Lumen Technologies LUMN
NYSE LUMN
$5.94 -0.07 (-1.16%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Lumen Technologies (LUMN) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $380.0 million for Q1 2026, up 25.0% year-over-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.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 25.0% year-over-year to $380.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $447.0 million (down 56.05% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $371.0 million, down 66.33% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $380.0 million, up from -$1.1 billion 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.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $38.0 million (2023), against an average of $154.8 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Free Cash Flow sank 562.5% in 2023, then surged 3010.53% in 2024.
  • Lumen Technologies' 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 135.12% to $380.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LUMN's Free Cash Flow at $380.0 million in Q1 2026, -$1.1 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.5 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Verizon Communications 205.80 Bn 204.04 Bn 27.03 Bn 6.43 Bn
2 T-Mobile US 197.90 Bn 195.07 Bn 17.74 Bn 4.80 Bn
3 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 195.16 Bn 193.45 Bn 318.12 Mn -
4 At&T 175.88 Bn 158.31 Bn 25.25 Bn 5.10 Bn
5 Chunghwa Telecom 33.61 Bn 31.03 Bn 728.80 Mn 167.60 Mn
6 EchoStar 25.20 Bn 23.70 Bn 1.65 Bn -102.26 Mn
7 Bce 22.12 Bn 22.12 Bn - 782.21 Mn
8 Rogers Communications 19.59 Bn 18.35 Bn 1.77 Bn 401.68 Mn
9 Telefonica Brasil 18.39 Bn 18.39 Bn 1.32 Bn -
10 Lumen Technologies 5.96 Bn 4.09 Bn 1.39 Bn 69.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 69.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 69.00 Mn
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