Liberty Global-A
LBTYA
9.10
-0.04
-0.44%
Liberty Global-A
US · LBTYA
#2472 by market cap
Listed 1970
9.10
-0.04
-0.44%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 245s ago
· 2026-10-08 09:20
Pre-market
9.10
0.00%
After-hours
9.10
0.00%
- Market cap
- 3.10B
- P/E (TTM)i
- -1.01
- P/Bi
- 0.34
- EPSi
- -20.86
- Div yieldi
- 0.00%
- 52W posi
- 6%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Weak
- Altman Z-Score is 0.70, below the 1.8 "distress zone" threshold.
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year +12.36% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 65.76%
- Operating margin
- 1.37%
- Net margin
- -146.32%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 9.54B
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 0.70
Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 11.96B | 11.12B | 11.55B | 10.31B | 4.02B | 4.12B | 4.34B | 4.88B |
| Gross profit | 8.71B | 7.99B | 8.22B | 7.29B | 2.95B | 2.83B | 2.89B | 3.21B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 2.05B | 2.04B | 2.15B | 2.15B | 1.01B | 1.12B | 1.16B | 1.24B |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 1.09B | 815.30M | 2.13B | 1.30B | 172.20M | -270.80M | -10.50M | 66.70M |
| Pretax profit | 161.80M | -1.24B | -1.80B | 14.00B | 1.18B | -3.45B | 1.84B | -7.17B |
| Tax | 1.57B | 234.00M | -275.90M | 473.30M | 406.70M | 213.10M | -30.80M | -75.80M |
| Net profit | 850.00M | 11.64B | -1.47B | 13.61B | 1.99B | -3.87B | 1.65B | -7.10B |
| Basic EPS | -2 | 16 | -3 | 24 | 3 | -10 | 4 | -21 |
| Diluted EPS | -1.97 | 16.32 | -2.70 | 23.59 | 2.96 | -9.52 | 4.23 | -20.86 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.17B | 1.27B | 1.21B | 1.23B | 1.27B | 1.17B |
| Gross profit | 767.80M | 803.80M | 814.20M | 822.20M | 848.00M | 796.60M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 288.30M | 308.80M | 311.50M | 332.40M | 301.80M | 315.90M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 59.00M | 35.10M | 14.00M | -41.40M | 64.60M | 18.50M |
| Pretax profit | -1.39B | -2.77B | -130.30M | -2.88B | 533.60M | -335.00M |
| Tax | -70.00M | 900.00K | -46.90M | 40.20M | 175.40M | 22.80M |
| Net profit | -1.32B | -2.77B | -83.40M | -2.92B | 358.20M | -357.80M |
| Basic EPS | -4 | -8 | 0 | -9 | 1 | -1 |
| Diluted EPS | -3.84 | -8.09 | -0.27 | -8.60 | 0.96 | -1.07 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 4.14B | 10.57B | 5.80B | 5.94B | 6.30B | 5.64B | 3.30B | 3.40B |
| Cash & ST investments | 1.48B | 8.14B | 2.93B | 3.18B | 4.35B | 3.40B | 2.15B | 2.16B |
| Inventory | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total assets | 53.15B | 49.05B | 59.09B | 46.92B | 42.90B | 42.09B | 25.44B | 22.60B |
| Total current liabilities | 10.31B | 8.65B | 4.51B | 4.08B | 3.92B | 4.33B | 3.13B | 3.16B |
| Short-term debt | 3.62B | 3.88B | 1.09B | 850.30M | 799.70M | 428.90M | 898.50M | 764.00M |
| Long-term debt | 26.19B | 24.31B | 13.86B | 13.97B | 12.96B | 8.84B | 8.20B | 7.83B |
| Total liabilities | 49,005,300,000.00 | 35,847,700,000.00 | 45,794,300,000.00 | 21,319,000,000.00 | 20,321,600,000.00 | 23,080,500,000.00 | 12,895,400,000.00 | 12,650,100,000.00 |
| Total equity | 4.15B | 13.20B | 13.30B | 25.60B | 22.57B | 19.01B | 12.54B | 9.95B |
| Retained earnings | -5.17B | 6.35B | 4.69B | 18.14B | 19.62B | 15.57B | 12.24B | 5.10B |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 3.12B | 4.43B | 2.78B | 3.40B | 3.11B | 3.50B |
| Cash & ST investments | 1.98B | 3.14B | 1.67B | 2.16B | 1.87B | 2.42B |
| Inventory | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total assets | 25.97B | 27.17B | 25.39B | 22.60B | 21.88B | 21.53B |
| Total current liabilities | 3.29B | 4.34B | 2.91B | 3.16B | 2.81B | 2.74B |
| Short-term debt | 1.13B | 1.99B | 678.50M | 764.00M | 703.80M | 620.40M |
| Long-term debt | 8.25B | 7.81B | 7.82B | 7.83B | 7.73B | 7.73B |
| Total liabilities | 13,129,300,000.00 | 13,962,100,000.00 | 12,432,700,000.00 | 12,650,100,000.00 | 12,143,000,000.00 | 12,070,100,000.00 |
