Lumen Technologies Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 2/6
Lumen Technologies has a total shareholder equity of $-1.2B and total debt of $17.4B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to -1486.7%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $34.3B and $35.5B respectively. Lumen Technologies's EBIT is $124.0M making its interest coverage ratio 0.1. It has cash and short-term investments of $2.4B.
Key information
-1,486.70%
Debt to equity ratio
US$17.44b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 0.1x |
| Cash | US$2.40b |
| Equity | -US$1.17b |
| Total liabilities | US$35.46b |
| Total assets | US$34.29b |
Recent financial health updates
No updates
Recent updates
Lumen Technologies: Turnaround Gaining Steam
Dec 18Revenues Working Against Lumen Technologies, Inc.'s (NYSE:LUMN) Share Price Following 26% Dive
Nov 28
Lumen Technologies, Inc.'s (NYSE:LUMN) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 32%
Sep 16Lumen Technologies, Inc.'s (NYSE:LUMN) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Industry
Jul 29Lumen Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LUMN) Looks Inexpensive After Falling 33% But Perhaps Not Attractive Enough
Apr 18Lumen Technologies Is Playing A Waiting Game (Rating Upgrade)
Mar 27
AI And Quantum Fiber Investments Will Compress Margins And Strain Cash Flow Until Returns Emerge
Heavy investment in infrastructure and cloud strategies may suppress immediate profits, increasing costs and impacting short-term cash flow.Lumen Technologies: The Turnaround Goes On Well
Mar 11Lumen Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LUMN) Not Doing Enough For Some Investors As Its Shares Slump 27%
Feb 25Lumen Technologies' Q4 Earnings Review: Long-Term Growth Reaffirmed
Feb 05Lumen Technologies: The Turnaround Goes On Well
Jan 30Lumen Technologies: Shrinking Unlikely To Work
Jan 16Lumen: The Crown Castle Fiber Sale Serves As Cautionary Tale
Dec 25Why Lumen Technologies Gained 18% After Q3 2024 Report
Nov 06Lumen: Turnaround Gaining Steam But This Stock Ain't Cheap
Oct 21Lumen Technologies: Not So Undervalued Anymore
Oct 14Lumen Technologies: Turnaround Efforts Bear Fruit
Sep 26Lumen Technologies: A Deep Dive Into Another Debt Exchange
Sep 13Lumen Technologies Has Sailed Past Fair Value (Rating Downgrade)
Aug 28Lumen Technologies: Back From The Dead, But Too Late To Buy Now
Aug 13Lumen Technologies Q2 Earnings Review: Transformation Affirmed
Aug 07Lumen Technologies Stock: Recent Price Spike Begs Questions
Jul 31Lumen Technologies Undervalued Even Without Turnaround (Rating Upgrade)
Jul 09Lumen Is Approaching A Key Psychological Level
Jun 30Lumen: Attractive Speculative Setup (Rating Upgrade)
May 31Lumen Technologies Q1 Earnings Takeaway: Transformation Takes Hold
May 02Lumen Technologies' Underperformance In The Telecom Sector
Mar 28Lumen Technologies: The Turnaround Could Have Gone Better
Mar 19Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: LUMN has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering short term liabilities.
Long Term Liabilities: LUMN has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering long term liabilities.
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: LUMN has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than a high debt level.
Reducing Debt: LUMN's has negative shareholder equity, so we do not need to check if its debt has reduced over time.
Balance Sheet
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss-making in the past, we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
Stable Cash Runway: Whilst unprofitable LUMN has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if it maintains its current positive free cash flow level.
Forecast Cash Runway: LUMN is unprofitable but has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years, even with free cash flow being positive and shrinking by 29% per year.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/01/05 18:02 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Lumen Technologies, Inc. is covered by 41 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| null null | Argus Research Company |
| Paul De Sa | Bernstein |
| Peter Rhamey | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |