LUMN
Lumen Technologies, Inc. Communication Services Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) Russell 3000
$4.88Close
$5.0BMarket cap
$4.43 – $11.8352-week range
Nov 4, 2026Next report · after the close
Highlights
Cautions
- Not in an uptrend 0 of 8 trend conditions
- Lagging the market RS 4 · weaker than 96% of stocks over 12 months
- Far from its high 59% below its 52-week high
- Results soon Nov 4, 2026, in 3 days
- Financial distress Altman Z″ in the distress zone
Price
Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices
Key figures
Off 12-month high
59%
1wk
up 6.8%
price change
1mo
down 12.9%
price change
12-month return
down 53%
market up 11% ·
its own down 66%
F-score
4 / 9
Weak
Altman Z″
-1.39
Elevated risk
P/E
—
price / earnings
PEG
—
P/E / EPS growth
P/B
—
price / book
Earnings yield
down 3.7%
EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than
47%
of the market · around average
Revenue growth
down 7%
year on year
EPS growth
—
latest quarter
Sales growth
down 13%
latest quarter · -2 pts
ROE
—
return on equity
Free cash margin
up 3%
$371.0M FCF
D/E
—
long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA
8.7×
Interest cover
Lossoperating loss
Piotroski tests
- not yet profitable on its assets
- profitability slipped from last year
- issued more shares
- gross margin narrowed
- assets working less efficiently
- generating cash from operations
- profits backed by cash
- reduced long-term debt
- short-term liquidity improved
Trade setup
ATR%
6.1%
$0.30 a day · 2×ATR $4.29
RS
4 / 99
vs the universe
Trend
0 / 8
trend template
Relative volume
0.9×
vs 50-day average
Up/down volume
0.82
50 sessions
Implied move
—
no option chain · report Nov 4, 2026
Trend template · 0 of 8
Screen verdict
Did not qualify for any screen.
Warning signs
- Liabilities exceed assets Shareholders' equity is negative at -$1.1B as of Dec 31, 2025. What is left for shareholders after creditors is, on the balance sheet, less than nothing.
- Bankruptcy model reads distressed The Altman score sits inside the range historically associated with financial distress. It is used here only to exclude, never to rank, and it is a statistical band rather than a prediction about this company.
- Losing money before interest is even paid The company made an operating loss, so interest is not covered at all - the debt is being serviced from cash reserves, asset sales or new borrowing rather than from the business.
- Heavily indebted Net debt is 8.7 times EBITDA — roughly 9 years of earnings before interest, tax and depreciation to repay borrowings in full.
- Gross margin narrowing Gross margin fell from 44.7% to 41.4%. The company is keeping less of each dollar of sales than it did a year ago.
- Revenue shrinking Revenue fell 6.6% over the year, from $12.1B to $11.3B.
Last reported
Aug 4, 2026
Results reaction
Aug 4, 2026-7% vs market2 sessions after results
Financials
- Gross 41%
- Net -15%
- Free cash 3%
- Cash
- Long-term debt
| FY2020Dec 31, 2020 | FY2021Dec 31, 2021 | FY2022Dec 31, 2022 | FY2023Dec 31, 2023 | FY2024Dec 31, 2024 | FY2025Dec 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $18.8B | $17.8B | $16.1B | $13.5B | $12.1B | $11.3B |
| Gross margin | 52% | 52% | 51% | 47% | 45% | 41% |
| Operating income | $962.0M | $4.3B | $95.0M | -$9.6B | $460.0M | -$812.0M |
| Net income | -$1.2B | $2.0B | -$1.5B | -$10.3B | -$55.0M | -$1.7B |
| Net margin | -7% | 11% | -10% | -76% | -0% | -15% |
| Earnings per share | -$1.14 | $1.91 | -$1.54 | -$10.48 | -$0.06 | -$1.75 |
| Free cash flow | $2.8B | $3.6B | $1.7B | -$940.0M | $1.1B | $371.0M |
| Free cash margin | 15% | 20% | 11% | -7% | 9% | 3% |
| Cash | $406.0M | $354.0M | $1.3B | $2.2B | $1.9B | $1.0B |
| Long-term debt | $31.8B | $29.2B | $20.7B | $20.1B | $18.5B | $17.8B |
| Shareholders' equity | $11.2B | $11.8B | $10.4B | $417.0M | $464.0M | -$1.1B |
| Shares outstanding | 1.10bn | 1.02bn | 1bn | 1.01bn | 1.01bn | 1.03bn |
Filings
| Filed | Report | Period to | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2026 | 35d |
| May 5, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2026 | 35d |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2025 | 51d |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2025 | 30d |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2025 | 31d |
| May 1, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2025 | 31d |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2024 | 51d |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2024 | 36d |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2024 | 37d |
| Apr 30, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2024 | 30d |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2023 | 53d |
| Oct 31, 2023 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2023 | 31d |
Current reports
| Filed | Disclosed |
|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2026 | Director or officer change ↗ |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Listing notice · Regulation FD ↗ |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Results · Director or officer change · Regulation FD ↗ |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Other events ↗ |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Other events ↗ |
| May 27, 2026 | Director or officer change · Charter or bylaws · Shareholder vote ↗ |
| May 21, 2026 | Material agreement · New obligation ↗ |
| May 20, 2026 | Material agreement · Other events ↗ |
| May 20, 2026 | Other events ↗ |
| May 20, 2026 | Other events ↗ |
| May 14, 2026 | Material agreement · New obligation ↗ |
| May 12, 2026 | Other events ↗ |