Lumen announced $700 million of new fiber deals during the third quarter, its first new sales this year, taking the total deal value signed to date above $13.5 billion. Business services segment revenue declined 4.5%, the worst so far in 2026 on an accelerating drop in legacy services.
Lumen holds unique network assets. Extensive unused conduit between major markets and diverse network routes will continue to attract demand from hyperscale data center firms.
The data center connectivity agreements only provide a one-time boost to cash flow. Lumen's debt load remains large, leaving it in a dangerous financial position if operating results don't improve.
Metric | LUMN | CHTR | VZ |
|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | — | 2.96 | 12.02 |
Price/Book Value | — | 1.26 | 1.81 |
Price/Sales | 0.38 | 0.29 | 1.39 |
Price/Cash Flow | 4.24 | 1.01 | 4.74 |
Metric | LUMN | CHTR | VZ |
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.53 | 0.30 | 0.47 |
Current Ratio | 0.71 | 0.37 | 0.63 |
Interest Coverage | −0.11 | 1.44 | 3.82 |
Metric | LUMN | CHTR | VZ |
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | −1.42% | 3.90% | 4.05% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | — | 41.03% | 15.88% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 1.01% | 8.28% | 7.57% |
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