CTGGNasdaqTelephone Communications (No Radiotelephone)Fiscal year ends December 31Also trades as CTHH
QWEST CORP
Financials through Q1 FY2026, quarter ended Mar 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on May 5, 2026
$13.90+0.23 (+1.68%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
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- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Gross margin
69.5%−3.2 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
-21.3%−58.3 pts over 5 years
Net margin
-27.9%
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | -13.8% | -9.7% | -8.3% | -6.2% | |
| Gross profit | -17.6% | -11.8% | -9.1% | -5.9% | |
| Free cash flow | -18.2% | -19.2% | -13.9% | -3.5% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | – | – | -11.5% | |
| Return on assets | – | – | -8.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.61 | 0.14 | 6.90 | |
| Debt to equity | 0.84 | 0.33 | 0.15 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.81× | 0.82× | -5.09× | |
| Interest coverage | 4.9× | 9.7× | -11.1× | |
| Capex to revenue | 14.1% | 14.9% | 17.4% |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Qwest generated $12.00B from operations and spent $7.13B on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 64% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$12.00B
Used
$7.13B
Capital expenditure$4.58B64%Dividends$2.55B36%Share buybacks$00%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin-27.9%
×Asset turnover0.29×
×Equity multiplier1.43×
=Return on equity, FY2025-11.5%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | -27.9% | 0.29× | 1.43× | -11.5% |
| FY2024 | 27.0% | 0.33× | 1.47× | 12.9% |
| FY2023 | -14.0% | 0.34× | 1.45× | -6.8% |
| FY2018 | 19.8% | 0.41× | 2.16× | 17.3% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
3of 8 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Some tests lack the figures they need.
- ProfitableNet income above zero-$1.33B
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$1.76B
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year9.1% → -7.6%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$1.76B vs -$1.33B
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell9.7% → 10.7%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose1.35 → 6.90
- No dilutionShare count did not rise– → –
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year72.68% → 69.48%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.34 → 0.27