15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
Updated Overview →
Growth & profitability
Revenue has declined 9.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Operating margin has contracted, at -7.2% in the latest year.
Free cash flow has declined 33.2% per year over the past 5 years.
Financial health
Operating income covered interest expense -0.6× in the latest year, down from 0.6× 5 years ago.
Shareholder returns
Dividends have been paid for 15 consecutive years, consuming 0.3% of free cash flow.
The dividend has declined 75.4% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
$11.3B
-$1.7B
41.4%
-7.2%
$371M
—
$1.0B
2024
$12.1B
-$55M
44.7%
3.8%
$1.1B
—
$1.9B
2023
$13.5B
-$10.3B
47.2%
-70.9%
-$940M
—
$2.2B
2022
$16.1B
-$1.5B
51.2%
0.6%
$1.7B
—
$1.3B
2021
$17.8B
$2.0B
52.3%
24.1%
$3.6B
—
$354M
2020
$18.8B
-$1.2B
52.5%
5.1%
$2.8B
—
$406M
2019
$19.5B
-$5.3B
53.2%
-14.0%
$3.1B
—
$1.7B
2018
$21.0B
-$1.7B
52.5%
2.7%
$3.9B
—
$488M
2017
—
$1.4B
—
—
$772M
—
$551M
2016
—
$626M
—
—
$1.6B
—
$222M
2015
—
$878M
—
—
—
—
$126M
2014
—
$772M
—
—
—
—
$128M
2013
—
-$239M
—
—
—
—
$168M
2012
—
$777M
—
—
—
—
$211M
2011
—
$573M
—
—
—
—
$128M
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Mar '26
$2.6B
-$200M
44.8%
23.2%
$380M
—
$1.6B
Dec '25
$2.7B
-$2M
40.7%
-7.3%
-$1.1B
—
$1.0B
Sep '25
$2.8B
-$621M
39.4%
-4.1%
$1.5B
—
$2.4B
Jun '25
$2.9B
-$915M
43.4%
-21.0%
-$321M
—
$1.6B
Mar '25
$2.9B
-$201M
42.0%
3.7%
$304M
—
$1.9B
Dec '24
$3.1B
$85M
44.7%
5.0%
-$227M
—
$1.9B
Sep '24
$3.0B
-$148M
43.0%
4.2%
$1.2B
—
$2.6B
Jun '24
$3.0B
-$49M
45.2%
4.5%
-$242M
—
$1.5B
Mar '24
$3.1B
$57M
46.0%
1.5%
$389M
—
$1.6B
Dec '23
$3.3B
-$2.0B
47.1%
-54.1%
-$37M
—
$2.2B
Sep '23
$3.4B
-$78M
45.3%
6.6%
$38M
—
$311M
Jun '23
$3.4B
-$8.7B
48.7%
-248.0%
-$896M
—
$411M
Mar '23
$3.5B
$511M
47.5%
11.3%
-$45M
—
$1.1B
Dec '22
—
-$3.1B
—
—
$8M
—
$1.3B
Sep '22
—
$578M
—
—
$278M
—
$252M
Jun '22
—
$344M
—
—
$635M
—
$360M
Mar '22
—
$599M
—
—
$798M
—
$366M
Dec '21
$4.4B
$508M
52.3%
26.6%
$759M
—
$354M
Sep '21
$4.4B
$544M
51.3%
25.6%
$1.0B
—
$635M
Jun '21
$4.5B
$506M
52.5%
22.6%
$993M
$31.5B
$935M
Valuation over time
How the market has priced LUMN against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 —
each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves
as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.
The price-to-sales ratio has risen from 0.2× (Mar '23) to 0.8× (Jun '26).
The dividend yield has fallen from 28.6% (Mar '23) to 0.0% (Jun '26).
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
Dividend yield %
Frequently asked questions
Is LUMN growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, Lumen Technologies, Inc.'s revenue has declined 9.6% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does LUMN have?
As of FY2025, Lumen Technologies, Inc. reported — of total debt against $1.0B of cash; operating income covered interest expense -0.6×.
What is LUMN's profit margin?
In FY2025, gross margin was 41.4%, operating margin -7.2%, and net margin -15.3%.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.