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Lumen Technologies LUMN Interest coverage

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Other financials

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%
Free cash flow$380.0M+25.0%

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 ratio-0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Lumen Technologies’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 interest coverage?
Lumen Technologies (LUMN) reported interest coverage of -0.3× in Q1 2026.
How has Lumen Technologies's interest coverage changed year-over-year?
Lumen Technologies's interest coverage decreased by 174.6% year-over-year, from 0.4× to -0.3×.
What is the long-term trend for Lumen Technologies's interest coverage?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Lumen Technologies's interest coverage has grown at a 1.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 0.6× to -0.6×.
What does interest coverage mean?
Trailing-twelve-month operating income (EBIT) divided by interest expense. Measures how many times over the company can cover its interest payments from operating profit.