LUMN
Lumen Technologies, Inc.
Stock
$5.75+0.16 (+2.86%)Close Oct 2, 2026
Cash flow statement
| Line | Last 12 months | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $5.4B | $4.7B | $4.3B | $2.2B | $4.7B | $6.5B | $6.5B | $6.7B | $7.0B | $3.9B | $4.6B | $5.2B | $6.1B | $4.2B | $2.0B | $1.6B | $853M |
| Capital expenditures | $4.5B | $4.4B | $3.2B | $3.1B | $3.0B | $2.9B | $3.7B | $3.6B | $3.2B | $3.1B | $3.0B | $2.9B | $2.9B | $2.4B | $864M | $755M | $287M |
| Free cash flow | $837M | $371M | $1.1B | −$940M | $1.7B | $3.6B | $2.8B | $3.1B | $3.9B | $772M | $1.6B | $2.3B | $3.1B | $1.8B | $1.2B | $819M | $566M |
| Stock-based compensation | $57M | $48M | $29M | $52M | $98M | $120M | $175M | $162M | $186M | $111M | $80M | $73M | $110M | $65M | $38M | $55M | $16M |
| Buybacks | — | — | $0 | $0 | $200M | $1.0B | $0 | $0 | — | $17M | $16M | $819M | $37M | $31M | $17M | $16M | $347M |
| Dividends paid | — | $1.0M | $3.0M | $11M | $780M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $2.3B | $1.5B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.8B | $1.6B | $879M | $560M | $220M |
| Dividends per share | — | — | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.75 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $2.16 | $2.16 | $2.16 | — | — | — | $2.90 | $2.80 | $2.17 |
| Free cash flow margin | 7.1% | 3.0% | 8.4% | −6.5% | 9.8% | 18.3% | 13.5% | 14.2% | 17.1% | 4.4% | 9.3% | 12.7% | 17.1% | 11.7% | 16.8% | 16.5% | 21.8% |