LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC (LUMN) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA • New York Stock Exchange • NYSE:LUMN • US5502411037

7.77 USD
-0.29 (-3.6%)
At close: Feb 9, 2026
7.8239 USD
+0.05 (+0.69%)
After Hours: 2/9/2026, 6:00:41 PM
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Fundamental Rating

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Overall LUMN gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. We evaluated LUMN against 36 industry peers in the Diversified Telecommunication Services industry. LUMN scores quite bad on profitability, while its financial health is fine. Not spectacular, but in line with the averages. LUMN has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • LUMN had negative earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year LUMN had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • LUMN had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
  • Of the past 5 years LUMN 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.
LUMN Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFLUMN Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 5B -5B -10B

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of LUMN (-4.82%) is worse than 63.89% of its industry peers.
  • LUMN's Return On Invested Capital of 0.44% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LUMN is outperformed by 61.11% of its industry peers.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for LUMN is below the industry average of 6.72%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -4.82%
ROE N/A
ROIC 0.44%
ROA(3y)-11.28%
ROA(5y)-6.48%
ROE(3y)-832.11%
ROE(5y)-498.04%
ROIC(3y)3.61%
ROIC(5y)4.58%
LUMN Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICLUMN Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -500 -1K -1.5K -2K

1.3 Margins

  • LUMN's Operating Margin of 1.34% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LUMN is outperformed by 61.11% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of LUMN has declined.
  • Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 47.07%, LUMN is doing worse than 61.11% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of LUMN has declined.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 1.34%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 47.07%
OM growth 3Y-44.91%
OM growth 5Y-27.05%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-4.94%
GM growth 5Y-3.18%
LUMN Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsLUMN Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 -20 40 -40 -60

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), LUMN is destroying value.
  • LUMN has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
LUMN Yearly Shares OutstandingLUMN Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B
LUMN Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsLUMN Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20B 40B 60B

2.2 Solvency

  • LUMN has an Altman-Z score of -0.11. This is a bad value and indicates that LUMN is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • With a Altman-Z score value of -0.11, LUMN is not doing good in the industry: 86.11% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • LUMN has a debt to FCF ratio of 14.41. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as LUMN would need 14.41 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • LUMN has a Debt to FCF ratio of 14.41. This is in the better half of the industry: LUMN outperforms 61.11% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF 14.41
Altman-Z -0.11
ROIC/WACC0.07
WACC6.28%
LUMN Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFLUMN Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10B 20B 30B

2.3 Liquidity

  • LUMN has a Current Ratio of 2.21. This indicates that LUMN is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 2.21, LUMN belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 86.11% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Quick Ratio of 2.17 indicates that LUMN has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • LUMN has a better Quick ratio (2.17) than 88.89% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.21
Quick Ratio 2.17
LUMN Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesLUMN Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 38.10% over the past year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)38.1%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%155.56%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-8.65%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, LUMN will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 21.32% on average per year.
  • The Revenue is expected to decrease by -2.89% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y-264.85%
EPS Next 2Y-31.88%
EPS Next 3Y29.2%
EPS Next 5Y21.32%
Revenue Next Year-7.39%
Revenue Next 2Y-5.45%
Revenue Next 3Y-4.69%
Revenue Next 5Y-2.89%

3.3 Evolution

LUMN Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesLUMN Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 5B 10B 15B 20B
LUMN Yearly EPS VS EstimatesLUMN Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 0 1 2

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • LUMN reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for LUMN. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
LUMN Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsLUMN Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 20 -20 -40

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, LUMN is valued a bit cheaper than 61.11% of the companies in the same industry.
  • LUMN's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. LUMN is cheaper than 94.44% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 6.5
EV/EBITDA 7.84
LUMN Per share dataLUMN EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 -5 10

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • LUMN's earnings are expected to grow with 29.20% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-31.88%
EPS Next 3Y29.2%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • LUMN does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC

NYSE:LUMN (2/9/2026, 6:00:41 PM)

After market: 7.8239 +0.05 (+0.69%)

