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WSJ10/16/2026Neutral
LUMN
Lumen Technologies, Inc. Common StockNYSECOMMUNICATION SERVICESTELECOM SERVICES
Key Statistics
Market Cap
$4.80B
P/E Ratio
—
EPS
$-1.02
Beta
1.86
52W High
$11.95
52W Low
$4.38
50-Day MA
$6.08
200-Day MA
$7.42
Dividend Yield
—
Profit Margin
-8.65%
Forward P/E
98.04
PEG Ratio
54.58
About Lumen Technologies, Inc. Common Stock
Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink) is an American telecommunications company headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, that offers communications, network services, security, cloud solutions, voice, and managed services.
Fundamentals
| Revenue (TTM) | $11.83B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $5.66B |
| EBITDA | $2.23B |
| Operating Margin | -2.89% |
| Return on Equity | -78.90% |
| Return on Assets | -0.87% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $11.85 |
| Book Value | $-1.44 |
| Price-to-Book | 14.62 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 0.41 |
| EV/Revenue | 1.516 |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.78 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | -88.90% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | -9.30% |
| Shares Outstanding | $1.03B |
| Float | $948.50M |
| % Insiders | 8.03% |
| % Institutions | 72.58% |
Historical Volatility
HV 10-Day
78.95%
HV 20-Day
61.11%
HV 30-Day
53.04%
HV 60-Day
58.85%
HV Rank
15.5%
Volatility is currently expanding
Analyst Ratings
Consensus ($7.49 target)
1
Strong Buy9
Hold1
Strong SellLatest News
How Lumen's CEO and CFO Struck a Siblinglike Partnership
WSJ10/16/2026Neutral
Why Ciena, Lumentum and other optical stocks were among the market's biggest losers on Monday
The sharp moves could partly be a reaction to recent cautious commentary on AI spending.
Market Watch10/12/2026Negative
Eminence Grey and Lumen Partner to Deliver Sovereign AI Infrastructure Across the U.S.
Collaboration combines Eminence Grey's sovereign AI platform with Lumen's physical infrastructure and programmable network to help organizations securely connect AI environments from the edge to the cloud SHERIDAN, Wyo. and DENVER, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Eminence Grey and Lumen Technologies (Nasdaq: LUMN) today announced a partnership to deliver sovereign AI infrastructure for government agencies, enterprises, and AI innovators.
PRNewsWire10/8/2026Neutral
Lumen Technologies Announces Intention to Transfer Stock Exchange Listing to Nasdaq
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lumen Technologies, Inc. (“Lumen,” “us,” “we,” or “our”) (NYSE: LUMN) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the voluntary transfer of the listing of Lumen's common stock, as well as the 6.500% Notes due 2051 (CTGG) and 6.750% Notes due 2052 (CTHH) issued by its wholly owned subsidiary, Qwest Corporation (the “Securities”), from the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) to The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”). Lumen and Qwest Corporation have filed applic.
Business Wire9/25/2026Neutral
Lumen Unveils Intelligent Internet to Transform Enterprise Networking
LUMN launches Intelligent Internet, offering flexible bandwidth, term-based pricing and security as enterprise AI workloads drive demand.
Zacks Investment Research9/22/2026Neutral
Lumen Technologies Maps AI Networking Growth Strategy at Citi Conference
Lumen Technologies NYSE: LUMN Chief Executive Officer Kate Johnson said the company is positioning its network and software capabilities around enterprise demand for artificial intelligence, arguing that customers increasingly need to move data among buildings, cloud platforms, data centers and edge locations in real time.
MarketBeat9/11/2026Neutral
Lumen Technologies Bets on Digital Networks as AI Inference Strains Connectivity
Lumen Technologies NYSE: LUMN is focusing its strategy on digitizing enterprise networking, expanding Network-as-a-Service offerings and managing its legacy operations for cash generation, President and CFO Chris Stansbury said at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference.
MarketBeat9/11/2026Positive
Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) Presents at Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference 2026 Transcript
Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) Presents at Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference 2026 Transcript
Seeking Alpha9/11/2026Neutral
Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) Presents at Citi's 2026 Global TMT Conference Transcript
Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) Presents at Citi's 2026 Global TMT Conference Transcript
Seeking Alpha9/9/2026Neutral
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Data last updated: 10/17/2026