Why did Lumen Technologies (LUMN) stock move recently?

On 8/25/2026, Lumen Technologies moved +3.9% — No specific catalyst identified for today's move; LUMN rose with broader market or sector sentiment amid ongoing AI turnaround narrative and recent institutional activity. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Lumen Technologies (LUMN) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Lumen Technologies's valuation in context — a forward P/E of about -15.2 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

What is Lumen Technologies's revenue?

Lumen Technologies reported revenue of $11.3B for FY2025, with net profit of $-1.7B, per official filings.

What is the share price of Lumen Technologies (LUMN)?

Lumen Technologies last traded at $4.48 (+0.4% on the day), as of 10/20/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Lumen Technologies

LUMN · NYSE · Communication Services · United States

Snapshot

TickerLUMN

ExchangeNYSE

SectorCommunication Services

IndustryTelecom Services

CountryUnited States

Employees24,000

HeadquartersMonroe, United States

Websitewww.lumen.com

Filings tracked25

About Lumen Technologies

Lumen Technologies, Inc., a networking company, provides integrated products and services to business and mass customers in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Business and Mass Markets. It offers dark fiber and conduit, edge cloud, internet protocol (IP), voice over IP, managed security, software-defined wide area networks, unified communications and collaboration, and optical services; ethernet and VPN data networks services; and legacy services to manage cash flow, including time division multiplexing voice and private line; other legacy services, such as Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) based ethernet, legacy data hosting services, and conferencing services; and managed and professional service solutions, as well as sells communications equipment. The company also provides high speed and lower speed broadband service to residential and small business customers; local and long-distance voice services, professional services, and other ancillary services; and federal broadband and state support programs. It serves its products and services under the Lumen, CenturyLink, Black Lotus Labs, and Quantum Fiber brand name. The company was formerly known as CenturyLink, Inc. and changed its name to Lumen Technologies, Inc. in September 2020. Lumen Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana.

Who owns it

Insiders8.0%
Institutions72.6%
Public & other19.4%

764 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.13.79%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5.96%
State Street Corporation4.65%
FMR, LLC4.39%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.08%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.41%
Shaw D.E. & Co., Inc.1.70%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc1.65%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Latest ROE of -11.9% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Net margin trend-76.2% → -15.3%

Margin has expanded by about 60.8 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Return on equity-11.9%

Latest ROE of -11.9% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $2.7B · EPS -0.13

Est. earnings growth -154.8%

Next fiscal year

Rev $10.7B · EPS -0.29

Est. earnings growth +65.3%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$11.3B

Net margin

-15.3%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

-8.5%

EPS (FY2025)

-1.75

Net profit (FY2025)

$-1.7B

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Why it moved

Aug 25, 2026
No specific catalyst identified for today's move; LUMN rose with broader market or sector sentiment amid ongoing AI turnaround narrative and recent institutional activity.
· confidence: low

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$11.3B	$-1.7B	-1.75	-15.3%	—
FY2024	$12.1B	$-55.0M	-0.06	-0.5%	-11.9%
FY2023	$13.5B	$-10.3B	-10.48	-76.2%	-2469.5%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$2.5B	$-201.0M	-0.20	-8.0%
2026Q1	$2.6B	$-200.0M	-0.20	-7.7%
2025Q3	$2.8B	$-621.0M	-0.62	-22.1%
2025Q2	$2.9B	$-915.0M	-0.92	-31.9%
2025Q1	$2.9B	$-201.0M	-0.20	-6.9%
2024Q3	$3.0B	$-148.0M	-0.15	-5.0%
2024Q2	$3.0B	$-49.0M	-0.05	-1.6%
2024Q1	$3.1B	$57.0M	0.06	1.9%
2023Q3	$3.4B	$-78.0M	-0.08	-2.3%
2023Q2	$3.4B	$-8.7B	-8.88	-257.3%
2023Q1	$3.5B	$511.0M	0.52	14.8%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Results of operations, Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC8/4/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC8/4/2026
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC6/11/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC6/10/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Bylaw/charter change, Shareholder vote results, Exhibits
SEC5/27/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC5/21/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/20/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/20/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/20/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC5/14/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/12/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/7/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/5/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC5/5/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/5/2026
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Other events, Exhibits
SEC4/30/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC4/20/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC4/17/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC4/16/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC4/16/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC3/17/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/20/2026
8-K/A — Exhibits
SEC2/4/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC2/3/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC2/3/2026material

In the news

Education and discussion only — not investment advice. Financials from official filings (SEC/BSE) and reported company statements; market figures (delayed market data) are delayed and shown for reference only. Verify with the linked sources before acting.