Core Viewpoint - Lumen reported a quarterly loss of $0.13 per share, which was better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.29, indicating a significant earnings surprise of 55.17% [1] Financial Performance - The company posted revenues of $3.18 billion for the quarter ended March 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.71%, although this represents a decline from $3.29 billion in the same quarter last year [2] - Over the last four quarters, Lumen has exceeded consensus EPS estimates three times and topped revenue estimates four times [2] Stock Performance - Lumen shares have declined approximately 33.3% since the beginning of the year, contrasting with the S&P 500's decline of 5.3% [3] - The current Zacks Rank for Lumen is 3 (Hold), suggesting that the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future [6] Earnings Outlook - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is -$0.25 on revenues of $3.08 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is -$1.11 on revenues of $12.39 billion [7] - The trend of estimate revisions for Lumen is mixed, which could change following the recent earnings report [6] Industry Context - The Diversified Communication Services industry, to which Lumen belongs, is currently ranked in the top 35% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook compared to the bottom 50% [8] - Telus, another company in the same industry, is expected to report quarterly earnings of $0.15 per share, reflecting a year-over-year decline of 21.1% [9]

Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Q1 2025 Earnings Call May 01, 2025 05:00 PM ET Speaker0 Greetings, and welcome to the Lumen Technologies First Quarter twenty twenty five Earnings Call. During the presentation, all lines will be in a listen only mode. Afterwards, we will conduct a question and answer session. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded Thursday, 05/01/2025. Your speakers for today are Kate Johnson, CEO and Chris Stansberry, CFO. I would now like to turn the conference over to Jim Brink, Senio ...

Table of Contents For the transition period from to Commission File No. 001-7784 LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Louisiana 72-0651161 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q ☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025 or ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Indicate by check ...

NEWS RELEASE Lumen Technologies reports first quarter 2025 results Q1 results highlight progress in key priorities; Drive Operational Excellence, Build the Backbone for AI, and Cloudify Telecom "The team's focus on operational excellence delivered better than expected financial results this quarter," said Kate Johnson, president and CEO of Lumen. "We continue to expand our network capacity and utilization and create a growth engine with our Lumen Digital platform. As we transform, we will drive more innovat ...

First Quarter 2025 Results May 1, 2025 Forward-Looking Statements Except for historical and factual information, the matters set forth in this presentation and other of our oral or written statements identified by words such as "estimates," "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "plans," "intends," "will," and similar expressions are forward-looking statements as defined by the federal securities laws, and are subject to the "safe harbor" protections thereunder. These forward-looking statements are not guara ...

DENVER, May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumen Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: LUMN) reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. Q1 results highlight progress in key priorities; Drive Operational Excellence, Build the Backbone for AI, and Cloudify Telecom "The team's focus on operational excellence delivered better than expected financial results this quarter," said Kate Johnson, president and CEO of Lumen. "We continue to expand our network capacity and utilization and create a growth engine with our ...

Lumen (LUMN) could be a solid addition to your portfolio given its recent upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). This rating change essentially reflects an upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices.The sole determinant of the Zacks rating is a company's changing earnings picture. The Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus of EPS estimates from the sell-side analysts covering the stock -- for the current and following years is tracked by the system.Since a cha ...

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) and Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) are both primarily enterprise-focused fiber network providers that deliver high-capacity, long-haul fiber networks powering everything from cloud services and streaming to AI data transfer and enterprise connectivity.Higher demand for bandwidth-intensive applications stemming from AI workloads and cloud infrastructure is providing ample business scope for these two players as they try to make the most of the next wave of digital ...

Lumen Defender Plus, powered by Black Lotus Labs intelligence, stops threats before they reach business networks – delivering measurable results for companies like Apex DataCom DENVER, April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The need for smarter, faster, and more automated defenses has never been greater. In 2024, 86% of enterprises reported a year-over-year increase in cyber threats. Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) today announced it is putting the strength of its global threat intelligence that safeguards its own ...

DENVER, April 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN), the trusted network for AI, will publish its first-quarter financial results following market close on May 1, 2025. A live broadcast of the earnings conference call will be available on the company's Investor Relations page at 5 p.m. ET. Additional information regarding the first quarter 2025 results, including the company's earnings release, investor presentation, and related materials, will be available on Lumen's Investor Relations w ...