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Liberty Global (LBTYB)


Market Price (9/4/2025): $12.12 | Market Cap: $4.2 Bil
Sector: Communication Services | Industry: Integrated Telecommunication Services

Liberty Global (LBTYB)


Market Price (9/4/2025): $12.12
Market Cap: $4.2 Bil
Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Integrated Telecommunication Services

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Market Valuation

 9/4/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$12.12$12.95$17.81$19.00$28.16
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)4.24.67.08.715.2
Total Debt ($ Bil)10.59.89.915.416.1
Total Cash ($ Bil)3.12.23.44.33.2
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)11.614.416.924.131.3
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM1.31.11.82.31.5
P/EBIT TTM-1.42.0-2.66.31.1
P/E TTM-1.23.0-1.96.31.2
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)1.61.51.91.43.0
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)12.19.47.45.710.1
P/E TTM (Sector)10.58.010.77.811.2
 9/4/2520242023
Share Price CYE$12.12$12.95$17.81
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)4.24.67.0
Total Debt ($ Bil)10.59.89.9
Total Cash ($ Bil)3.12.23.4
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)11.614.416.9
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM1.31.11.8
P/EBIT TTM-1.42.0-2.6
P/E TTM-1.23.0-1.9
Sector Ratios   
P/S TTM (Sector)1.61.51.9
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)12.19.47.4
P/E TTM (Sector)10.58.010.7

Business Description

Liberty Global plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides broadband internet, video, fixed-line telephony, and mobile communications services to residential and business customers. It offers value-added broadband services, such as intelligent WiFi features; security; smart home, online storage solutions, and Web spaces; Connect Box, a set-top or Horizon box that delivers in-home Wi-Fi service; community Wi-Fi via routers in home, which provides access to the internet; and public Wi-Fi access points in train stations, hotels, bars, restaurants, and other public places. The company also provides various tiers of digital video programming and audio services, as well as digital video recorders and multimedia home gateway systems; and channels, including general entertainment, sports, movies, series, documentaries, lifestyles, news, adult, children, and ethnic and foreign channels. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
LBTYB Return8%15%-33%-6%-27%-26%-100%
Peers Return12%-10%-10%-19%-17%8%-34%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%10%100%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: T, ATNI, AVIKF, AVIVF, AXTLF.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/3/2025 (YTD)

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Financials

LBTYBTATNIAVIKFAVIVFAXTLFMedian
NameLiberty .AT&T ATN Inte.Advanced.Advanced.Axtel  
Mkt Price-29.0415.82---22.43
Mkt Cap-209.30.2---104.8
Rev LTM-123,984720221,299221,29912,199123,984
Op Inc LTM-24,6373155,31555,3151,88924,637
FCF LTM-19,6243977,70577,7052,51019,624
FCF 3Y Avg-19,614-1856,90456,9041,92419,614
CFO LTM-40,943129118,682118,6823,81240,943
CFO 3Y Avg-38,760117101,814101,8143,25538,760

Growth & Margins

LBTYBTATNIAVIKFAVIVFAXTLFMedian
NameLiberty .AT&T ATN Inte.Advanced.Advanced.Axtel  
Rev Chg LTM-1.5%-5.3%9.5%9.5%11.2%9.5%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg-0.6%0.8%6.5%6.5%4.7%4.7%
Rev Chg Q-3.5%-1.1%9.2%9.2%10.6%9.2%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM-0.9%-0.3%2.2%2.2%2.4%2.2%
Op Mgn LTM-19.9%4.3%25.0%25.0%15.5%19.9%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg-19.9%3.7%22.8%22.8%8.7%19.9%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-0.0%-0.0%0.7%0.7%1.0%0.7%
CFO/Rev LTM-33.0%18.0%53.6%53.6%31.2%33.0%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg-31.6%15.8%49.8%49.8%28.7%31.6%
FCF/Rev LTM-15.8%5.4%35.1%35.1%20.6%20.6%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg-16.0%-2.4%27.6%27.6%16.9%16.9%

