Lumen Technologies Inc. (Formerly CenturyLink Inc.)

United States of America Country flag United States of America
Sector: Fixed Line Telecommunications
Ticker: LUMN
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Market multiple valuation of Lumen Technologies Inc. ( LUMN | USA)

The most common multiple used in the valuation of stocks is the P/Earnings NTM multiple (Price to Earnings). P/E relates the current share price with the market expectations in terms of Earnings Per Share. This multiple is used to compare a company's market value with its earnings. A company with a high P/Earnings NTM is considered to be overvalued; a company with a low P/Earnings NTM is considered to be undervalued.
The P/Earnings NTM ratio of Lumen Technologies Inc. is significantly lower than the median of its peer group: around 12.00. The company valuation of Lumen Technologies Inc. according to these metrics is way below the market valuation of its peer group.
The P/Earnings NTM ratio of Lumen Technologies Inc. is significantly lower than the average of its sector (Fixed Line Telecommunications): 11.65. The company valuation of Lumen Technologies Inc. according to these metrics is way below the market valuation of its sector.
The P/Earnings NTM ratio of Lumen Technologies Inc. is significantly lower than its historical 5-year average: 14.5. The (current) company valuation of Lumen Technologies Inc. is therefore way below its valuation average over the last five years.

Valuation
P/E Last P/E (e) 2025P/E NTM
Lumen Technologies Inc.Free trialFree trialFree trial
International PeersFree trialFree trialFree trial
Fixed Line Telecommunications8.5912.2211.65
DJIA24.1917.5916.76
United States of America0.5711.0711.25
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Beta (Ref: DJIA)
Levered betaUnlevered beta
1-Year0.510.08
2-Year1.440.24
3-Year1.390.23
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Stock Perf excl. Dividends (in USD)
LUMNDJIARel. Perf.
Year-to-Date-33.3%-4.4%-28.9%
1-Week7.9%2.7%5.2%
1-Month-9.7%-3.2%-6.5%
1-Year197.5%7.5%189.9%
3-Year-64.8%23.3%-88.1%
5-Year-66.7%67.0%-133.7%
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International Peers - Lumen Technologies Inc.
Company NameCtryMarket
Cap.
last (mUSD)
Lumen Technologies Inc.USA3 555
International Peers Median0.22
Verizon Communications ...USA185 476
AT&T Inc.USA1.94
Consolidated Communicat...USA551
Rostelecom PJSC Sponsor...RUSN/A
Nippon Telegraph and Te...JPN-0.00
GPRV Analysis
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Intl. Peers
U.S Patents No. 7,882,001 & 8,082,201
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Net Sales Chart
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1-Year Rebased Stock Chart

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About Market Multiples

Many methods can be used to value a company. In reality, business valuation is often a combination of these different approaches. One of the most widely used quantitative methods is the market multiples method. The market valuation is utilized generally as a primary market input, to provide an objective starting point for the valuation. Put simply, this method multiplies the sales or profits of a business by an industry averaged multiplier to calculate the Market Value of the business.
Current multiples include:
- Historical multiples based on standardized financials for the last completed fiscal period: Last, Last Twelve Months (LTM);
- Forward multiples based on consensus estimates for the current fiscal period and next ones: Next Twelve Months (NTM), FY0, FY1.
Current multiples based on per-share metrics (such as earnings per share or book value per share) are calculated using the last closing price, while current multiples based on company-level metrics (such as net sales, EBIT or EBITDA) are calculated using the current market cap or EV (Enterprise Value).