

LUMN Valuation vs Telecom Services Median

Median of 55 stocks
MetricLUMNTelecom Services medianvs median
P/S ratio0.390.7548% below
Profit margin−8.65%2.81%11.5 pts below

Medians across 55 Telecom Services stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

The market values Lumen Technologies, Inc. Common Stock (LUMN) at $4.60B. 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 $4.46, dated October 21, 2026. That is −$0.02 (−0.45%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $4.31 to $11.95. The latest close sits 3.48% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, Lumen Technologies, Inc. Common Stock 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 11.5 percentage points below the Telecom Services median of 2.81%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to −1.02.

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 0.39 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 48.49% below the Telecom Services median of 0.75. 55 Telecom Services companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The trailing one-year total return is −37.80%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at −12.01%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 1.86. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 68.38%.

Growth & Income

The latest dividend on file for LUMN dates from 2022. Dividends are recorded for 7 calendar years; 2022 shows 3 payments totalling $0.75 a share. The year before, 2021, totalled $1.00 a share.

So far in 2026 the total return is −42.60%. 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. Common Stock (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. Common Stock LUMN $4.60B —
Verizon Communications Inc. VZ $180.98B 11.3
T-Mobile US, Inc. TMUS $164.92B 16.1
AT&T Inc. T $150.14B 7.2

The Telecom Services industry average P/E ratio is 11.4x. Lumen Technologies, Inc. Common Stock has no P/E ratio because it is not currently profitable.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Lumen Technologies, Inc. Common Stock

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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