February 3, 2026 Fourth Quarter 2025 Results Non-GAAP Measures This presentation includes certain historical and forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures, including but not limited to adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, and free cash flow, each excluding the effects of special items, and adjustments to GAAP and other non-GAAP measures to exclude the effect of special items. In addition to providing key metrics for management to evaluate the company's performance, we believe these measurements assist ...

Financial Highlights - Reached over $10 billion in PCF deals signed to date[8] - Debt refinancing and term loan repricing of $24 billion extends maturities and reduces cash interest[8] - Total revenue was $3087 billion, a decrease of 42% year-over-year[36] - Adjusted EBITDA was $787 million, a decrease of 125% year-over-year, with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 255%[41] - Free cash flow was $1661 billion[44] Strategic Initiatives and Growth - Over 1500 customers adopted Lumen NaaS since launch[8] - NaaS customers increased by 32% quarter-over-quarter, fabric ports deployed by customers increased by 30%, and services sold across all fabric ports increased by 36%[22] - Fiber broadband revenue in Mass Markets was $225 million, an increase of 184% year-over-year, contributing 36% to total broadband revenue[38] Network and Infrastructure - Total intercity fiber miles increased from 12 million in 2022 to a planned 17 million in 2025, with a vision of 47 million by 2028[13] - Hyperscaler utilization is projected to increase from 30% in 2022 to 45% in 2025 and 57% in 2028[13] Debt and Leverage - Total debt as of September 30, 2025, was $180 billion[34] - Pro forma total debt after planned paydown and Lumen SP debt paydown is projected to be $131 billion, with gross leverage less than 38x[34]

Financial Performance & Outlook - Lumen reported total revenue of $3092 million, a decrease of 5.4% year-over-year and 2.8% quarter-over-quarter[30] - Adjusted EBITDA was $877 million, down 13.3% year-over-year, with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 28.4%, a decrease of 250 bps[35] - The company is guiding towards the high end of its adjusted EBITDA range due to strength in modernization and simplification programs[8] - Lumen revised its 2025 free cash flow outlook upwards to $1.2 to $1.4 billion, primarily driven by a $400 million tax refund, lower capital expenditures, better adjusted EBITDA performance, and lower interest expense[40] Debt Management - Lumen has reached nearly $9 billion in Private Connectivity Fabric (PCF) deals signed to date[8] - The company completed $2 billion in debt refinancing, extending maturities and reducing cash interest[8] - Pro forma Lumen SP debt paydown is projected to result in total debt of $13.5 billion and a gross leverage of 3.9x[28] Strategic Initiatives - Lumen announced the sale of its Consumer FTTH (fiber-to-the-home) business to AT&T for $5.75 billion to reduce leverage and focus on enterprise services[8] - The company is focused on building the backbone for AI, balancing capacity and utilization for optimal return on investment[10] - Lumen is experiencing strong NaaS (Network as a Service) adoption, with a 35% quarter-over-quarter increase in LCF (Lumen Cloud Fabric) customers purchasing and using one or more ports[14] Mass Markets - Total Mass Markets revenue was $602 million, a decrease of 12.8% year-over-year[30] - Fiber Broadband revenue within Mass Markets was $217 million, an increase of 19.9% year-over-year, contributing 36% to total broadband revenue[32]