FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP

EDGAR

Annual consolidated revenue for 2024: about Unit13 5.937B, using the latest reported figures. The previous period, 2023, was about Unit13 5.751B.

Watchlist

Latest quarter

Revenue

1.55 billion Unit13

2025 Q3 · Unit13

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Revenue: 1550000000 Unit13 Source

Operating margin

7.55%

2025 Q3 · %

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Income: 117000000 Unit13 Source
  • Revenue: 1550000000 Unit13 Source

Operating cash flow

504 million Unit13

2025 Q3 · Unit13

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 1500000000 Unit13 Source
  • Operating Cash Flow: 996000000 Unit13 Source
Cash and cash equivalents
336 million Unit13 Source
Exact value

336000000 Unit13

Long-term debt including current maturities
8.96 billion Unit13 Source
Exact value

8963000000 Unit13

Shares outstanding
250 million Unit1 Source
Exact value

250336000 Unit1

Reported share-count change

0.53% · 1.33 million Unit1

Year-over-year change in reported shares. Splits, issuance and buybacks can affect this figure; it does not isolate employee compensation or economic dilution.

Exact inputs and evidence
  • 249007000 Unit1 · 2024-09-30· Source
  • 250336000 Unit1 · 2025-09-30· Source

Company performance

Up to ten complete financial years · consolidated figures

Includes later revisions to earlier periods. Annual charts exclude incomplete years.

Latest filing recorded: 2026-01-20.

Financial data available through: 2024-12-31.

Coverage by financial measure
  • Revenue: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-12-31
  • Operating income: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-12-31
  • Net income: 9 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-12-31
  • Operating cash flow: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-12-31
  • capital expenditure: No compatible figures in this window
  • Total assets: 9 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-12-31
  • Total liabilities: 5 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-12-31
  • Current assets: 9 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-12-31
  • Current liabilities: 9 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-12-31
  • Cash and cash equivalents: 9 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-12-31
  • Long-term debt including current maturities: 3 of 11 periods available· newest 2022-12-31
  • Shares outstanding: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-12-31

Coverage describes values retained in this snapshot. Missing values are not zero; loading limits are reported separately.

What changed year over year

Latest complete year compared with the corresponding period one year earlier. These are measured changes; they do not establish their business causes.

  • Revenue

    +3.2%

    Prior period

    Unit13 5.75 billion

    –

    Current period

    Unit13 5.94 billion

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    5937000000 − 5751000000 = 186000000 Unit13

    5751000000 Unit13 · 2023-01-01 – 2023-12-31

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    5937000000 Unit13 · 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31

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  • Net income

    -1,210.3%

    Prior period

    Unit13 29 million

    –

    Current period

    −Unit13 322 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    -322000000 − 29000000 = -351000000 Unit13

    29000000 Unit13 · 2023-01-01 – 2023-12-31

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    -322000000 Unit13 · 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31

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  • Operating cash flow

    +20.6%

    Prior period

    Unit13 1.34 billion

    –

    Current period

    Unit13 1.62 billion

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    1621000000 − 1344000000 = 277000000 Unit13

    1344000000 Unit13 · 2023-01-01 – 2023-12-31

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    1621000000 Unit13 · 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31

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Comparable inputs unavailable for: Capital expenditure.

Where revenue goes

How a period’s revenue divides into costs and what remains as profit. Items marked Derived are calculated by subtraction from reported figures.

2024 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31

  • Revenue Unit13 5.94 billion 100% of revenue
  • Operating costs Derived Unit13 5.58 billion 94% of revenue
  • Operating income Unit13 353 million 5.9% of revenue
  • Tax, interest and other Derived Unit13 675 million 11% of revenue
  • Net income −Unit13 322 million −5.4% of revenue

Cash

  • Operating cash flow Unit13 1.62 billion 27% of revenue
  • Capital expenditure Unavailable An input is unavailable.
  • Free cash flow Derived Unavailable An input is unavailable.

