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Lumen Technologies LUMN Return on equity

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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$6.27B+62.5%
Enterprise value$18.05B-15.7%
P/S0.5×+0.2×

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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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 source filing: Lumen Technologies’s 10-Q, filed October 30, 2025. Open the filing →

Filed
Oct 30, 2025
Fiscal quarter
Q3 FY2025
Calendar quarter
Q3 2025
Accession
0000018926-25-000111

FAQ

What is Lumen Technologies's return on equity?
Lumen Technologies (LUMN) reported return on equity of -170.9% in Q3 2024.
How has Lumen Technologies's return on equity changed year-over-year?
Lumen Technologies's return on equity decreased by 10.7% year-over-year, from -154.4% to -170.9%.
What is the long-term trend for Lumen Technologies's return on equity?
Over 3 years (2020 to 2023), Lumen Technologies's return on equity has grown at a 167.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -10% to -190.9%.
What does return on equity mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.

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