Lumen Technologies LUMN
NYSE LUMN
$6.83 +0.02 (+0.29%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Lumen Technologies (LUMN) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Lumen Technologies (LUMN) posted FCF Margin of 2.46% for Q2 2026, down 81.23% on a QoQ basis from 13.11% in Q1 2026, and up 1284.0% year-over-year from 0.18% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Lumen Technologies (LUMN) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lumen Technologies has reported FCF Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 2.46% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin rose 1284.0% year-over-year to 2.46% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 7.07%, a 24.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 2.99%, down 542.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 2.46% for Q2 2026 at Lumen Technologies, down from 13.11% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 47.62% in Q3 2025, with the low at 35.58% in Q4 2025.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 4.04%, with a median of 1.75% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: FCF Margin slumped 3824 bps in 2023, then surged 3565 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 0.21% in 2022, then tumbled by 600 bps to 1.05% in 2023, then sank by 548 bps to 6.82% in 2024, then plunged by 422 bps to 35.58% in 2025, then jumped by 107 bps to 2.46% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 2.46% (Q2 2026), 13.11% (Q1 2026), and 35.58% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Comcast 235.03 Bn 227.55 Bn - 17.33%
2 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 31.11 Bn 29.27 Bn 318.12 Mn -
3 Charter Communications 16.86 Bn 16.35 Bn - 7.79%
4 Lumen Technologies 6.85 Bn 4.97 Bn 1.39 Bn 2.46%
5 Liberty Broadband 4.49 Bn 4.45 Bn - -0.33%
6 Telephone & Data Systems 4.29 Bn 2.10 Bn 185.25 Mn -27.78%
7 Liberty Global 3.61 Bn 1.19 Bn 796.60 Mn -9.98%
8 Uniti 2.49 Bn 1.88 Bn 567.70 Mn -40.84%
9 Idt 1.73 Bn 1.49 Bn 122.50 Mn 4.24%
10 Liberty Latin America 1.50 Bn 1.25 Bn 652.20 Mn 8.71%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%