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LUMN Lumen Technologies, Inc.

Last updated: Mar 16, 2026

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Execution Consistency

Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?

Bought back stock in 3/4 quarters. Q1 2018: $14M, Q3 2017: $0M, Q2 2017: $3M, Q1 2017: $12M

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Execution Acceleration

Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?

Latest quarter $14M vs trailing avg $5M (+180%)

Buyback vs FCF

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30-80%. Bear: <10% or >80%.

Negative FCF ($-2.4B), cannot compute buyback ratio

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Buyback Intensity

How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.

Repurchased 0 shares = 0.0% of 1,014,768,000 outstanding (annualized)

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Insider Buying

Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?

8 open-market purchases by 2 insiders

  • Johnson Kathleen E (President & CEO) bought 78,685 shares at $6.35 on 2026-02-05
  • Stansbury Christopher (EVP and CFO) bought 17,000 shares at $4.44 on 2025-08-15
  • Stansbury Christopher (EVP and CFO) bought 11,500 shares at $4.44 on 2025-08-15
  • Stansbury Christopher (EVP and CFO) bought 11,500 shares at $4.44 on 2025-08-15
  • Stansbury Christopher (EVP and CFO) bought 18,000 shares at $4.29 on 2025-08-14
  • Stansbury Christopher (EVP and CFO) bought 12,000 shares at $4.29 on 2025-08-14
  • Stansbury Christopher (EVP and CFO) bought 12,000 shares at $4.29 on 2025-08-14
  • Johnson Kathleen E (President & CEO) bought 135,870 shares at $3.69 on 2025-08-05
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Insider-Buyback Convergence

Are insider purchases happening during the same quarters the company is actively buying back stock?

Insider buying coincided with company buybacks in 0 of 4 quarters

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Insider Net Direction

Looking at all open-market transactions, are insiders net buyers or net sellers?

Insiders bought $1M, sold $0M (net buying)

Red Flag

Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.

No buyback-insider divergence detected