7.77

-0.29 (-3.6%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupTelecommunication Services
GICS IndustryDiversified Telecommunication Services
Earnings (Last)02-03
Earnings (Next)04-29
Inst Owners68.51%
Inst Owner Change-1.81%
Ins Owners7.81%
Ins Owner Change3.63%
Market Cap7.97B
Revenue(TTM)N/A
Net Income(TTM)-1.65B
Analysts54.44
Price Target7.22 (-7.08%)
Short Float %6.74%
Short Ratio5.17
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly Dividend0
Dividend Growth(5Y)-68.79%
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)57.52%
Min EPS beat(2)26.21%
Max EPS beat(2)88.84%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)109.8%
Min EPS beat(4)26.21%
Max EPS beat(4)272.03%
EPS beat(8)5
Avg EPS beat(8)-32.55%
EPS beat(12)8
Avg EPS beat(12)-15.53%
EPS beat(16)9
Avg EPS beat(16)-15.24%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.5%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.58%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.42%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.28%
Min Revenue beat(4)-2.58%
Max Revenue beat(4)1.96%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.07%
Revenue beat(12)1
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.22%
Revenue beat(16)1
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.41%
PT rev (1m)8.48%
PT rev (3m)40.05%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-0.22%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-33.18%
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.09%
EPS NY rev (3m)4.67%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.13%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.36%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.02%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.33%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.63
P/FCF 6.5
P/OCF 1.64
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 7.84
EPS(TTM)-0.13
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.47
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)1.2
FCFY15.38%
OCF(TTM)4.74
OCFY61.03%
SpS12.37
BVpS-1.14
TBVpS-5.44
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -4.82%
ROE N/A
ROCE 0.56%
ROIC 0.44%
ROICexc 0.48%
ROICexgc 0.57%
OM 1.34%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 47.07%
FCFM 9.66%
ROA(3y)-11.28%
ROA(5y)-6.48%
ROE(3y)-832.11%
ROE(5y)-498.04%
ROIC(3y)3.61%
ROIC(5y)4.58%
ROICexc(3y)3.79%
ROICexc(5y)4.7%
ROICexgc(3y)6.35%
ROICexgc(5y)8.52%
ROCE(3y)4.57%
ROCE(5y)5.8%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-47.53%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-31.85%
ROICexc growth 3Y-41.43%
ROICexc growth 5Y-24.11%
OM growth 3Y-44.91%
OM growth 5Y-27.05%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-4.94%
GM growth 5Y-3.18%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.37
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF 14.41
Debt/EBITDA 5.85
Cap/Depr 128.42%
Cap/Sales 28.67%
Interest Coverage 0.13
Cash Conversion 161.97%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 2.21
Quick Ratio 2.17
Altman-Z -0.11
F-Score5
WACC6.28%
ROIC/WACC0.07
Cap/Depr(3y)102.09%
Cap/Depr(5y)91.52%
Cap/Sales(3y)21.07%
Cap/Sales(5y)19.19%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)38.1%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%155.56%
EPS Next Y-264.85%
EPS Next 2Y-31.88%
EPS Next 3Y29.2%
EPS Next 5Y21.32%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-8.65%
Revenue Next Year-7.39%
Revenue Next 2Y-5.45%
Revenue Next 3Y-4.69%
Revenue Next 5Y-2.89%
EBIT growth 1Y-62.72%
EBIT growth 3Y-51.9%
EBIT growth 5Y-33.9%
EBIT Next Year385.57%
EBIT Next 3Y73.55%
EBIT Next 5Y38.48%
FCF growth 1Y236.98%
FCF growth 3Y-32.61%
FCF growth 5Y-18.43%
OCF growth 1Y119.4%
OCF growth 3Y-12.65%
OCF growth 5Y-8.29%

LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC / LUMN FAQ

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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to LUMN.


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ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 3 / 10 to LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC (LUMN). This can be considered as Overvalued.


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LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC (LUMN) has a profitability rating of 1 / 10.


How financially healthy is LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC?

The financial health rating of LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC (LUMN) is 5 / 10.