Lumen Technologies Cash Flow Statement
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Lumen Technologies free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Lumen Technologies generated $4.74 billion of operating cash flow and spent $4.37 billion on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $371.0 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 3.0% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 66.3% from the prior year's $1.10 billion.
Lumen Technologies returned $1.0 million to shareholders through dividends, equal to 0% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 371.0 times.
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Lumen Technologies cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | -1.74B | -55.00M | -10.30B | -1.55B | 2.03B | -1.23B | -5.27B | -1.73B | 1.39B | 626.00M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | — | — | — | -176.14% | — | — | — | -224.77% | +121.88% | -28.70% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 2.75B | 2.96B | 2.98B | 3.24B | 4.02B | 4.71B | 4.83B | 5.12B | 3.94B | 3.92B |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 48.00M | 29.00M | 52.00M | 98.00M | 120.00M | 175.00M | 162.00M | 186.00M | 111.00M | 80.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | 3.14B | 1.58B | 235.00M | -54.00M | -269.00M | -428.00M | -266.00M | 149.00M | -92.00M | -157.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 4.74B | 4.33B | 2.16B | 4.74B | 6.50B | 6.52B | 6.68B | 7.03B | 3.88B | 4.61B |
| Capital Expenditures | -4.37B | -3.23B | -3.10B | -3.02B | -2.90B | -3.73B | -3.63B | -3.17B | -3.11B | -2.98B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -4.30B | -2.83B | -1.20B | 5.48B | -2.71B | -3.56B | -3.57B | -3.08B | -8.87B | -2.99B |
| Dividends Paid | -1.00M | -3.00M | -11.00M | -780.00M | -1.09B | -1.11B | -1.10B | -2.31B | -1.45B | -1.17B |
| Share Repurchases | — | 0 | 0 | -200.00M | -1.00B | 0 | 0 | — | -17.00M | -16.00M |
| Debt Issued | 8.16B | 1.32B | 0 | 0 | 1.88B | 4.36B | 3.71B | 130.00M | 8.40B | 2.16B |
| Debt Repaid | -8.82B | -2.68B | -185.00M | -8.09B | -3.60B | -7.32B | -4.16B | -1.94B | -1.96B | -2.46B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.32B | -1.85B | -18.00M | -9.31B | -3.81B | -4.25B | -1.91B | -4.02B | 5.36B | -1.52B |
| Net Change in Cash | -886.00M | -348.00M | 941.00M | 898.00M | -18.00M | -1.29B | 1.20B | -69.00M | 363.00M | 96.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 371.00M | 1.10B | -940.00M | 1.72B | 3.60B | 2.79B | 3.05B | 3.86B | 772.00M | 1.63B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Lumen Technologies's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow LUMN's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?