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$5.84 +0.25 (+4.47%)
Market Cap
$5.89B
Shares
1.03B
Volume · Oct 2 2.27M Avg daily vol (3M) 12.79M

Price & Indicators

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20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$5.59 Open$5.59 Day$5.38–5.72 52W close$5.53–11.83 Avg vol 30d12.9M Short int69.6M · 6.7% float · 5.3d Short vol46% Last earningsAug 4, 2026 DataJan 2020–Oct 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 4

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 3, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 5 wks
filed Aug 4, 2026
call held Aug 4, 2026

Metrics snapshot

Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.

Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
−$1.02B
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
-9.3%
Year over year
Operating margin
1.7%
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
—
Trailing earnings
FCF yield
14.2%
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
—
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
—
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
+1.0%
Year over year · more shares
Price change (1Y)
-8.5%
Trailing year
Short interest
6.7%
Latest settlement · 5.3 days to cover
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Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical Strong Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Weak Quant / Vol Very High
Market backdrop VIX 16.4 · calm Equity put/call 0.57
Technical
price trend
Strong Sell
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −26%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −11%
below
RSI (14) 33
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 1%
near low
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Very Weak
1-month return −18%
trailing
6-month return −25%
trailing
YTD return −28%
this year
Relative strength −37%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Bullish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $6 › 200d $8 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
2 of 633 funds reported for Sep 30 · net -82 sh shares
Insider flow Accumulating
Net +$612.7K over 90 days · 0% sells
Short interest Falling
6.75% of float · ▼ -0.3% MoM · 5.3 days cover
Volume signal Reversal watch
High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
633 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 60
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Weak
Revenue growth −5%
Y/Y
EPS growth −2817%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $1.7B
Buyback $1.3B
authorized
Balance sheet $16.4B
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very High
Volatility 77%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −53%
past year
ATR 5.5%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 4, 2026
full-year 2026
Net Cash Interest Initiated $650M – $750M
Capital Expenditures excluding Special Items Non-GAAP Initiated $3.2B – $3.4B
Income tax expense Initiated $45M – $200M
Total other expense, net Initiated $1.1B – $1.3B
Depreciation and amortization expense Initiated $2.6B – $2.8B
Stock-based compensation expense Initiated $60M – $80M
2026
Free Cash Flow Non-GAAP $1.9B – $2.1B
Capital Expenditures $3.2B – $3.4B
Cash Income Taxes (refund) $-450M – $-350M

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Sell
4 · 3 · 0
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−26% Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−11% Bearish
RSI (14)
33 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
1% Bearish
Volume (OBV)
Confirms Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $6 › 200d $8 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
2 of 633 funds reported for Sep 30 · net -82 sh shares
Insider flow Accumulating
Net +$612.7K over 90 days · 0% sells
Short interest Falling
6.75% of float · ▼ -0.3% MoM · 5.3 days cover
Volume signal Reversal watch
High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
633 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $6 Now $6 · 1% Range high $12
vs 200-day avg -26% vs 50-day avg -11%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

Earlier KPI extraction records exist, but do not meet the current evidence-completeness requirements. No current verified series is available. Earlier figures remain withheld until revalidated; this is not evidence that the company reports no KPIs.

Versus peers

Telecom Services — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
LUMN
Lumen Technologies, Inc.
this stock
$5.89B -28.1% -5.4% — 6.7%
SFTBF
Softbank Group Corp.
$227.96B +46.2% — — 0.3%
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc
$195.61B +12.9% +2.5% 12.2 2.0%
TMUS
T-Mobile US, Inc.
$177.45B -20.3% +8.3% 17.3 1.7%
T
At&T Inc.
$173.91B -2.2% +2.7% 8.4 1.9%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Reducing
Holders
632
% held
73.0%
Reported
2 of 633
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
View
Held by Funds
Fund positions
396
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Falling
Shares short
69.6M
Days to cover
5.3d
Change
-181.9K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
46%
As of
Oct 1, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
2.4K
Value
$16.9K
As of
Sep 14, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
52.4%
Week of
Aug 24, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Smart Money
Insider Trades Net buying
Net (90d)
+$612.7K
Buyers / Sellers
1 / 0
Buyers Sellers
View
Congressional Trades Sell
Member
Daniel Goldman
Amount
$1.0K–$15.0K
Traded
Jul 11, 2023
View
Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$12.4B
Net income (FY)
$-1.7B
EPS diluted
$-1.75
View
Buybacks
Authorized
$1.3B
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
Sep 25, 2026
This year
34
View
Proposed Sales
Value
$355.1K
Shares
45.0K
Filed
Feb 20, 2026
View
Earnings & Events
Webcasts
Last webcast
Aug 4, 2026
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Investor Relations
Latest news
Lumen Technologies Announces Inte…
Published
Sep 25, 2026
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
LUMN -4.6% -17.9% -24.9% -0.2% -28.1%
SPY -0.4% -0.2% +12.4% +0.2% +12.0%
vs SPY -4.2% -17.8% -37.3% -0.4% -40.1%

Capital returns

Buyback program · as of Sep 30, 2024
Authorized
$1.30B
Spent (derived)
—
Remaining
—

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 18926 CUSIP 550241103 13F (30d) 29 filings 16 filers Visit website Investor relations