Lumen Technologies (LUMN) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Lumen Technologies (LUMN) recorded quarterly FCF Margin of 13.11% in Q1 2026, up 136.84% quarter-over-quarter from 35.58% in Q4 2025, and up 355.0% on a YoY basis from 2.88% in Q1 2025.
Lumen Technologies (LUMN) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lumen Technologies' FCF Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 13.11% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 355.0% year-over-year to 13.11%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.69% (down 413.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 2.99%, down 542.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin was 13.11% for Q1 2026 at Lumen Technologies, up from 35.58% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 47.62% in Q3 2025 to a low of 35.58% in Q4 2025.
- Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 4.14% across 5 years, with a median of 1.04% in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: FCF Margin tumbled 3824 bps in 2023, then jumped 3565 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 0.21% in 2022, then plunged by 600 bps to 1.05% in 2023, then slumped by 548 bps to 6.82% in 2024, then sank by 422 bps to 35.58% in 2025, then soared by 137 bps to 13.11% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 13.11% (Q1 2026), 35.58% (Q4 2025), and 47.62% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | Lumen Technologies | 8.90 Bn | 7.28 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 13.11% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -35.58% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 47.62% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -10.38% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.55% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -6.82% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 36.70% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -7.41% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.82% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.04% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -24.47% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.20% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.21% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.33% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.77% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.07% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.66% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.28% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 20.17% |