Summary
Lumen Reports Better-Than-Expected Q4 Earnings, Revenues Down Y/Y
LUMN beats Q4 earnings estimates as AI-driven fiber demand fuels $13B in PCF deals, while quarterly revenues decline year over year.
Lumen: Buy The Earnings Pullback
Lumen Technologies is executing a major turnaround, divesting legacy assets and targeting AI-driven growth. The recent fiber sale to AT&T provided critical capital for debt reduction, helping to significantly lower interest expenses. LUMN trades at 0.80 times expected sales, reflecting a sizable discounted valuation vs. industry giants AT&T and Verizon.
Lumen (LUMN) Q4 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
The headline numbers for Lumen (LUMN) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended December 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
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Lumen Technologies Inc. Profile
| Diversified Telecommunication Services Industry | Communication Services Sector | Kathleen E. Johnson CEO | NYSE Exchange | 550241103 CUSIP |
| US Country | 24,000 Employees | 9 Sep 2022 Last Dividend | 1 Apr 1999 Last Split | 15 Dec 1972 IPO Date |
Overview
Lumen Technologies, Inc., originally known as CenturyLink, Inc., rebranded in September 2020, signifying its evolution into a facilities-based technology and communications company. With a foundation year of 1968 and headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, Lumen Technologies extends a vast suite of integrated products and services tailored for both business and residential customers across the United States and globally. The organization is structured into two primary segments: Business and Mass Markets, encompassing an array of offerings from high-speed broadband to complex managed solutions, all delivered under the Lumen, Quantum Fiber, and CenturyLink brands.
Products and Services
- Dark Fiber: Provides unlit fiber-optic cables for customers requiring high levels of network control and scalability.
- Edge Cloud Services: Offers computing and storage solutions at the edge of the network, closer to where data is generated and consumed.
- Internet Protocol (IP) Services: Delivers a robust suite of global IP-based services, including IP transit and dedicated internet access.
- Managed Security: Provides comprehensive security solutions, including threat detection and response, to protect customers’ data and infrastructure.
- Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WAN): Offers the ability to manage network traffic dynamically across multiple WAN connections for optimized performance.
- Secure Access Service Edge (SASE): Combines network and security functions with WAN capabilities to support the dynamic, secure access needs of organizations.
- Unified Communications and Collaboration: Delivers a suite of services that facilitate seamless communication and collaboration, including voice, video, and shared workspaces.
- Optical Wavelengths Services: Provides high-speed optical networking solutions for businesses requiring large bandwidth capacity.
- Ethernet and VPN Data Networks Services: Offering secure, scalable Ethernet and VPN networking solutions for effective data communication.
- Legacy Services: Sustains cash flow through the provision of traditional services like time division multiplexing voice and private line.
- Communication Equipment and IT Solutions: Sells a wide range of communication devices and IT solutions to support customers' technology needs.
- High-Speed Internet Services: Delivers broadband service to residential and small business customers, leveraging federal broadband and state support programs.
- Local and Long-Distance Voice Services: Provides comprehensive voice communication solutions, including local and long-distance calling.
