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

Lumen Technologies' (LUMN) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $380.0 million in Q1 2026, up 25.0% year-on-year from $304.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 135.12% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.1 billion in Q4 2025.

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

Lumen Technologies' Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $380.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 25.0% year-over-year to $380.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $447.0 million, a 56.05% 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 advanced to $380.0 million in Q1 2026 per LUMN's latest filing, from -$1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $1.5 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$1.1 billion in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $38.0 million (2023), against an average of $154.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow slumped 562.5% in 2023 and surged 3010.53% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $8.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 562.5% to -$37.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 513.51% to -$227.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 376.65% to -$1.1 billion in 2025, then surged by 135.12% to $380.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest LUMN Free Cash Flow figures stand at $380.0 million (Q1 2026), -$1.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.5 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

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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 340.42 Mn
5 Verizon Communications 198.41 Bn 190.05 Bn 29.14 Bn 3.78 Bn
6 T-Mobile US 192.12 Bn 189.29 Bn 17.74 Bn 4.80 Bn
7 At&T 169.04 Bn 151.47 Bn 25.25 Bn 5.10 Bn
8 Veon 90.84 Bn 90.84 Bn - 396.00 Mn
9 Tim 50.18 Bn 50.03 Bn 677.20 Mn -
10 Lumen Technologies 6.23 Bn 4.60 Bn 1.46 Bn 380.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 380.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 380.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.08 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.08 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.47 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.47 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -321.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -321.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 304.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 304.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -227.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -227.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.18 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.18 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -242.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -242.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 389.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 389.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -37.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -37.00 Mn