LUMN · available-data snapshot
Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN): Available-Data Snapshot
TickerWorth does not publish a DCF fair value for Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN); the reason is set out below. What its filings and market data do show is below. The snapshot also sets out its trading multiples against 5 peers. Snapshot as of Oct 19, 2026.
Model by Miraaj Patel · generated from public market data · Updated Oct 19, 2026 · How these pages are made
Why is there no fair value for LUMN?
We do not publish a fair value for Lumen Technologies, Inc.. What we can say from its filings and market data is below.
What is LUMN's TickerWorth Score?
A weaker business than most companies
Compared with Communication Services companies in US
Its strongest point: looks cheap on the numbers. Its weakest: profitability is weak.
- Value · 85 of 100
Cheaper than 85% of Communication Services companies in US
- Price vs worth · 100 of 100
- Quality · 16 of 100
More profitable than 16% of Communication Services companies in US
- Financial health · 25 of 100
Financially stronger than 25% of Communication Services companies in US
- Growth · 5 of 100
Growing faster than 5% of Communication Services companies in US
- Momentum · 12 of 100
Outperformed 12% of Communication Services companies in US over the past year
Confidence: Medium confidence · Scored
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- Price
- $4.59
- Market cap
- $4,
734, 279, 168 - 52-week high
- $11.95
- 52-week low
- $4.38
- Currency
- USD
- Exchange
- NasdaqGS
Snapshot of Oct 19, 2026, quote time not published · Prices are delayed.
What we can say
We don't publish a discounted-cash-flow fair value for Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) because the free data sources we rely on don't expose the multi-year financials a DCF needs — common for small or thinly-covered listings. Rather than invent numbers, this page shows an honest snapshot of what the public data does support: the current price and size, any relative valuation multiples that exist, a book-value view, and a price-based read. Treat it as a descriptive starting point, not a valuation and not investment advice.
Read the full reasoning
On the numbers we do have, LUMN trades at a recent price of $4.59, a market capitalisation of about $4,734,279,168, sitting 3% of the way up its 52-week range ($4.38–$11.95), on the NasdaqGS.
The standard alternative to a DCF is relative valuation — comparing LUMN's trading multiples against a sector benchmark. Here that gives P/S of 0.4× (cheaper than the peer median of 6.1×); EV/EBITDA of 7.3× (cheaper than the peer median of 16.7×). A cheaper multiple than peers can flag a discount or a market that expects weaker growth; it is a comparison, not a recommendation.
Finally, a price-based read — explicitly not a valuation. LUMN is in a down-trend (price below both its 50- and 200-day averages), trading -61.5% from its 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is -35.1%. Moving-average trend and 52-week position describe where the stock has traded; they say nothing about what it is worth.
LUMN vs peers
Sector benchmark (bellwethers, not direct competitors).
| Multiple | LUMN | Peer median | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/S | 0.4× | 6.1× | cheaper than |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.3× | 16.7× | cheaper than |
What does Lumen Technologies, Inc. do?
What does it do?
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 operates in the Telecom Services industry (Communication Services sector), headquartered in United States. The company employs roughly 24,000 people.
How does it make money?
The business turns $11.8B in annual revenue into profit. Out of every $100 of sales, about $0 is left as operating profit (operating margin of -2.9%), after a 48% gross margin on the products/services it sells. After all costs, taxes and interest, -8.7% of revenue becomes bottom-line net profit.
Is it financially healthy?
Financially it looks stretched: may struggle to cover its short-term bills (1.0× current ratio), and is currently lossmaking.
Who at LUMN filed insider trades?
| Date | Insider | Relationship | What happened | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Donald Leroy | Chief Acctg. Off. & Controller | Shares withheld (tax) | $15,557.94 | Form 4 for Holt Donald Leroy (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Johnson Kathleen E | Director, Chief Executive Officer | Open-market buy | $612,680.00 | Form 4 for Johnson Kathleen E (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Hinshaw John M | Director | Grant / award | $166,288.00 | Form 4 for Hinshaw John M (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Collins Michael | Director | Grant / award | $237,859.68 | Form 4 for Collins Michael (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| MCMILLAN STEPHEN | Director | Grant / award | $237,859.68 | Form 4 for MCMILLAN STEPHEN (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Allen Quincy L | Director | Grant / award | $237,859.68 | Form 4 for Allen Quincy L (opens sec.gov in a new tab) |
A disclosure, not a signal to trade. Source: SEC EDGAR (Form 4). Older filings and the 90-day buying-and-selling read are part of Pro. See plans
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