Share of revenue by period

  • Net income
  • Tax, interest and other
  • Operating costs
  • 2014 Not shown: operating income or net income is not reported.
  • 2015 Net loss: net income was −3.5% of revenue.
  • 2016 Net loss: net income was −4.2% of revenue.
  • 2017 Operating loss: operating costs were 117% of revenue.
  • 2018 Net loss: net income was −7.5% of revenue.
  • 2019 Operating loss: operating costs were 160% of revenue.
  • 2020 Net loss: net income was −5.6% of revenue.
  • 2022 90%
  • 2023 91%
  • 2024 Net loss: net income was −5.4% of revenue.
Values and sources
Revenue breakdown by annual reporting period
PeriodRevenueOperating costsOperating incomeTax, interest and otherNet incomeFree cash flowSource
2014 2014-01-01 – 2014-12-314772000000 3952000000 Derived 820000000 UnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
Source
2015 2015-01-01 – 2015-12-315576000000 4831000000 Derived 745000000 941000000 Derived -196000000 Unavailable
Source
2016 2016-01-01 – 2016-12-318896000000 8008000000 Derived 888000000 1261000000 Derived -373000000 Unavailable
Source
2017 2017-01-01 – 2017-12-319128000000 10696000000 Derived -1568000000 236000000 Derived -1804000000 Unavailable
Source
2018 2018-01-01 – 2018-12-318611000000 7784000000 Derived 827000000 1470000000 Derived -643000000 Unavailable
Source
2019 2019-01-01 – 2019-12-318107000000 12980000000 Derived -4873000000 1038000000 Derived -5911000000 Unavailable
Source
2020 2020-01-01 – 2020-12-317155000000 6196000000 Derived 959000000 1361000000 Derived -402000000 Unavailable
Source
2022 2022-01-01 – 2022-12-315787000000 5195000000 Derived 592000000 151000000 Derived 441000000 Unavailable
Source
2023 2023-01-01 – 2023-12-315751000000 5259000000 Derived 492000000 463000000 Derived 29000000 Unavailable
Source
2024 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-315937000000 5584000000 Derived 353000000 675000000 Derived -322000000 Unavailable
Source

Amounts are exact, in Unit13.

Growth

Sales over time and how quickly they are changing.

Revenue

Revenue reported for each complete financial period.

Unit13 5.9B 2024
Revenue historyRevenue reported for each complete financial period. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.9.9B7.4B4.9B2.5B0.0201420192024
Values and sources
Revenue values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(Unit13)Source evidence
2014Revenue4772000000
2015Revenue5576000000
2016Revenue8896000000
2017Revenue9128000000
2018Revenue8611000000
2019Revenue8107000000
2020Revenue7155000000
2022Revenue5787000000
2023Revenue5751000000
2024Revenue5937000000

Revenue growth

Change in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier.

3.2% 2024
Revenue growth historyChange in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.65%45%24%3%-17%201420192024
Values and sources
Revenue growth values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2014Year over yearNo prior comparable period
2015Year over year16.8%
2016Year over year59.5%
2017Year over year2.6%
2018Year over year-5.7%
2019Year over year-5.9%
2020Year over year-11.7%
2022Year over yearNo prior comparable period
2023Year over year-0.6%
2024Year over year3.2%

Profit and cash

How much revenue becomes profit, and how much cash operations generate.

Profit margins

Operating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue.

Operating margin 5.9% 2024
Net margin -5.4% 2024
Profit margins historyOperating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.24%-2%-28%-54%-80%201420192024
  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
  • Free cash flow margin
Values and sources
Profit margins values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2014Operating margin17.2%
2015Operating margin13.4%
2016Operating margin10%
2017Operating margin-17.2%
2018Operating margin9.6%
2019Operating margin-60.1%
2020Operating margin13.4%
2022Operating margin10.2%
2023Operating margin8.6%
2024Operating margin5.9%
2014-12-31Net marginNot reported
2015Net margin-3.5%
2016Net margin-4.2%
2017Net margin-19.8%
2018Net margin-7.5%
2019Net margin-72.9%
2020Net margin-5.6%
2022Net margin7.6%
2023Net margin0.5%
2024Net margin-5.4%
2014Free cash flow marginNot reported
2015Free cash flow marginNot reported
2016Free cash flow marginNot reported
2017Free cash flow marginNot reported
2018Free cash flow marginNot reported
2019Free cash flow marginNot reported
2020Free cash flow marginNot reported
2022Free cash flow marginNot reported
2023Free cash flow marginNot reported
2024Free cash flow marginNot reported

Operating cash flow

Cash generated by the company’s normal business operations.

Unit13 1.6B 2024
Operating cash flow historyCash generated by the company’s normal business operations. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.2.1B1.6B1.1B537.0M0.0201420192024
Values and sources
Operating cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(Unit13)Source evidence
2014Operating cash flow1270000000
2015Operating cash flow1315000000
2016Operating cash flow1676000000
2017Operating cash flow1850000000
2018Operating cash flow1812000000
2019Operating cash flow1508000000
2020Operating cash flow1989000000
2022Operating cash flow1401000000
2023Operating cash flow1344000000
2024Operating cash flow1621000000

Free cash flow

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit.

Not enough comparable data to show this history.
Values and sources
Free cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(Unit13)Source evidence
2014Free cash flowUnavailable
2015Free cash flowUnavailable
2016Free cash flowUnavailable
2017Free cash flowUnavailable
2018Free cash flowUnavailable
2019Free cash flowUnavailable
2020Free cash flowUnavailable
2022Free cash flowUnavailable
2023Free cash flowUnavailable
2024Free cash flowUnavailable

Balance sheet

Liabilities and short-term ability to meet obligations at each period end.

Liabilities to assets

Total liabilities as a share of total assets.

