LUMN (Lumen Technologies) Moat Score : 5/10 (As of Jul. 01, 2025)

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What is Lumen Technologies Moat Score?

Lumen Technologies has the Moat Score of 5, which implies that the company might have Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat.

Lumen Technologies has Narrow Moat: Lumen Technologies has a solid narrow moat due to its extensive network infrastructure and some customer switching costs. However, it faces intense competition and lacks strong brand strength or significant pricing power.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Lumen Technologies might have Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat.

Competitive Comparison of Lumen Technologies's Moat Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Lumen Technologies's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Lumen Technologies's Moat Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Lumen Technologies's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lumen Technologies's Moat Score falls into.

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Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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Lumen Technologies Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

100 CenturyLink Drive, Monroe, LA, USA, 71203

Website

https://www.lumen.com

With 450,000 route miles of fiber, Lumen Technologies is one of the United States' largest telecommunications carriers serving global enterprises. Its merger with Level 3 in 2017 and divestiture of much of its incumbent local exchange carrier, or ILEC, business in 2022 have shifted the company's operations away from its legacy consumer business and toward enterprises (now about 75% of revenue). Lumen offers businesses a full menu of communications services, providing colocation and data center services, data transportation, and end-user phone and internet service. On the consumer side, Lumen has announced the sale of its consumer fiber network, but will maintain and harvest its legacy consumer copper network.

Executives

James Fowler	director	100 CENTURYLINK DRIVE, MONROE LA 71203
Kathleen E Johnson	director, officer: President & CEO	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
T Michael Glenn	director	942 S SHADY GROVE RD, MEMPHIS TN 38120
Christopher Stansbury	officer: EVP and CFO	C/O ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC, 9201 EAST DRY CREEK ROAD, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Quincy L Allen	director	6600 NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, BOCA RATON FL 33496
Ashley Haynes-gaspar	officer: EVP and Customer Exp Officer	100 CENTURYLINK DRIVE, MONROE LA 71203
Kevin P. Chilton	director	1201 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Laurie Siegel	director	C/O VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES, INC., 1133 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Peter C Brown	director	909 WALNUT STE 200, KANSAS CITY MO 64106
Scott Trezise	officer: EVP, Human Resources	100 CENTURYLINK DRIVE, MONROE LA 71203
Shaun C Andrews	officer: Exec VP & Chief Mktg Officer	100 CENTURYLINK DRIVE, MONROE LA 71203
Sham Chotai	officer: EVP, Product and IT	10201 TORRE AVENUE, SUITE 350, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Michael James Roberts	director	ONE MCDONALD'S PLAZA, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Steven T Clontz	director	781 THIRD AVENUE, KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406-1409
Martha Helena Bejar	director	C/O POLYCOM, INC., 6001 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95002