Lumen Technologies, Inc. LUMN
At closeNov 4, 2026, 5:21 PM EST
After hours · Nov 4, 5:21 PM ET
- YTD
- -42.47%
- 1 year
- -57.59%
- Market cap
- 4.61B
- Revenue (ttm)
- 11.83B
- Profit margin
- -8.65%
- EPS (ttm)
- -1.02
- Shares out
- 1.03B
- Forward P/E
- -15.46
- YTD return
- -42.47%
- 1-year return
- -57.59%
- Volume
- 18.69M
- Avg volume
- 13.89M
- Open
- 4.92
- Previous close
- 4.75
- Day's range
- 4.45 – 4.97
- 52-week range
- 4.25 – 11.43
- Beta
- 1.97
- Price target
- 7.49 (+67.5%)
- Earnings date
- Nov 4, 2026
3M -1.49 (-24.51%)
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 16.52B
- PEG ratio
- 17.14
- Price / sales
- 0.39
- Price / book
- 0.00
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- Payout ratio
- 50.00%
- Revenue growth
- -9.30%
- Free cash flow
- 2.12B
- Total cash
- 1.88B
- Total debt
- 13.50B
- Return on equity
- 0.00%
- Short % of float
- 7.37%
- 50-day average
- 5.69
- 200-day average
- 7.22
Analyst view
- Target (low)
- 5.90
- Target (mean)
- 7.49
- Target (high)
- 9.00
- Strong buy1
- Buy0
- Hold8
- Sell0
- Strong sell1
Next earnings
Nov 4, 2026
Expected Nov 4, 2026. Consensus EPS estimate -0.23718.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | -0.23187 | — | — | — |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | -0.13384 | -0.07 | +0.06 | +47.70% |
| May 5, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | -0.0961 | -0.47 | -0.37 | -389.07% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | -0.21 | 0.23 | +0.44 | +209.52% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | -0.31 | -0.20 | +0.11 | +35.48% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | -0.24 | -0.03 | +0.21 | +87.50% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | Citigroup | main | Neutral | Neutral |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Goldman Sachs | main | Neutral | Neutral |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Wells Fargo | main | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| May 11, 2026 | JP Morgan | main | Neutral | Neutral |
| May 8, 2026 | Wells Fargo | main | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| May 6, 2026 | UBS | main | Neutral | Neutral |
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.
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Telecom Services
- Country
- United States
- Website
- lumen.com
News
Lumen Technologies Q3 Adj. EPS $(0.14) Beats $(0.23) Estimate, Sales $2.715B Miss $2.732B Estimate 
Notification of share transactions by Lumen Investments S.à r.l 
Lumen: The Price Is Right 
Lumen and Microsoft Expand Collaboration to Co-Sell Enterprise AI-Ready Networks 
Lumen to Report Q3 Earnings: Here's What Investors Should Know 
Lumen is Redefining Networking for the AI and Quantum Eras 
Top 3 Tech And Telecom Stocks Which Could Rescue Your Portfolio This Month 
Notification of share transactions by Lumen Investments S.à r.l 
Notification of share transactions by Lumen Investments S.à r.l 
Lumen Takes Network Resilience Beyond the Backup Plan with AI and Built-In Diversity
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEJAR MARTHA HELENA | Director | Sale | Dec 16, 2020 | 55,880 |
| BOULET VIRGINIA | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | May 19, 2020 | 83,029 |
| BROWN PETER C | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | May 19, 2020 | 45,771 |
| CHILTON KEVIN P | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | May 19, 2020 | 83,952 |
| CLONTZ STEVEN TERRELL | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | May 19, 2020 | 330,979 |
| GLENN T MICHAEL | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | May 19, 2020 | 160,507 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 13.79% | 142,261,845 | 635.91M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.96% | 61,471,506 | 274.78M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 4.65% | 48,003,189 | 214.57M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| FMR, LLC | 4.39% | 45,326,716 | 202.61M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.08% | 42,038,158 | 187.91M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.41% | 24,824,381 | 110.96M | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | 4.64% | 47,812,858 | 213.72M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 2.85% | 29,423,240 | 131.52M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 2.44% | 25,184,144 | 112.57M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 2.06% | 21,273,223 | 95.09M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II-First Trust Cloud Computing ETF | 1.49% | 15,381,128 | 68.75M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust-Fidelity Growth Company Fund | 1.20% | 12,426,991 | 55.55M | Aug 30, 2026 |