76% 2024
Liabilities to assets historyTotal liabilities as a share of total assets. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.140%105%70%35%0%2014-12-3120192024
Values and sources
Liabilities to assets values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2014-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
2015-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
2016-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
2017-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
2018-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reportedNo source recorded
2019Liabilities / assets125.1%
2020Liabilities / assets129.2%
2022Liabilities / assets72.4%
2023Liabilities / assets74.5%
2024Liabilities / assets76%

Current assets to current liabilities

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

0.55× 2024
Current assets to current liabilities historyCurrent assets divided by current liabilities. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.5.78×4.33×2.89×1.44×0.00×201420192024
Values and sources
Current assets to current liabilities values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2014Current assets / current liabilities0.94×
2015Current assets / current liabilities5.35×
2016Current assets / current liabilities0.68×
2017Current assets / current liabilities0.53×
2018-12-31Current assets / current liabilitiesNot reportedNo source recorded
2019Current assets / current liabilities1.08×
2020Current assets / current liabilities0.37×
2022Current assets / current liabilities1.13×
2023Current assets / current liabilities1.22×
2024Current assets / current liabilities0.55×

Cash generation

Compare reported profit with operating cash and capital spending. Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditure when both exact, consolidated amounts match the same period and unit.

Cash generation by annual reporting period
PeriodNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
2014 2014-01-01 – 2014-12-31
Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unit13 1.27 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 1270000000 Unit13

2014-01-01 – 2014-12-31: 1270000000 Unit13 Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2015 2015-01-01 – 2015-12-31
−Unit13 196 million
Exact value

Exact value: -196000000 Unit13

2015-01-01 – 2015-12-31: -196000000 Unit13 Inspect Net Income Open source
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Unit13 1.32 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 1315000000 Unit13

2015-01-01 – 2015-12-31: 1315000000 Unit13 Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2016 2016-01-01 – 2016-12-31
−Unit13 373 million
Exact value

Exact value: -373000000 Unit13

2016-01-01 – 2016-12-31: -373000000 Unit13 Inspect Net Income Open source
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Unit13 1.68 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 1676000000 Unit13

2016-01-01 – 2016-12-31: 1676000000 Unit13 Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2017 2017-01-01 – 2017-12-31
−Unit13 1.8 billion
Exact value

Exact value: -1804000000 Unit13

2017-01-01 – 2017-12-31: -1804000000 Unit13 Inspect Net Income Open source
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Unit13 1.85 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 1850000000 Unit13

2017-01-01 – 2017-12-31: 1850000000 Unit13 Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2018 2018-01-01 – 2018-12-31
−Unit13 643 million
Exact value

Exact value: -643000000 Unit13

2018-01-01 – 2018-12-31: -643000000 Unit13 Inspect Net Income Open source
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Unit13 1.81 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 1812000000 Unit13

2018-01-01 – 2018-12-31: 1812000000 Unit13 Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2019 2019-01-01 – 2019-12-31
−Unit13 5.91 billion
Exact value

Exact value: -5911000000 Unit13

2019-01-01 – 2019-12-31: -5911000000 Unit13 Inspect Net Income Open source
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Unit13 1.51 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 1508000000 Unit13

2019-01-01 – 2019-12-31: 1508000000 Unit13 Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2020 2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31
−Unit13 402 million
Exact value

Exact value: -402000000 Unit13

2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31: -402000000 Unit13 Inspect Net Income Open source
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Unit13 1.99 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 1989000000 Unit13

2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31: 1989000000 Unit13 Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2022 2022-01-01 – 2022-12-31
Unit13 441 million
Exact value

Exact value: 441000000 Unit13

2022-01-01 – 2022-12-31: 441000000 Unit13 Inspect Net Income Open source
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Unit13 1.4 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 1401000000 Unit13

2022-01-01 – 2022-12-31: 1401000000 Unit13 Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2023 2023-01-01 – 2023-12-31
Unit13 29 million
Exact value

Exact value: 29000000 Unit13

2023-01-01 – 2023-12-31: 29000000 Unit13 Inspect Net Income Open source
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Unit13 1.34 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 1344000000 Unit13

2023-01-01 – 2023-12-31: 1344000000 Unit13 Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2024 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31
−Unit13 322 million
Exact value

Exact value: -322000000 Unit13

2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31: -322000000 Unit13 Inspect Net Income Open source
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Unit13 1.62 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 1621000000 Unit13

2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31: 1621000000 Unit13 Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

Capital expenditure uses the canonical mapped positive-spending convention. A missing, ambiguous, incompatible, or negative-sign input is left blank. Values use the latest reported version.

Dataset coverage and company identifiers

Coverage reflects filings processed into this Fundies dataset; it does not imply every source filing is loaded.

327 filings · 7,525 latest values · 7,525 originally reported values

Dataset published . Source filing dates and reporting periods are shown separately.

Identifiers: 0000020520, 20520, FTR, FYBR, edgar:20520, ftr

Also known as CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS CO, CITIZENS UTILITIES CO, FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP, FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARENT, INC., Frontier Communications Corp, Frontier Communications Corporation, Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.