CenturyLink is a publicly owned company headquartered in the US. Operating as a subsidiary of Lumen Technologies, the company was founded in 1930, employs approximately 28,210 individuals, and reported $2.5B in revenue as of 2025. CenturyLink functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company specializes in telecoms, delivering hybrid networking, cloud connectivity, and security solutions to customers around the world.
Lumen Technologies' Chief Financial Officer Chris Stansbury stated on September 18, 2026, that the company is targeting investment-grade credit ratings following its recent debt restructuring, though not aiming for "triple A." This follows CEO Kate Johnson's outline on September 11, 2026, of Lumen's strategy to position its network and software capabilities for growing enterprise demand for artificial intelligence, emphasizing the critical need for customers to move data in real time among buildings, cloud platforms, data centers, and edge locations.
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CenturyLink offers 6 products in the media and telecoms services industry. CenturyLink's product portfolio comprises of telecoms, media and TV services and consumer electronics.
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CenturyLink's revenues were $2.5B in 2025. Caretta Research has split CenturyLink's revenue into 5 different product categories, the largest of which is consumer broadband, which represents 44% of CenturyLink's revenue.
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