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Lumen Technologies, Inc. LUMN

NYSE · stock · Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) · website · IPO 1978-10-24 · LEI

Lumen Technologies, Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$8.3B
P / S0.7×
Dividend yield0.01%
Net margin-14.0%
Return on capital-2.7%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
3.60% 7.90% -7.70% -24.60% -5.90% 10.30% -8.90% -70.70% -0.40% -14.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
13.40% 11.40% 2.50% -12.70% 4.60% 21.80% 0.50% -65.80% 3.50% -6.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
4.70% 5.90% -8.70% -39.10% -11.00% 17.30% -14.90% -2469.50% -11.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
546.5M 1.07B 1.08B 1.09B 1.10B 1.07B 1.01B 1.01B 1.01B 1.03B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
1.30% 1.80% -2.50% -8.10% -2.10% 3.50% -3.40% -30.30% -0.20% -5.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.16 $2.21 -$1.63 -$4.92 -$1.14 $1.91 -$1.54 -$10.48 -$0.06 -$1.75 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Lumen Technologies, Inc. trades at about 3.3× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 6.5×–34.6×, median 22.3×).

3.3× 34.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (6.5×–34.6×); dot = today's 3.3×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin-6.5%3.5%-65.8%0.5%21.8%4.6%-12.7%2.5%11.4%13.4%
Net margin-14.0%-0.4%-70.7%-8.9%10.3%-5.9%-24.6%-7.7%7.9%3.6%
Return on assets-5.1%-0.2%-30.3%-3.4%3.5%-2.1%-8.1%-2.5%1.8%1.3%
Return on equity155.7%-11.9%-2469.5%-14.9%17.3%-11.0%-39.1%-8.7%5.9%4.7%
Current ratio1.801.211.351.111.610.480.660.690.860.97

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.