What is Lumen Technologies's free cash flow?

Lumen Technologies (LUMN) reported free cash flow of $380M in Q1 2026.

How has Lumen Technologies's free cash flow changed year-over-year?

Lumen Technologies's free cash flow increased by 25.0% year-over-year, from $304M to $380M.

What is the long-term trend for Lumen Technologies's free cash flow?

Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), Lumen Technologies's free cash flow has grown at a -47.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.6B to -$978M.

Lumen Technologies LUMN Free cash flow

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Income statement

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Revenue$2.9B-8.9%

Gross profit$1.5B-2.1%

Operating income$602.0M+463%

Net income-$200.0M+0.5%

EPS (diluted)-$0.200.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.6B-14.4%

Total debt$13.4B-29.0%

Total equity-$1.3B-556%

Total assets$30.6B-8.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.3B+20.8%

CapEx$943.0M+19.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$8.45B+79.1%

Enterprise value$20.23B-9.8%

P/S0.7×+0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin47.3%-0.9pp

Operating margin-2.6%-6.6pp

Net margin-14.3%—

FCF margin-3.9%-9.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-170.9%+20.5pp

Debt / equity65.4×+26.1×

Current ratio1×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Lumen Technologies’s reported figures.

$1.3Bnet cash from operating−$943.0Mcapital expenditures=$380M

The official record: Lumen Technologies’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Lumen Technologies's free cash flow?: Lumen Technologies (LUMN) reported free cash flow of $380M in Q1 2026.
How has Lumen Technologies's free cash flow changed year-over-year?: Lumen Technologies's free cash flow increased by 25.0% year-over-year, from $304M to $380M.
What is the long-term trend for Lumen Technologies's free cash flow?: Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), Lumen Technologies's free cash flow has grown at a -47.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.6B to -$978M.