Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Lumen Technologies (LUMN) recorded Cash from Operations of $518 million in Q3 2026, down 79.4% from $2.51 billion a year earlier and down 46.7% from the prior quarter.
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Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Lumen Technologies' Cash from Operations came in at $3.37 billion as of Sep 30, 2026, down 30.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $4.74 billion, up 9.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash from Operations has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -6.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Cash from Operations came in at $4.33 billion in FY2024 (+100.6%), $2.16 billion in FY2023 (-54.4%), $4.74 billion in FY2022 (-27.2%) and $6.5 billion in FY2021 (-0.4%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Cash from Operations since Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash from Operations rose in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 2.0%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Cash from Operations in the last five years was growth of 130.6% in Q3 2024, against a decline of 79.4% in Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $971 million (Q2 2026), $1.32 billion (Q1 2026) and $562 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.79 Bn | 157.13 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 11.52 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 173.48 Bn | 155.91 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 7.34 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 147.74 Bn | 89.20 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 10.52 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 147.02 Bn | 147.02 Bn | 960.50 Mn | - |
| 5 | Comcast | 86.74 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | 7.90 Bn |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 38.68 Bn | 30.69 Bn | 728.80 Mn | - |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.42 Bn | 6.82 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 27.50 Bn | 8.54 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 113.04 Mn |
| 9 | Bce | 20.09 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 2.79 Bn | - |
| 10 | Lumen Technologies | 4.00 Bn | -1.48 Bn | 1.28 Bn | 518.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 518.00 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Lumen Technologies Cash from Operations API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=LUMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "LUMN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=LUMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();