Lumen Technologies LUMN
NYSE LUMN
$6.94 +0.12 (+1.76%)
At close: Sep 11, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Lumen Technologies (LUMN) posted Free Cash Flow of $69.0 million for Q2 2026, down 81.84% on a QoQ basis from $380.0 million in Q1 2026, and up 121.5% year-over-year from $31.2 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lumen Technologies has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $69.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 121.5% year-over-year to $69.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $837.0 million, a 10.77% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $371.0 million, down 66.33% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $69.0 million for Q2 2026 at Lumen Technologies, down from $380.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $1.5 billion in Q3 2025, with the low at -$1.1 billion in Q4 2025.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $150.1 million, with a median of $53.5 million recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Free Cash Flow sank 562.5% in 2023, then jumped 3010.53% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $8.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 562.5% to -$37.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 513.51% to -$227.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 376.65% to -$1.1 billion in 2025, then jumped by 106.38% to $69.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $69.0 million (Q2 2026), $380.0 million (Q1 2026), and -$1.1 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 148.09 Bn 146.25 Bn 318.12 Mn -
2 Comcast 89.13 Bn 81.66 Bn - 5.19 Bn
3 Charter Communications 17.39 Bn 21.83 Bn - 1.05 Bn
4 Lumen Technologies 7.15 Bn 5.27 Bn 1.39 Bn 69.00 Mn
5 Liberty Broadband 4.49 Bn 4.45 Bn - -44.00 Mn
6 Telephone & Data Systems 4.31 Bn 2.35 Bn 185.25 Mn -85.91 Mn
7 Liberty Global 3.56 Bn 1.38 Bn 796.60 Mn -117.00 Mn
8 Uniti 2.37 Bn 1.76 Bn 567.70 Mn -371.50 Mn
9 Liberty Latin America 1.77 Bn 1.52 Bn 652.20 Mn 96.00 Mn
10 Idt 1.65 Bn 1.42 Bn 122.50 Mn 13.38 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 69.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 380.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.08 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.47 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -321.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 304.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -227.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.18 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -242.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 389.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -37.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 38.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -896.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -45.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 8.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 278.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 635.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 798.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 759.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 1.04 Bn