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Lumen Technologies, Inc.

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Lumen Technologies, Inc.

LUMN·NYSE·Technology·CIK 0000018926

Lumen Technologies is a digital networking services company that provides integrated products and services to enterprise businesses. As of December 31, 2025, the company operated with two segments: the Business segment, serving both domestic and global customers, and the Mass Markets segment, serving domestic customers. Lumen Technologies operates one of the world's most interconnected communications networks, which enables customers to adjust digital programs, create efficiencies, accelerate market access, and reduce costs. On May 21, 2025, the company entered into an agreement to sell its Mass Markets Fiber-to-the-Home business in 11 states to AT&T. This sale was completed on February 2, 2026, for gross cash proceeds of $5.75 billion, subject to post-closing adjustments. Lumen Technologies conducts its operations under several brands. Lumen is the primary brand for enterprise and wholesale markets, offering services such as PCF network architecture, Lumen Digital products, Edge, Network-as-a-Service, and cybersecurity. CenturyLink is used for mass-marketed copper-based communications services. Black Lotus Labs serves as the company's cyberthreat research and intelligence arm. Prior to the Mass Markets Fiber-to-the-Home divestiture, fiber-based broadband services to residential and small business customers were offered under the Quantum Fiber brand. As of December 31, 2025, the company's network included approximately 163,000 fiber on-net buildings and over 340,000 route miles of fiber optic cable globally.

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LUMN) is a publicly traded company in the Technology sector. Wiseek has independently scored 33 items for LUMN at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-09-25, rated 8/10. Across its 20 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 12 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for LUMN spans 8-K, 10-Q.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Lumen Moves Listing to Nasdaq, Exits NYSE on Oct 5
  • Lumen Beats Q2 Revenue Estimates and Slashes Debt by $4.2B After Divestiture
  • Lumen Posts $2.8B in Q2 Revenue, Reaffirms 2026 Outlook, and Names New Director
  • Lumen Beats Q2 Revenue Estimates, Strategic Revenue Jumps 14%
  • Lumen Finalizes Alkira Acquisition, Bolstering AI-Era Networking Platform

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$12.4B
Net Income
-$1.74B
Diluted EPS
-$1.75
Op. Cash Flow
$4.74B
Free Cash Flow
$371M
Gross Profit
$5.76B
Operating Income
-$812M
Cash & Equivalents
$1B
Debt / Equity
0.00×
Net Margin
-14.0%
Shares Outstanding
1.03B sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-20 · accession 0000018926-26-000014

Short Interest & Short Volume

5.27 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 69,619,812 shares in LUMN as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 0.3% decrease from the prior period — about 5.3 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 55.4% of LUMN volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)69,619,812 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 0.3%
Days to cover5.27 at avg daily volume of 13,198,798
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)55.4% of 5,686,117 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume53.2%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$5.72 -0.03% today
52-week range · as of 2026-09-25 $5.52 – $11.95
Market cap
$5.93B
Volume
12.1M (0.9× avg)
3-mo avg 13M
Live data · 2026-10-05 03:26 UTC · Market closed

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LUMN
Sep 25, 2026, 8:39 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $5.91
Real-time Price: $5.72 info
Change: -$0.190 (-3%) info
Market Cap: $5.931B info
LUMN
Aug 04, 2026, 4:29 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $6.65
Real-time Price: $5.72 info
Change: -$0.9339 (-14%) info
Market Cap: $5.931B info
LUMN
Aug 04, 2026, 4:16 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $6.80
Real-time Price: $5.72 info
Change: -$1.08 (-16%) info
Market Cap: $5.931B info
LUMN
Aug 04, 2026, 4:01 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $6.81
Real-time Price: $5.72 info
Change: -$1.09 (-16%) info
Market Cap: $5.931B info
LUMN
Jul 07, 2026, 8:09 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $6.46
Real-time Price: $5.72 info
Change: -$0.740 (-11%) info
Market Cap: $5.931B info
LUMN
Jun 11, 2026, 4:52 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $8.50
Real-time Price: $5.72 info
Change: -$2.78 (-33%) info
Market Cap: $5.931B info
LUMN
Jun 10, 2026, 8:56 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $8.30
Real-time Price: $5.72 info
Change: -$2.58 (-31%) info
Market Cap: $5.931B info
LUMN
May 27, 2026, 6:02 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $10.35
Real-time Price: $5.72 info
Change: -$4.63 (-45%) info
Market Cap: $5.931B info
LUMN
May 21, 2026, 4:05 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $9.48
Real-time Price: $5.72 info
Change: -$3.76 (-40%) info
Market Cap: $5.931B info
LUMN
May 20, 2026, 8:59 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $9.29
Real-time Price: $5.72 info
Change: -$3.57 (-38%) info
Market Cap: $5.931B info
LUMN
May 20, 2026, 8:52 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $9.30
Real-time Price: $5.72 info
Change: -$3.58 (-38%) info
Market Cap: $5.931B info
LUMN
May 14, 2026, 6:13 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $9.36
Real-time Price: $5.72 info
Change: -$3.64 (-39%) info
Market Cap: $5.931B info
LUMN
May 13, 2026, 9:45 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $9.36
Real-time Price: $5.72 info
Change: -$3.64 (-39%) info
Market Cap: $5.931B info
LUMN
May 12, 2026, 9:28 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $8.23
Real-time Price: $5.72 info
Change: -$2.51 (-30%) info
Market Cap: $5.931B info
LUMN
May 07, 2026, 6:13 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $9.80
Real-time Price: $5.72 info
Change: -$4.08 (-42%) info
Market Cap: $5.931B info
LUMN
May 06, 2026, 6:38 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $9.80
Real-time Price: $5.72 info
Change: -$4.08 (-42%) info
Market Cap: $5.931B info
LUMN
May 05, 2026, 4:18 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $9.56
Real-time Price: $5.72 info
Change: -$3.84 (-40%) info
Market Cap: $5.931B info
LUMN
May 05, 2026, 4:17 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $9.40
Real-time Price: $5.72 info
Change: -$3.68 (-39%) info
Market Cap: $5.931B info
LUMN
May 05, 2026, 4:01 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $9.71
Real-time Price: $5.72 info
Change: -$3.99 (-41%) info
Market Cap: $5.931B info
LUMN
Apr 30, 2026, 4:01 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $8.82
Real-time Price: $5.72 info
Change: -$3.10 (-35%) info
Market Cap: $5.931B info
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