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QWEST CORP logoQwest CorpCTBB
$21.07+0.10%
QWEST CORP logo

Qwest Corp

CTBB

$21.07

+$0.02 (+0.10%)

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ProfitabilityUnprofitableGrowthDecliningCash FlowStrong conversionValuationN/A
What stands out

The business is unprofitable at the operating level (-21.43% margin). The thesis depends entirely on whether and when it reaches sustainable profitability.

What's changing

Revenue declined 13.8% YoY. Margins deteriorated 59.0pp alongside, both lines moving the wrong way.

What deserves caution

Free cash flow declined 18% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened. ROIC dropped from 11.20% to -5.92%, capital efficiency is deteriorating.

Price History

+0.9%

Valuation & Multiples

Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares

Market Cap$21.07
EPS-$1,837,000,000.00
P/E-0.00
P/FCF0.00
EV/EBITDA-1.26
FCF Yield3972472710.0%
Div. Yield—
Net Debt/FCF2.0x
52-Week Range
$17.92$21.09

Profitability & Returns

Revenue (TTM)

$4.54B

▼ -13.8% YoY

Net Income (TTM)

-$1.84B

▼ -189.2% YoY

Op. Margin

-29.75%

▼ -59.0pp YoY

ROIC

-7.81%

▼ -17.1pp YoY

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

FCF (TTM)

$837M

▼ -18.2% YoY

Op. Cash Flow (TTM)

$1.57B

▼ -19.7% YoY

Net Debt

$1.70B

Cash & Equiv.

$56M

5Y CAGR: -8.3%

5Y CAGR: -13.9%

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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 5 May 2026, covering the period ending 31 Mar 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 14 Oct 2026. How this is calculated.

Price from market data, last close as of 11 Sept 2026. Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.

Is Qwest (CTBB) overvalued?

Qwest (CTBB) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $12,809,728,916.34 per share, so at $21.07 the stock looks undervalued (60,796,055,506.8% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.

On quality, Qwest scores 23/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.

Frequently asked

What is Qwest's fair value?+

Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $12,809,728,916.34 per share for CTBB, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $9,607,296,687.26. At today's $21.07, that puts the stock about 60,796,055,506.8% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.

Is Qwest a high-quality business?+

Qwest scores 23 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a -29.7% operating margin and a -7.8% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.

Is Qwest a good stock to buy right now?+

That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. CTBB currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 23/100 on quality (lower-quality). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.

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