Lumen Technologies LUMN
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At close: Sep 11, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
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