Adjusted EBITDA was $877 million with a 28.4% margin, down 250 basis points year-over-year, impacted by a $46 million onetime RDOF giveback and special items totaling $152 million.
Fiber broadband revenue in Mass Markets increased 19.9% year-over-year, with 117,000 fiber-enabled homes added and 34,000 Quantum Fiber customers added during the quarter.
Free cash flow excluding special items was negative $209 million, with capital expenditures at $891 million.
Lumen reported total revenue decline of 5.4% to $3.092 billion in 2Q 2025, with business segment revenue down 3.4% to $2.49 billion and Mass Markets segment revenue down 12.8% to $602 million.
North American enterprise channels revenue declined 2.4% year-over-year, with Grow product revenue up 8.5%, Nurture down 18%, and Harvest up 2.1%.
Public Sector revenue grew 8.2% year-over-year, helped by Grow revenue up 9.4% and Harvest revenue up approximately 49%, though Harvest is expected to normalize in H2 2025.
Total business Grow revenue increased 6% year-over-year, with total IP sales up nearly 38% and IP revenue up mid-single digits.
Wholesale revenue declined approximately 5%, with Harvest revenue down 6.2% and Nurture revenue down 8.6%.
Cash and investments increased by $51 million to $543.5 million; free cash flow was $71.7 million.
Days sales outstanding improved significantly to 41 days from 63 days a year ago.
Enterprise customer vertical revenue grew 17.7%, while service provider vertical revenue declined 5.6%.
Gross profit margin expanded by 1.6 percentage points to 78.7%, driven primarily by product volume and mix.
NETSCOUT reported Q1 fiscal 2026 revenue of approximately $187 million, a 7% year-over-year increase driven by strong growth in cybersecurity and timing of orders.
Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.34, up 21% year-over-year, reflecting benefits from restructuring and cost management initiatives.
Operating profit margin improved to 14.2% from 8% in the prior year quarter.
Product revenue increased 19.3% to $73 million, while service revenue grew slightly by 0.3% to $113.8 million.