Qwest Corp (CTGG) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
Qwest (CTGG) recorded Free Cash Flow of $149 million in Q1 2026, down 40.4% from $250 million a year earlier and down 6.9% from the prior quarter.
Qwest Corp (CTGG) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Qwest's Free Cash Flow came in at $837 million as of Mar 31, 2026, down 30.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $938 million, down 18.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Free Cash Flow has declined for four straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -13.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Free Cash Flow came in at $1.15 billion in FY2024 (-13.6%), $1.33 billion in FY2023 (-25.3%), $1.78 billion in FY2022 (-20.5%) and $2.24 billion in FY2021 (+12.9%).
- The Q1 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Free Cash Flow in data going back to Q3 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 10.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Free Cash Flow in the last five years was growth of 42.2% in Q2 2021, against a decline of 51.5% in Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $160 million (Q4 2025), $252 million (Q3 2025) and $276 million (Q2 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 149.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 160.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 252.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 276.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 250.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 277.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 396.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 280.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 194.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 278.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 322.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 327.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 400.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 316.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 453.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 465.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 543.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 494.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 564.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 583.00 Mn |
Qwest Corp Free Cash Flow API
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params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "CTGG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();