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QWEST CORP (CTGG)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for QWEST CORP. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q1 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About QWEST CORP

Qwest Corp provides digital networking services to enterprise and mass market customers in the United States. Its offerings include broadband internet, voice services, optical and ethernet networking, and private line connections, delivered primarily through a fiber-optic network. The company serves businesses ranging from small offices to large enterprises, supporting their IT and communication needs with integrated technology solutions.

Snapshot

Revenue
$4.49B
Revenue growth (YoY)
-14.1%
Net income
$-1.33B
Diluted EPS
Gross margin
67.7%
Operating margin
-22.5%
Net margin
-29.6%
FCF margin
20.9%
ROE
-12.2%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
Long-term debt / equity
0.15×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 31, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Qwest

  • Revenue fell 14.1% to $4.5B in FY2025, after a 6.7% decline the year before.
  • Operating margin is now a 22.5% loss in FY2025, from 23.7% in FY2013.
  • Most recent quarter Q1 FY2026: revenue $986M, down 14.4% from Q1 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $938M in FY2025, 20.9% of revenue.
  • Net income turned to a $1.3B loss in FY2025, from a $1.5B profit in FY2024.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Qwest’s fundamentals sit among the 216 Communication Services companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin67.7%
79th percentile of 105
Operating margin-22.5%
18th percentile of 185
Net margin-29.6%
13th percentile of 191
FCF margin20.9%
89th percentile of 164
Revenue growth (YoY)-14.1%
12th percentile of 209
ROE-12.2%
31st percentile of 165
Long-term debt / equity0.15×
21st percentile of 101
Short interest1.00d
1st percentile of 216

Qwest’s FCF margin of 20.9% ranks in the 89th percentile of the 164 Communication Services companies reporting it. Qwest’s revenue growth of -14.1% ranks in the 12th percentile of the 209 Communication Services companies reporting it. Qwest’s net margin of -29.6% ranks in the 13th percentile of the 191 Communication Services companies reporting it.

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Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
6.1K
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
-50.9%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
1.00
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
51.4K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-146.1K-50.9%1.00
2026-07-3112.3K-19.2%1.00
2026-07-1515.3K-92.4%1.00
2026-06-30200.0K+100.0%1.00

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2018FY2013
Revenue$4.49B$5.22B$5.60B$7.86B$8.75B
Gross profit$3.04B$3.72B$3.99B$5.20B$5.96B
Operating income$-1.01B$2.05B$-195.0M$2.66B$2.08B
Net income$-1.33B$1.49B$-831.0M$1.67B$964.0M
Diluted EPS

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2018FY2013
Cash and equivalents$39.0M$26.0M$10.0M$5.0M$14.0M
Current assets$4.50B$1.31B$415.0M$1.85B$1.75B
Total assets$15.82B$17.36B$16.34B$20.58B$23.22B
Current liabilities$653.0M$966.0M$933.0M$2.27B$2.70B
Long-term debt$1.69B$1.69B$2.16B$5.95B$6.92B
Total liabilities$4.90B$5.12B$5.58B$10.71B$13.61B
Total equity$10.92B$12.24B$10.76B$9.87B$9.61B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2018FY2013
Operating cash flow$1.76B$2.19B$2.39B$3.79B$2.71B
Capital expenditure$824.0M$1.05B$1.06B$1.04B$1.26B
Free cash flow$938.0M$1.15B$1.33B$2.75B$1.45B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q1 FY2026$986.0M-14.4%$-226.0M
Q4 FY2025$1.10B-15.0%$-2.06B
Q3 FY2025$1.09B-15.6%$176.0M
Q2 FY2025$1.14B-13.3%$277.0M
Q1 FY2025$1.15B-12.6%$284.0M
Q4 FY2024$1.30B-6.3%$391.0M
Q3 FY2024$1.29B-5.6%$365.0M
Q2 FY2024$1.31B-5.2%$378.0M

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

SectorCommunication Services
SIC industryTelephone Communications (No Radiotelephone)
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended December 31, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ1 FY2026 (ended March 31, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing1994
SEC CIK68622

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-02-20
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10-K2025-02-20
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10-Q2026-05-05
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10-Q2025-10-30
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10-Q2025-07-31
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10-Q2025-05-01
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8-K2026-03-17
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8-K2026-02-03
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.