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LUMN earnings call: key takeaways

What LUMN said on its earnings call of November 4, 2026: results against expectations, what changed since last quarter, guidance and the questions analysts pressed on.

By Lician·November 4, 2026·AI-generated from the call transcript and Lician data

LUMN reported revenue of $2.72 billion, in line with the $2.73 billion consensus (14:06)

Results vs expectations

Metric	Consensus	Reported	Result
EPS	-$0.16	–	–
Revenue	$2.73B	–	–

What changed since last quarter

The company reaffirmed its full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance of $3.1 to $3.3 billion. (20:42)
Strategic revenue grew 10% year-over-year to $1.28 billion. (12:31)
The CEO emphasized that the company is not focused on preserving legacy economics. (12:31)

Guidance

Metric	This call	Previous call
EBITDA	Full-year adjusted EBITDA of $3.1 to $3.3 billion (20:42)	not captured
Capex	Full-year capital expenditures of $3.2 to $3.4 billion (20:42)	not captured
Free cash flow	Full-year free cash flow excluding special items and cash tax payments of $1.9 to $2.1 billion (20:42)	not captured

What analysts pressed on

Whether the timing of hyperscaler data center launches could affect PCF deals. (23:46)
Concerns about the impact of potential data center legislation on PCF builds. (35:48)

In their words

We're not talking about the cost of the waves anymore. That is long over. (43:12)

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Written by AI from the automatic transcript of the company's public webcast and Lician's earnings data. Each sentence cites the passage it comes from, and a sentence with a figure that is not in its sources was removed. Not investment advice.