Lumen Technologies, Inc.
$23.42B- Market cap
- $6.98B
- Debt
- +$17.44B
- Cash
- −$1.00B
Capital structure 29% equity / 71% debt · EV / Revenue 1.89x · EV / EBITDA 9.42x
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: LUMN stock price at premium vs BLMN $6.77 current versus $2.55 implied using P/S multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at BLMN's multiple
Implied fair value · at LUMN's multiple
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: LUMN FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · BLMN FY 2025 (ended Dec 28, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Five fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 29% equity / 71% debt · EV / Revenue 1.89x · EV / EBITDA 9.42x
Capital structure 52% equity / 48% debt · EV / Revenue 0.40x · EV / EBITDA 7.19x
LUMN carries the larger enterprise value at $23.42B against $1.57B; BLMN trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (0.40x vs 1.89x); BLMN on the lower EV / EBITDA (7.19x vs 9.42x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · implied price per share
Bear
-$11.13
Base
-$10.46
Bull
-$9.26
BLOOMIN’ BRANDS, INC. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
-15.61x
2.36x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
6.61x
3.34x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$1.00B
$59.46M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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