LBTYA
Liberty Global plc
LBTYA lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now.
LBTYA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
LBTYA's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
LBTYA PE Valuation
LBTYA has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
LBTYA Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for LBTYA to show an outlook.
LBTYA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$7.45 | -$1.36 |
| Q2 2026 | -$9.04 | -$1.18 |
| Q1 2026 | -$16.06 | -2777% |
| Q4 2025 | -$20.86 | -507% |
| Q3 2025 | -$6.09 | -$0.79 |
| Q2 2025 | -$7.86 | -$5.40 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.60 | +$4.01 |
| Q4 2024 | $5.12 | +$10.02 |
LBTYA lost $7.45 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than the year before.
LBTYA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.9B | +59% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | -7.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.3B | +8.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | +9.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | -38% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | -32% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.2B | -40% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B | -42% |
LBTYA's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $1.9B last quarter, up 59% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.9% | -0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.3% | -2.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.9% | -3.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -8.6% | -4.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | -0.7% | -5.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.3% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.2% | +4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -4.3% | +6.4 points |
LBTYA's operating margin was −0.9% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
LBTYA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $184.8M | +$225.9M |
| Q2 2026 | -$117M | +$53.1M |
| Q1 2026 | -$290M | -$175.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $193.3M | -78% |
| Q3 2025 | -$41.1M | -140% |
| Q2 2025 | -$170.1M | -166% |
| Q1 2025 | -$114.1M | -$9M |
| Q4 2024 | $870.3M | +85% |
LBTYA's free cash flow has turned negative after years in the green: −$29M over the past year.
LBTYA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.1% | +7.1M shares |
| 1 year | +2.2% | +7.4M shares |
| 3 years | -58% | -470M shares |
| 5 years | -68% | -750M shares |
| Available history | -75% | -1B shares |
LBTYA has 347M diluted shares, up 2.2% from a year ago, despite $134M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $33.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $56.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $64.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $37.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $177.9M |
LBTYA spent $134M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 60% from the year before.
LBTYA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 14.9x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 5.9x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 6.5x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 6.4x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 24.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 12.9x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 8.3x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 6.6x | High |
LBTYA's net debt is about 15 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 years a year ago.
LBTYA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 57.2 | Neutral |
LBTYA's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 57 (neutral).
LBTYA PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | LBTYA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
LBTYA has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
LBTYA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.88 | 20% above |
| 20 week MA | $9.85 | 8% above |
| 50 week MA | $11.0 | 2.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.0 | 2.9% below |
| 200 week MA | $10.3 | 3.6% above |
LBTYA's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 3.6% above its 200-week average.
LBTYA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $11.7 | $12.6 | +6.9% |
| 2021 | $12.6 | $14.5 | +16% |
| 2022 | $14.5 | $9.81 | -32% |
| 2023 | $9.81 | $9.16 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | $9.16 | $12.4 | +35% |
| 2025 | $12.4 | $11.1 | -10% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.1 | $10.6 | -4.1% |
LBTYA has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 4.1% so far in 2026.