Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Lumen Technologies (LUMN) posted Cash from Operations of $971.0 million for Q2 2026, down 26.61% on a QoQ basis from $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, and up 70.35% year-over-year from $570.0 million in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lumen Technologies has reported Cash from Operations for 18 years, with the latest figure at $971.0 million in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Cash from Operations rose 70.35% year-over-year to $971.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $5.4 billion, a 22.39% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $4.7 billion, up 9.35% from the prior year.
- Cash from Operations was $971.0 million for Q2 2026 at Lumen Technologies, down from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Cash from Operations was $2.5 billion in Q3 2025, with the low at -$100.0 million in Q2 2023.
- Average Cash from Operations over 5 years is $1.0 billion, with a median of $926.0 million recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Cash from Operations slumped 107.16% in 2023, then soared 611.0% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Cash from Operations stood at $841.0 million in 2022, then slipped by 6.78% to $784.0 million in 2023, then retreated by 12.24% to $688.0 million in 2024, then retreated by 18.31% to $562.0 million in 2025, then soared by 72.78% to $971.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Cash from Operations figures came in at $971.0 million (Q2 2026), $1.3 billion (Q1 2026), and $562.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Operations (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 148.09 Bn | 146.25 Bn | 318.12 Mn | - |
| 2 | Comcast | 89.13 Bn | 81.66 Bn | - | 8.09 Bn |
| 3 | Charter Communications | 17.39 Bn | 21.83 Bn | - | 3.93 Bn |
| 4 | Lumen Technologies | 7.15 Bn | 5.27 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 971.00 Mn |
| 5 | Liberty Broadband | 4.49 Bn | 4.45 Bn | - | -44.00 Mn |
| 6 | Telephone & Data Systems | 4.31 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 185.25 Mn | 82.97 Mn |
| 7 | Liberty Global | 3.56 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 796.60 Mn | 230.90 Mn |
| 8 | Uniti | 2.37 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 567.70 Mn | 78.50 Mn |
| 9 | Liberty Latin America | 1.77 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 652.20 Mn | 216.80 Mn |
| 10 | Idt | 1.65 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 122.50 Mn | 18.48 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 971.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.32 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 562.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.51 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 570.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 688.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 511.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 784.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 881.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -100.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 595.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 841.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.38 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.61 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.73 Bn |