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

Lumen Technologies' (LUMN) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 13.11% in Q1 2026, up 355.0% year-on-year from 2.88% in Q1 2025, and up 136.84% quarter-over-quarter from 35.58% in Q4 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin rose 355.0% year-over-year to 13.11% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 3.69%, a 413.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 2.99%, down 542.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin climbed to 13.11% in Q1 2026 per LUMN's latest filing, from 35.58% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 47.62% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 35.58% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 1.04% (2023), against an average of 4.14%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin tumbled 3824 bps in 2023 and soared 3565 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 0.21% in 2022, then slumped by 600 bps to 1.05% in 2023, then plunged by 548 bps to 6.82% in 2024, then tumbled by 422 bps to 35.58% in 2025, then soared by 137 bps to 13.11% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest LUMN FCF Margin figures stand at 13.11% (Q1 2026), 35.58% (Q4 2025), and 47.62% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

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1 America Movil Sab De Cv 1,543.97 Bn 1,543.97 Bn 7.08 Bn 30.98%
2 Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 1,427.96 Bn -8,564.04 Bn - -
3 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 958.85 Bn 957.15 Bn 317.18 Mn -
4 Chunghwa Telecom 334.17 Bn 331.99 Bn 719.92 Mn 17.93%
5 Verizon Communications 198.41 Bn 190.05 Bn 29.14 Bn 10.98%
6 T-Mobile US 192.12 Bn 189.29 Bn 17.74 Bn 21.05%
7 At&T 169.04 Bn 151.47 Bn 25.25 Bn 16.16%
8 Veon 90.84 Bn 90.84 Bn - 32.97%
9 Tim 50.18 Bn 50.03 Bn 677.20 Mn -
10 Lumen Technologies 6.23 Bn 4.60 Bn 1.46 Bn 13.11%

Historic Data

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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%