Valuation

LBTYBTATNIAVIKFAVIVFAXTLFMedian
NameLiberty .AT&T ATN Inte.Advanced.Advanced.Axtel  
Mkt Cap-209.30.2---104.8
P/S-1.70.3---1.0
P/EBIT-8.2-7.9---0.1
P/E-16.4-5.3---5.5
P/CFO-5.11.9---3.5
Total Yield-7.1%-12.7%----2.8%
Dividend Yield-1.0%6.0%---3.5%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg-13.5%-1.2%---6.2%
D/E-0.73.0---1.8
Net D/E-0.72.6---1.6

Returns

LBTYBTATNIAVIKFAVIVFAXTLFMedian
NameLiberty .AT&T ATN Inte.Advanced.Advanced.Axtel  
1M Rtn-4.9%-6.3%----0.7%
3M Rtn-7.2%4.8%---6.0%
6M Rtn-13.2%-10.2%---1.5%
12M Rtn-48.8%-38.2%---5.3%
3Y Rtn-101.3%-61.4%---20.0%
1M Excs Rtn-3.0%-8.2%----2.6%
3M Excs Rtn--3.1%-2.0%----2.5%
6M Excs Rtn-1.4%-15.8%----7.2%
12M Excs Rtn-38.5%-53.4%----7.4%
3Y Excs Rtn-34.6%-123.5%----44.5%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
VMO2 JV (nonconsolidated JV)13,57412,857   
VodafoneZiggo JV (nonconsolidated JV)4,4504,285   
Telenet3,0892,8073,066  
All other category776961   
Virgin Media (VM) Ireland506495550  
Elimination of intercompany consolidated revenue-256-245   
Nonconsolidated JV revenue-18,025-17,142   
Central and Other  915  
Intersegment eliminations  -278  
Sunrise  3,322  
Virgin Media United Kingdom (U.K.)  2,736  
Business-to-business (B2B) revenue - Non-subscription revenue   1,4321,442
Business-to-business (B2B) revenue - Subscription revenue   564472
Other revenue   595485
Residential fixed revenue - Non-subscription revenue   217198
Residential fixed revenue - Subscription revenue - Broadband internet   3,1823,187
Residential fixed revenue - Subscription revenue - Fixed-line telephony   1,3281,413
Residential fixed revenue - Subscription revenue - Video   2,4462,724
Residential mobile revenue - Non-subscription revenue   692688
Residential mobile revenue - Subscription revenue   1,090932
Total4,1164,01810,31111,54511,542


Operating Income by Segment
$ Mil20242023202220212020
VMO2 JV (nonconsolidated JV)4,5314,562   
VodafoneZiggo JV (nonconsolidated JV)1,9722,018   
Telenet1,3151,3001,472  
Virgin Media (VM) Ireland181184203  
Impairment, restructuring and other operating items, net-43-6219  
Intercompany consolidated eliminations-131-129   
Share-based compensation expense-205-163-308  
All other category-21575   
Depreciation and amortization-1,216-1,094-2,354  
Nonconsolidated JV Adjusted EBITDA-6,504-6,580   
Central and Other  103  
Intersegment eliminations  -65  
Sunrise  1,164  
Virgin Media United Kingdom (U.K.)  1,085  
Total-3141101,320  


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8152025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity214
Short Interest: % Change Since 73120250.9%
Average Daily Volume1,612
Days-to-Cover Short Interest1
Basic Shares Quantity345,025,708
Short % of Basic Shares0.0%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/1/20252.0%11.8%12.5%
5/2/2025-11.7%-14.1%-13.7%
2/18/20250.0%0.0%4.5%
10/29/2024-0.2%-1.7%-34.5%
7/25/20240.0%6.3%5.1%
5/1/20240.0%3.6%2.0%
2/15/2024-3.7%-8.9%-7.1%
10/31/2023-2.4%9.7%4.9%
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SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive181514
# Negative6910
Median Positive0.0%1.2%4.7%
Median Negative-4.5%-3.6%-11.9%
Max Positive3.7%84.2%18.4%
Max Negative-11.7%-14.1%-34.5%

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0CURTIS MIRANDA 8262025Sell11.7742,600501,3381,521,726Form
1BRACKEN CHARLES H REVP & CFO8202025Sell11.3160,000678,570375,702Form
2Salvato AndreaEVP, Chief Development Officer8202025Sell11.4930,000344,6401,821,664Form
3Waldron JasonSVP & CAO8192025Sell11.4917,899205,74296,359Form
4Waldron JasonSVP & CAO5162025Sell9.5710,726102,699251,645Form