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Lumen Technologies

NYQ:LUMN · US5502411037
Diversified Telecommunication ServicesX-Large

360

6
EV / EBIT5
Price / Owner Earnings80
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales83
EV / Gross Profit77
Price/Book97
Return on Capital3
Cash Return on Capital4
EBIT Margin3
Gross Profitability49
Accruals97
Owner Earnings Margin6
Sales growth4
Profit Growth6
Long-Term EPS Growth64
Reinvestment12
Price momentum91
Debt load1
Refinancing9
Debt Payback1
Liquidity14
Analyst ratings7
Opinion Changes41
Price Target Upside26
Market mood5
Value Creation0/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Lumen Technologies doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryDiversified Telecommunication Services
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1968
Employees14,969
Websitelumen.com/en-us/home.html
ISINUS5502411037
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Enterprise Voip and TelephonyNetwork SecurityOptical InfrastructureCloud InfrastructureEdge ComputingData Centers and FacilitiesNetwork BackboneCloud ManagementVoIPBig DataInformation ServicesInfrastructureOptical CommunicationSecurityTelecommunicationsWireless

Description

Lumen Technologies, Inc. operates as a digital networking services company. The company provides a broad array of integrated products and services to its domestic and global Business customers, as well as its domestic Mass Markets customers. The com…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Lumen Technologies, Inc. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is fragile. The company scores 0/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
8
2023202420252026

All-time high

55

Jan 2023

All-time low

1

Jan 2025

Average rank

20

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
83
77
91
75
Price/Earnings
95
83
83
84
Price/Book
97
34
83
89
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
84
31
57
81

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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