| Total equity | 12.84B | 13.21B | 12.96B | 9.95B | 9.73B | 9.46B |
| Retained earnings | 10.91B | 8.11B | 8.02B | 5.10B | 5.44B | 5.08B |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 5.96B | 4.59B | 4.19B | 3.55B | 2.84B | 2.17B | 2.03B | 1.21B |
| Depreciation & amortization | 3.86B | 3.55B | 2.23B | 2.35B | 1.09B | 1.22B | 1.00B | 1.04B |
| Free cash flow | 4.51B | 3.42B | 2.89B | 2.14B | 1.95B | 1.24B | 1.12B | -132.00M |
| Dividends paid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -2.25B | -3.33B | -1.07B | -1.58B | -1.70B | -2.48B | -689.80M | -192.10M |
| Ending cash balance | 1.50B | 8.18B | 4.72B | 917.30M | 1.73B | 1.42B | 1.82B | 2.09B |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 129.20M | 149.20M | 301.80M | 630.90M | 107.60M | 230.90M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 232.20M | 250.80M | 275.90M | 280.00M | 264.80M | 262.50M |
| Free cash flow | -114.10M | -170.10M | -41.10M | 193.30M | -290.00M | -117.00M |
| Dividends paid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -37.90M | -64.10M | -56.20M | -33.90M | 0 | 0 |
| Ending cash balance | 1.99B | 1.82B | 1.68B | 2.09B | 1.83B | 2.42B |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 12.63 | 126.00 | -11.94 | 67.82 | 6.09 | -19.53 | 10.11 | -64.59 |
| ROA %i | 1.31 | 22.55 | -3.01 | 25.33 | 3.28 | -9.54 | 4.70 | -29.72 |
| ROIC %i | 4.25 | 32.79 | -1.75 | 40.39 | 4.69 | -9.50 | 6.38 | -32.72 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -2.95 | 23.31 | 22.75 | 33.50 | 40.12 | 33.69 | 10.51 | -0.02 |
| EBIT margin %i | 13.72 | 1.99 | -4.47 | 144.34 | 27.98 | -37.59 | 55.57 | -136.82 |
| FCF / sales %i | 37.72 | 28.96 | 23.67 | 20.76 | 21.33 | 10.41 | 25.90 | -- |
| Current ratioi | 0.40 | 1.22 | 1.29 | 1.45 | 1.61 | 1.30 | 1.05 | 1.08 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.27 | 1.10 | 0.89 | 1.00 | 1.32 | 0.88 | 0.83 | 0.86 |
| Debt / assetsi | 56.07 | 57.46 | 27.42 | 34.21 | 35.92 | 23.64 | 38.44 | 41.31 |
| LT debt / equityi | 559.45 | 178.63 | 110.64 | 58.61 | 65.11 | 49.94 | 71.81 | 88.03 |
| Interest coveragei | 1.11 | 0.17 | -0.45 | 16.87 | 3.42 | -3.10 | 4.20 | -13.42 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -11.17 | -6.80 | 0.79 | -4.82 | -28.77 | -29.09 | -25.05 | 6.69 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | 89.05 | -- | 164.54 | -49.62 | -- | -50.91 | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | 9.24 | -8.09 | -13.42 | -21.99 | -17.11 | -24.52 | -19.32 | -- |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | -1.67 | -21.19 | -12.59 | -64.59 | -49.32 | -27.32 |
| ROA %i | -0.78 | -9.76 | -5.89 | -29.72 | -22.83 | -12.47 |
| ROIC %i | 0.54 | -9.93 | -5.50 | -32.72 | -25.00 | -13.21 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 7.34 | -60.77 | -32.12 | -136.82 | -95.58 | -47.85 |
| FCF / sales %i | 21.95 | 9.49 | 3.56 | -- | -- | -- |
| Current ratioi | 0.95 | 1.02 | 0.96 | 1.08 | 1.11 | 1.28 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.75 | 0.86 | 0.75 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 1.07 |
| Debt / assetsi | 38.77 | 38.78 | 36.34 | 41.31 | 41.86 | 42.14 |
| LT debt / equityi | 70.68 | 65.76 | 67.10 | 88.03 | 88.96 | 91.64 |
| Interest coveragei | 0.58 | -5.20 | -2.94 | -13.42 | -9.84 | -4.97 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
✦ Quant Revenue Concentration how this is computed
Single-engine
- VMO2 JV (nonconsolidated) is the largest reported line at 274.77% of revenue, across 8 reported segments.
- The next-largest line, VodafoneZiggo JV (nonconsolidated), is a distant second at 96.73% - a sharp slowdown here would have little to offset it.
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
VMO2 JV (nonconsolidated)274.77%
VodafoneZiggo JV (nonconsolidated)96.73%
Telenet64.26%
All Other Category29.31%
Wyre16.88%
Virgin Media (VM) Ireland10.44%
Quote time 2026-10-08 09:20:04 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.