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Lumen Technologies, Inc.

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Communication Services · 7.26 +6.2% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 14:05 GMT-4

Market read

Lumen Technologies, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 8 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue decreased 10.8% versus the comparable filing period.
Company+6.2% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 1 activeTelecom Services · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 8 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • LUMN's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if LUMN's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Communication Services · Telecom Services

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 8 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges
  • Revenue decreased 10.8% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Cash declined 275.0M versus the comparable period.
  • Net margin fell 0.8 percentage points.
What would clarify the read
  • LUMN's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations327
Usable filing statements103
Verified relationships8
Evidence supporting the case

No qualifying supportive evidence was identified.

Evidence challenging the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed -6.6% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed -11.0 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed -14.9 percentage points in the latest annual period.
Questions before a position
  • EV/sales is 80% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

6.82
6m+2.6%12m+21.1%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$17.8B-5.3%$1.91-1.1%
2022-12-31$16.1B-9.5%$-1.54-5.6%
2023-12-31$13.5B-16.1%$-10.48-2.4%
2024-12-31$12.1B-10.3%$-0.06+0.5%
2025-12-31$11.3B-6.6%$-1.75+0.7%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesmixed · 4 filings
55 Table of Contents Future Debt Transactions Subject to market conditions, we expect to continue issuing debt securities as needed to refinance maturing obligations, including subsidiary debt, consistent with our capital allocation strategies and covenants.
10-Q · May 5, 2026
Capital investment and capacitymixed · 3 filings
This was primarily as a result of: • an increase of $1.1 billion in capital expenditures; and • an increase due to $319 million lower proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment, and other assets.
10-K · Feb 20, 2026
Macroeconomic conditionsmixed · 2 filings
We believe macroeconomic changes over the past few years have resulted in (i) increases in certain revenue streams and decreases in others, (ii) operational challenges resulting from inflation and shortages of certain components and other supplies that we use…
10-Q · Oct 30, 2025
Demand and volumemixed · 1 filings
These workforce reductions result primarily from the progression or completion of our post-acquisition integration plans, increased competitive pressures, cost reduction initiatives, process improvements through automation and reduced workloads due to reduced…
10-K · Feb 20, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 0.6× · EV/sales 0.5×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

7.26+6.2% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 14:05 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for LUMN. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

The latest filing shows material pressure

10-Q filed 2026-05-05 against the comparable filing from 2025-05-01.

cautious
OperationscautiousEvidence score -2
liquiditycautiousEvidence score -1
valuationdiscount

What improved

No thresholded improvement was identified.

What weakened

  • Revenue decreased 10.8% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Cash declined 275.0M versus the comparable period.
  • Net margin fell 0.8 percentage points.

Filing receipts

Cash provided by operating activities is subject to variability period over period as a result of timing differences, including with respect to the collection of receivables and payments of interest expense, accounts payable, and bonuses.

Other Income, Net Other income, net reflects certain items not directly related to our core operations, including: Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 2025 (Dollars in millions) Pension and post-retirement net periodic expense $ (26) (46) Foreign currency (loss) gain (4) 2 Transition and separation services 41 37 Interest income 14 21 Other 1 16 Total other income, net $ 26 30 Income Tax Expense Our effective tax rate was as follows: Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 2025 (Dollars in millions) Effective tax rate 213.0 % 18.0 % Our effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was driven primarily by tax attributable to nondeductible goodwill from the Mass Markets Fiber-to-the-H...

This was primarily as a result of: • cash allocated to operating activities received as part of the divestiture of our Mass Markets Fiber-to-the-Home business associated with the fair value of the contractual credits and commercial agreements described in Note 2—Divestiture; • an offsetting increase in net loss adjusted for non-cash expenses and gains; and • an offsetting decrease in working capital as a result of timing of payments and collections on payables and receivables.

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind LUMN

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

T95.0% of LUMNcustomerMay 5, 2026

Planned Divestiture of the Mass Markets Fiber-to-the-Home Business On May 21, 2025, we entered into a definitive agreement to sell our Mass Markets fiber-to-the-home business (including approximately 95% of Quantum Fiber) in 11 states to AT&T for a pre-tax to…

TAT&T Inc.partnerJul 31, 2025

Planned Divestiture of the Mass Markets Fiber-to-the-Home Business On May 21, 2025, we entered into a definitive agreement to sell our Mass Markets fiber-to-the-home business (including approximately 95% of Quantum Fiber) in 11 states to AT&T for a pre-tax to…

Depended on by

OPTUOptimum Communications, Inc.competitorMay 7, 2026

Our competitors include Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Inc., T-Mobile US, Inc., Charter Communications, Inc., Comcast Corporation, and emerging satellite-based broadband providers, as well as DirecTV, DISH Network (a wholly-owned subsidiary of EchoStar Cor…

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

LUMN is currently a Leader in the organic co-movement group Telecom Services. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for LUMN; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.