Liberty Global plc
LBTYANASDAQCommunication ServicesTelecommunications Services
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$10.65
+$0.01 · +0.09%
LBTYA company overview
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Hold
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Valuation
47
Fair Value
Momentum
34
Weakening
Sentiment
71
Bullish
Risk resilience
65
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Company profile
Company websiteLiberty Global plc is a telecommunications giant that delivers a broad spectrum of communication services to both individual consumers and corporate entities. Its core offerings include high-speed internet, television, landline telephone, and mobile connectivity. Beyond fundamental broadband, the company enriches its services with sophisticated features such as intelligent Wi-Fi, robust security protocols, smart home integration, and various digital storage solutions. They facilitate widespread internet access through in-home Connect Boxes, community Wi-Fi networks via residential routers, and numerous public hotspots located in transport hubs, hospitality venues, and other public spaces. For television, Liberty Global provides diverse tiers of digital video programming and audio content, complemented by advanced digital video recorders and multimedia home gateway systems. Its extensive channel lineup spans general entertainment, sports, films, series, documentaries, lifestyle programming, news, and specialized adult, children's, ethnic, and foreign channels. Its mobile division offers both postpaid contract and prepaid services, while its fixed-line telephony includes traditional circuit-switched calls, personal call management, unified messaging, and the option for additional phone lines. Furthermore, the company extends its expertise to businesses, supplying voice, advanced data, video, wireless, cloud-based services, and integrated fixed-mobile solutions. These business services cater to a wide range of clients, from small or home offices to small, medium, and large enterprises, and are also offered on a wholesale basis to other telecommunication operators. With operational footprints across the United Kingdom, Belgium, Switzerland, Ireland, Poland, and Slovakia, along with other international ventures, Liberty Global plc was established in London in 2004.
- Industry
- Telecommunications Services
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Headquarters
- BM
- CEO
- Michael Thomas Fries
- Listed since
- Jun 3, 2004
- Employees
- 6,636
Market position
Day range
Current $10.65
52-week range
Current $10.65
- Open
- $10.71
- Previous close
- $10.64
- Volume
- 1.9M
- 0.9× average
- Average volume
- 2.11M
- Average daily volume
- Market cap
- 3.5B USD
- Beta
- 0.73
- Market reference 1
- 50-day average
- $10.808
- -1.46% below average
- 200-day average
- $11.4183
- -6.73% below average
Financials
Financial snapshot
Latest / TTMValuation & yield
- Enterprise value
- 12.09B USD
- P/E (TTM)
- -1.25×
- P/B (TTM)
- 0.38×
- P/S (TTM)
- 0.73×
- EV / EBITDA
- -2.15×
- Earnings yield
- -178.04%
- Free cash flow yield
- -3.29%
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
Profitability & efficiency
- Gross margin
- 61.79%
- Operating margin
- 0.82%
- Net margin
- -61.98%
- Return on equity
- -73.32%
- Return on assets
- -31.59%
- Return on invested capital
- 0.33%
Financial health
- Debt / equity
- 0.98×
- Current ratio
- 1.08×
Financial statements
Margin trends
Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.
Income trends
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
| Metric (USD) | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 4.88B USD | 4.34B USD | 4.12B USD | 4.02B USD | 10.31B USD |
| Cost of goods sold | 1.67B USD | 1.45B USD | 1.29B USD | 1.07B USD | 3.02B USD |
| Gross profit | 3.21B USD | 2.89B USD | 2.83B USD | 2.95B USD | 7.29B USD |
| Selling, general, and administrative | 1.24B USD | 1.16B USD | 1.77B USD | 1.01B USD | 2.15B USD |
| Operating expenses | 3.14B USD | 2.9B USD | 3.1B USD | 2.78B USD | 5.97B USD |
| Interest income | 98.1M USD | 199.3M USD | 212.7M USD | 76.6M USD | 13.9M USD |
| Interest expense | 497.5M USD | 574.7M USD | 907.9M USD | 589.3M USD | 882.1M USD |
| Depreciation and amortization | 1.04B USD | 1B USD | 1.22B USD | 1.09B USD | 2.35B USD |
| Operating income | 66.7M USD | −10.5M USD | −270.8M USD | 172.2M USD | 1.32B USD |
| Net income | −7.14B USD | 1.59B USD | −4.05B USD | 1.47B USD | 13.43B USD |
Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.
Earnings
- EPS beat rate
- 36%
- 4 beats, 7 misses, 0 met estimates
- Average EPS surprise
- -591.54%
- 11 comparable reports
- Latest EPS result
- -1.07
- Estimate -0.48 · Miss by 123.95%
EPS: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Revenue: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Analyst ratings
Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.
Analyst price target
Average target
$13.30
24.88% upsideRating distribution
29 ratingsCorporate actions
Annual dividends per share
Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.
$12.8769
2005 complete year+1296.9% since 2004
$0.9218
2,004
$12.8769
2,005
Corporate action history
| Action | Ex-dividend date | Details | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend | Sep 7, 2005 | $56.70Annual | — | — |
Dividend | Jul 26, 2004 | $4.059Annual | — | — |
Ex-dividend Sep 7, 2005
$56.70
Annual
Ex-dividend Jul 26, 2004
$4.059
Annual
LBTYA peers
ETFs holding LBTYA
Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETFAVUV44.66M0.14%31.27B USD0.25%$126.45+0.66%
iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETFIYZ16.38M1.32%1.26B USD0.37%$43.04+1.13%
Vanguard Extended Market ETFVXF16.35M0.02%93.7B USD0.05%$245.53+0.82%
Gabelli Opportunities in Live and Sports ETFGOLS13.33M1.06%12.55M USD0.90%$27.7576+0.40%
Dimensional - US Small Cap Value ETFDFSV10.96M0.13%8.42B USD0.30%$40.29+0.72%
Dimensional - US Targeted Value ETFDFAT9.94M0.07%14.66B USD0.28%$71.67+0.67%
iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETFIWR7.67M0.01%57.66B USD0.18%$113.44+0.70%
Dimensional - US Small Cap ETFDFAS7.26M0.05%15.92B USD0.26%$83.02+0.73%Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETFAVUV- Market value
- 44.66M
- Weight
- 0.14%
- AUM
- 31.27B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.25%
- Price / 1D
- $126.45+0.66%
iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETFIYZ- Market value
- 16.38M
- Weight
- 1.32%
- AUM
- 1.26B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.37%
- Price / 1D
- $43.04+1.13%
Vanguard Extended Market ETFVXF- Market value
- 16.35M
- Weight
- 0.02%
- AUM
- 93.7B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Price / 1D
- $245.53+0.82%
Gabelli Opportunities in Live and Sports ETFGOLS- Market value
- 13.33M
- Weight
- 1.06%
- AUM
- 12.55M USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.90%
- Price / 1D
- $27.7576+0.40%
Dimensional - US Small Cap Value ETFDFSV- Market value
- 10.96M
- Weight
- 0.13%
- AUM
- 8.42B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.30%
- Price / 1D
- $40.29+0.72%
Dimensional - US Targeted Value ETFDFAT- Market value
- 9.94M
- Weight
- 0.07%
- AUM
- 14.66B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.28%
- Price / 1D
- $71.67+0.67%
iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETFIWR- Market value
- 7.67M
- Weight
- 0.01%
- AUM
- 57.66B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.18%
- Price / 1D
- $113.44+0.70%
Dimensional - US Small Cap ETFDFAS- Market value
- 7.26M
- Weight
- 0.05%
- AUM
- 15.92B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.26%
- Price / 1D
- $83.02+0.73%
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