Lumen Technologies (LUMN) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Lumen Technologies (LUMN) recorded FCF Margin of 2.46% in Q2 2026, up 12.84 percentage points from -10.38% a year earlier but down 10.65 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Lumen Technologies (LUMN) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Lumen Technologies' FCF Margin came in at 7.07% as of Jun 30, 2026, down 0.24 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 2.99%, down 5.42 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin has a five-year change of -10.50 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, FCF Margin came in at 8.41% in FY2024 (+14.86 pp), -6.46% in FY2023 (-16.29 pp), 9.84% in FY2022 (-8.46 pp) and 18.29% in FY2021 (+4.80 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has ranged from -35.58% in Q4 2025 to 47.62% in Q3 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.90 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for FCF Margin in the last five years was a gain of 35.65 percentage points in Q3 2024, against a drop of 38.24 percentage points in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 13.11% (Q1 2026), -35.58% (Q4 2025) and 47.62% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 182.16 Bn | 182.16 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 157.79 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 21.50% |
| 3 | At&T | 142.78 Bn | 84.25 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 16.89% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 134.48 Bn | 126.22 Bn | 318.12 Mn | - |
| 5 | Comcast | 78.92 Bn | 44.71 Bn | - | 16.54% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.61 Bn | 29.63 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 8.63% |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.36 Bn | 6.76 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 28.26 Bn | 19.35 Bn | 1.65 Bn | -2.86% |
| 9 | Bce | 18.61 Bn | 16.73 Bn | 3.38 Bn | 17.52% |
| 10 | Lumen Technologies | 4.80 Bn | -2.10 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 2.46% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.46% |
| 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% |
API Access
Lumen Technologies FCF Margin 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=fcf-margin&ticker=LUMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "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=fcf-margin&ticker=LUMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();