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Lumen Technologies (LUMN) stock, explained like you're 5
Lumen Technologies trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker LUMN. It is a mid cap company in the telecommunications equipment industry, part of the communication services sector, with a market value of about 5.4 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- LUMN
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Telecommunications Equipment
- Size
- Mid cap, about 5.4 billion dollars
Is Lumen Technologies a small, medium or large cap company?
No. Lumen Technologies is a mid cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 5.4 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Lumen Technologies makes money
- Advertising shown to large audiences.
- Subscriptions for streaming, media or connectivity.
- Selling content, games or network access.
What moves LUMN stock
- How many people use or subscribe to the service.
- Advertiser demand, which rises and falls with the economy.
- Hit content, new rules and competition.
In the news lately
- Lumen Technologies to move stock listing to Nasdaq (Reuters)
- LUMN Stock Climbs 5% Pre Market What’s The Anthropic Connection? (Stocktwits)
- LUMN Nov 2026 11.000 call (LUMN261120C00011000) stock price, news, quote and history (Yahoo Finance UK)
- Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Stock Dropped, So What Is Driving Attention Now? (Simply Wall Street)
- Hundreds of customers use both. Lumen and Snowflake plan to simplify secure data connections. (Stock Titan)
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Questions about Lumen Technologies stock
What does Lumen Technologies do?
Lumen Technologies trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker LUMN. It is a mid cap company in the telecommunications equipment industry, part of the communication services sector, with a market value of about 5.4 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Lumen Technologies?
Lumen Technologies trades under the ticker LUMN on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Lumen Technologies's market cap?
Lumen Technologies is a mid cap stock with a market cap of about 5.4 billion dollars.
How does Lumen Technologies make money?
Advertising shown to large audiences. Subscriptions for streaming, media or connectivity. Selling content, games or network access.
What moves LUMN stock?
How many people use or subscribe to the service. Advertiser demand, which rises and falls with the economy. Hit content, new rules and competition.
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Educational information, not financial advice. This guide explains the business in general terms and does not include live prices.