secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN)
CIK:        0000018926
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-04T20:16:53+00:00
Accession:  0000018926-26-000058
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Lumen Q2 2026 revenue $2.805B, net loss $(201)M; appoints John Hinshaw to board
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- Revenue $2.805B; net loss $(201)M ($(0.20) diluted EPS); adjusted diluted EPS $(0.07).
- Adjusted EBITDA $802M; Free Cash Flow $327M (excl special items of $258M).
- Strategic revenue 53% of total business revenue (up from 51% Q1); NaaS customers >3,000 with 22% new customer adoption growth.
- Closed Alkira acquisition to extend digital capabilities for multi-cloud and AI workloads.
- Appointed John Hinshaw (former HSBC Group COO) to Board, effective Aug 4, 2026; receives prorated RSU grant of $176,250.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18926/000001892626000058/0000018926-26-000058-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18926/000001892626000058/lumn-20260804.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000018926-26-000058

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