Lumen Technologies (LTS:0HVP) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: $15.63 (As of Mar. 2026)

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LTS:0HVP Lumen Technologies Inc LTS:0HVP
53 GF Score
Price $6.65
GF Value $4.15
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What is Lumen Technologies Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Lumen Technologies LTS:0HVP 53 Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $15.63 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates LTS:0HVP with a GF Score™ of 53/100 and a GF Value™ of $4.15 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Lumen Technologies's adjusted book value per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $-1.279. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $15.63 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Lumen Technologies's average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was -17.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was -14.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was -10.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was -6.90% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate of Lumen Technologies was 17.90% per year. The lowest was -14.30% per year. And the median was 6.30% per year.

As of today (2026-07-14), Lumen Technologies's current stock price is $6.65. Lumen Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $15.63. Lumen Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is 0.43.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of Lumen Technologies was 0.96. The lowest was 0.05. And the median was 0.43.


Lumen Technologies  (LTS:0HVP) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share may underestimate the company's equity. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can seem to be too high even the actual PB Ratio is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, the book value of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/B calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is also called CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Lumen Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=6.65/15.63
=0.43

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of Lumen Technologies was 0.96. The lowest was 0.05. And the median was 0.43.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real book value.


Lumen Technologies Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Related Terms


Lumen Technologies Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Lumen Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Lumen Technologies Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Chart

Lumen Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.63 23.73 21.52 18.42 15.60

Lumen Technologies Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 22.24 19.07 11.55 15.60 15.63

LTS:0HVP vs GSAT, IRDM, LBRDA: Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Lumen Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Lumen Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lumen Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Lumen Technologies Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the book value per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 book value per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent book value in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's book value is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent book value in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's book value is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 book value in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent book value per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Lumen Technologies's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_Book= Book Value per Share /CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=-1.279/330.2130*330.2130
=-1.279

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

Lumen Technologies Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201606 25.617 241.018 35.097
201609 25.411 241.428 34.756
201612 24.516 241.432 33.531
201703 24.244 243.801 32.837
201706 23.804 244.955 32.089
201709 23.578 246.819 31.544
201712 21.971 246.524 29.430
201803 21.734 249.554 28.759
201806 21.312 251.989 27.928
201809 21.103 252.439 27.605
201812 18.356 251.233 24.127
201903 12.420 254.202 16.134
201906 12.560 256.143 16.192
201909 12.541 256.759 16.129
201912 12.357 256.974 15.879
202003 12.108 258.115 15.490
202006 12.270 257.797 15.717
202009 12.476 260.280 15.828
202012 10.176 260.474 12.901
202103 10.224 264.877 12.746
202106 10.592 271.696 12.873
202109 10.846 274.310 13.056
202112 11.568 278.802 13.701
202203 11.891 287.504 13.657
202206 11.835 296.311 13.189
202209 12.155 296.808 13.523
202212 10.357 296.797 11.523
202303 10.942 301.836 11.971
202306 2.266 305.109 2.452
202309 2.199 307.789 2.359
202312 0.413 306.746 0.445
202403 0.496 312.332 0.524
202406 0.459 314.175 0.482
202409 0.337 315.301 0.353
202412 0.457 315.605 0.478
202503 0.282 319.799 0.291
202506 -0.579 322.561 -0.593
202509 -1.144 324.800 -1.163
202512 -1.089 324.054 -1.110
202603 -1.279 330.213 -1.279

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of $15.63 mean?
Lumen Technologies (LTS:0HVP) has a Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of $15.63 as of Mar. 2026. Cyclically adjusted book value per share represents the company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Lumen Technologies and its competitors.
Is Lumen Technologies' Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share too high?
Lumen Technologies' current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $15.63. Overall, Lumen Technologies has a GF Score™ of 53/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Lumen Technologies' Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share compare to GSAT and IRDM?
Lumen Technologies' Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of $15.63 can be compared against companies in the Telecommunication Services industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for a Telecommunication Services company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share depends on the Telecommunication Services industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically adjusted book value per share represents the company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Lumen Technologies and its competitors. Lumen Technologies's current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $15.63. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Lumen Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Lumen Technologies (LTS:0HVP) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $4.15, compared to a current price of $6.65 — trading 60.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $15.63. Lumen Technologies' overall GF Score™ is 53/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Lumen Technologies (LTS:0HVP), the current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $15.63 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Lumen Technologies (LTS:0HVP) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Lumen Technologies stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $6.65 is trading 60.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of $4.15. GuruFocus considers Lumen Technologies to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for LTS:0HVP:

  • Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: $15.63
  • GF Value™: $4.15 vs. price of $6.65 (60.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 53/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the LTS:0HVP stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Lumen Technologies Business Description

Address 100 CenturyLink Drive, Monroe, LA, USA, 71203
Lumen Technologies is one of the largest telecommunications carriers serving global enterprises. The merger with Level 3 in 2017, the 2022 divestiture of much of its local phone business in rural areas, and the 2026 sale of its remaining consumer fiber network to AT&T have shifted the company's operations away from the legacy consumer business and toward enterprise services, which account for about 85%-90% of revenue. Lumen offers businesses a full suite of communications services, providing colocation and data center services, data transportation, phone service, and internet access.
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