LILA
Liberty Latin America Ltd.
LILA has the edge over VZ overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
LILA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
LILA's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
VZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
VZ's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
LILA PE Valuation
LILA has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VZ PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.3x | $32.43 | -30% |
| Forward | 9x | $46.55 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $43.63 | -6.3% |
| Current | 12x | $46.55 | — |
| Expensive | 14x | $56.75 | +22% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VZ's PE is in its fair range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.0x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
LILA Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for LILA to show an outlook.
VZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect VZ's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
LILA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.90 | +$2.43 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.46 | +$4.90 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.25 | +$1.39 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.78 | +$0.23 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.33 | -$0.58 |
| Q2 2025 | -$5.36 | -$4.90 |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.64 | -$3.53 |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.01 | -$2.69 |
LILA is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.90 per share over the past year, against $5.36 at its worst in mid-2025.
VZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.19 | +32% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.93 | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.85 | -10% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.11 | -2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.06 | -1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.68 | +103% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.29 | +61% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.20 | +57% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.14 | +51% |
VZ has the edge over LILA on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LILA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | +0.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | +1.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | -0.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | +0.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | +2.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1B | -2.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | -1.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2B | -1.1% |
LILA's revenue grew through 2022 and has held roughly level since: $1.1B last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 16% | -0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +47 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | +1.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | -0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | +52 points |
| Q2 2025 | -31% | -41 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +3.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | +1.4 points |
LILA's operating margin was 16% last quarter, down 0.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34.3B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.3B | -0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.4B | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $36.4B | +2% |
| Q3 2025 | $33.8B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $34.5B | +5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $33.5B | +1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.7B | +1.6% |
VZ has the edge over LILA on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | -7.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +6.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +19 points |
VZ has the edge over LILA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LILA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $44.2M | -21% |
| Q2 2026 | $96M | +4953% |
| Q1 2026 | -$57.1M | +$15M |
| Q4 2025 | $320.1M | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $56M | +9.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9M | -88% |
| Q1 2025 | -$72.1M | +$14.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $234.9M | +2.8% |
LILA generated $403M in free cash flow over the past year, up 83% from the year before.
VZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.5B | +2.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.4B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $8B | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.1B | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.3B | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $9B | -5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8B | +9.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.4B | +20% |
VZ's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $39B over the past year, up 1.5% from the year before.
LILA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -3.2% | -6.4M shares |
| 1 year | -15% | -33.8M shares |
| 3 years | -15% | -34.8M shares |
| 5 years | -30% | -84.1M shares |
| Available history | -8.3% | -17.7M shares |
LILA has the edge over VZ on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $90.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $12.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $14.3M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
LILA spent $117M buying back its own shares over the past year, after none the year before.
VZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -10M shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -72M shares |
| 3 years | -1.3% | -55M shares |
| 5 years | +0.4% | +17M shares |
| Available history | +0.5% | +21M shares |
VZ has 4.2B diluted shares, down 1.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
LILA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.1x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 5.0x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 7.5x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 7.4x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 7.6x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 16.2x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 8.1x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 8.1x | High |
LILA's net debt is about 5.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 7.6 years a year ago.
VZ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Elevated |
VZ has the edge over LILA on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
LILA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 73.6 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 71.3 | Neutral |
LILA's weekly RSI is 74 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 71 (neutral).
VZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 44.6 | Neutral |
VZ's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 45 (neutral).
LILA PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | LILA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
LILA has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VZ PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | VZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 16x | 28% below |
| PE % | 58 | 26 | 32 pts above |
VZ is trading at 12x earnings, a 28% discount to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
LILA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.54 | 14% above |
| 20 week MA | $8.31 | 17% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.44 | 51% above |
| 100 week MA | $5.31 | 83% above |
| 200 week MA | $5.18 | 88% above |
LILA is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 88% above its 200-week average.
VZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.1 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $46.3 | 0.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $46.1 | 1.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $44.2 | 5.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.4 | 12% above |
VZ is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 12% above its 200-week average.
LILA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $12.0 | $6.94 | -42% |
| 2021 | $6.94 | $7.21 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | $7.21 | $4.73 | -34% |
| 2023 | $4.73 | $4.52 | -4.4% |
| 2024 | $4.52 | $3.96 | -12% |
| 2025 | $3.96 | $4.62 | +17% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.62 | $9.73 | +111% |
LILA has the edge over VZ on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.5 | $58.8 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | $58.8 | $52.7 | -10% |
| 2022 | $52.7 | $38.4 | -27% |
| 2023 | $38.4 | $37.7 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | $37.7 | $39.9 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | $39.9 | $40.5 | +1.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.5 | $46.6 | +15% |
VZ has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's up 15% so far in 2026.