Lumen (LUMN) Beats Q4 Earnings Estimates

分组1 - Lumen reported quarterly earnings of $0.23 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.21 per share, and showing an increase from earnings of $0.09 per share a year ago, resulting in an earnings surprise of +209.52% [1] - The company posted revenues of $3.04 billion for the quarter ended December 2025, which was 1.4% below the Zacks Consensus Estimate and a decrease from $3.33 billion in the same quarter last year [2] - Lumen has surpassed consensus EPS estimates in all four of the last quarters and has topped consensus revenue estimates two times during the same period [2] 分组2 - Lumen shares have increased by approximately 14.9% since the beginning of the year, outperforming the S&P 500's gain of 1.9% [3] - The company's earnings outlook, including current consensus earnings expectations for upcoming quarters, will be crucial for investors [4] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is -$0.27 on revenues of $3.06 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is -$0.98 on revenues of $11.49 billion [7] 分组3 - The Zacks Industry Rank indicates that the Diversified Communication Services sector is in the top 34% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting that companies in the top 50% outperform those in the bottom 50% by more than 2 to 1 [8] - Another company in the same industry, BCE, is expected to report quarterly earnings of $0.46 per share, reflecting a year-over-year decline of -17.9%, with revenues projected at $4.71 billion, an increase of 2.7% from the previous year [9][10]