Liberty Global Ltd. (LBTYA)
UndervaluedFundamental
33
Price
$7.86
Market Cap
$2.68B
Part 1 · What the company is worth
Overview
Liberty Global Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides broadband internet, video, fixed-line telephony, and mobile communications services to residential and business customers in Europe. It offers intelligent WiFi and broadband internet services, such as ONE Connect, which enables fast and flexible introductions of new hardware and services, as well as cloud-to-cloud open API integration; Smart Security that provides network security, safe browsing and fraud prevention measures; Smart Home, which provides enhanced entertainment and home automation and security services; and Connect Box, an intelligent WiFi and telephony gateway. The company provides various tiers of digital video programming and audio services, as well as digital video recorders and multimedia home gateway systems; Horizon 5, a cloud-based, multi-screen entertainment platform that combines linear television, including recording and replay features and video-on-demand services; Replay TV, a multimedia gateway service; video-on-demand that provides subscribers with access to a broad library of movies and television series; Horizon Go, an online mobile app; and channels, including general entertainment, sports, movies, series, documentaries, lifestyles, news, adult, children, and ethnic and foreign channels. In addition, it offers postpaid and prepaid mobile services; circuit-switched telephony services; and personal call manager, unified messaging, and multiple lines for additional fees. Further, the company offers business services comprising voice, advanced data, video, wireless, cloud-based services, and mobile and fixed-mobile convergence services to small businesses, and medium and large enterprises, as well as on a wholesale basis to other operators. It operates in Belgium, Ireland, Slovakia, and internationally. Liberty Global Ltd. was founded in 2004 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
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Direct competitors
Who this company fights with for the same customers
Generated with artificial intelligence on September 19, 2026, shared with all users
Vodafone competes head-on with Liberty Global's operations through VodafoneThree in the UK and its mobile business in Ireland, chasing the same mobile and converged customers.
BT, through its Openreach broadband network and its EE mobile brand, is the main rival of Liberty Global's Virgin Media O2 for UK households buying broadband and mobile lines.
Sky, owned by Comcast, sells pay-TV, broadband and mobile bundles to the same UK and Irish homes that Virgin Media O2 and Virgin Media Ireland target.
KPN is the incumbent Dutch operator and the direct alternative to Liberty Global's Ziggo/VodafoneZiggo for fixed broadband, TV and mobile subscriptions in the Netherlands.
Proximus is Telenet's principal Belgian rival, selling fixed-mobile bundles over its own DSL and fibre network to the same residential and business customers.
Through Orange Belgium, Orange competes with Telenet for Belgian broadband, TV and mobile customers, buying wholesale access to Telenet's cable network to attack the same homes.
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Revenue
$4.88B
Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)
Net Income
$-3.04B
Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)
Free Cash Flow
$-132M
Total Equity
$9.74B
Total Liabilities
$12.65B
Current Ratio
1.28
Interest Coverage
0.18
Debt/EBITDA
9.02
Earnings Per Share
Revenue & Net Income
Free Cash Flow
Income Breakdown
Historical statement
Margins over time
Debt over time
How heavy the debt is
Growth grid
Growth — Revenue
Fair Value Estimation
Fair Value
$14.47
Current Price
$7.86
Margin of Safety
+45.7%
Fair Value Range
$13.75 - $15.19
Spread across the valuation methods used, not a statistically calibrated confidence interval.
Estimation Methods
Valuation Metrics
P/E Ratio
-
ROE
-73.3%
P/B Ratio
0.15
P/FCF
-
Gross Margin
67.2%
ROIC
-0.4%
Profitability Radar
Value Creation (Economic Moat)
ROIC
-0.4%
WACC
5.7%
ROIC − WACC
-6.1 pp
ROIC is below the cost of capital — the company is destroying value for every dollar invested.
Fundamental Analysis Criteria
Passed (7)
- Gross margin 67.2%
- P/B ratio 0.15
- Debt/equity ratio
- Current ratio
- Share dilution -8.8%
- Net margin trend -62.1% vs -71.7%
- Piotroski F-Score 5/9
Failed (13)
- EPS shows upward trend
- Price CAGR -4.96%
- ROIC -0.4%
- Operating margin -1.8%
- Positive free cash flow
- Interest coverage
- Debt/EBITDA
- Return on tangible assets
- Low reliance on intangibles
- DCF valuation (Unknown)
- ROE -29.5%
- Revenue growth 5Y -15.8%
- Earnings surprise, average -365.6%
Unavailable (6)
- P/FCF –
- Dividend payout –
- CapEx intensity
- Price below Graham Number
- PEG ratio (needs P/E > 0 and growth > 0)
- Earnings quality (operating cash flow / net income)
Piotroski F-Score
Mixed signals: some areas need attention
Earnings Quality
Low quality: investigate accounting
Share Dilution
Buying back shares. Shareholder friendly
Institutional Holdings
No institutional filings reported for this company.
Governance
Executive Team
| Name | Title | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Michael Thomas Fries | President, CEO & Chairman of the Board | 62 |
| Mr. Charles Henry Rowland Bracken | Executive VP & CFO | 59 |
| Mr. Enrique Rodriguez | Executive VP & CTO | 62 |
| Mr. Bryan H. Hall | Executive VP, General Counsel & Secretary | 63 |
| Mr. Andrea Vincenzo Salvato | Executive VP & Chief Development Officer | 58 |
| Ms. Severina Pascu | Senior VP of Commercial & Operations | 53 |
| Mr. Jason R. Waldron | Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 52 |
| Mr. Frederick G. Westerman III | Senior Vice President of Investor Relations & Corporate Responsibility | 59 |
| Mr. Saj Vakilian | Senior Vice President of Corporate Development | - |
| Ms. Amy M. Blair | Executive VP & Chief People Officer | 59 |
Audit Risk
3
Board Risk
10
Compensation Risk
8
Shareholder Rights Risk
10
Documents
- View document
Annual Report (10-K)
A yearly overview of the business, its financial results, and the risks it faces.
Filed on 2026-02-18
- View document
Quarterly Report (10-Q)
A snapshot of financial performance for the most recent three-month period.
Filed on 2026-07-24
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Current Report (8-K)
An announcement of a major event, such as a leadership change or big news.
Filed on 2026-10-14
via SEC EDGAR
Income History
via SEC EDGAR
Part 2 · The price and its context
This part shows how the price has behaved, not whether the company is worth owning. Inside: technical analysis, potential, historical drawdowns, gamma exposure.
Market Reaction Profile
How much LBTYA moves, measured on its daily prices.
More volatile than 43% of the tracked stocks (90-day volatility).
- Volatility 30d
- 37.7%
- Volatility 90d
- 33.8%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (1y)
- 0.44Correlation 0.16
- Max drawdown (12m)
- -42.4%
- ATR (14d, % of price)
- 4.40%
Earnings reactions
How LBTYA moved around its past quarterly results.
Next earnings release
Nov 3, 2026 · In 10 days · Before the open
EPS estimate: -0.33Revenue estimate: $2.0B
What usually happens
- Over the last 12 releases the stock moved a median of 3.3% the next day, up or down.
- Next-day moves: up 7, down 5 (out of 12).
Release history
| Date | When | EPS est. | EPS actual | Surprise | Gap | 1 day | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | Before the open | -0.49 | -1.07 | -116.4% | -1.5% | -5.8% | +1.5% |
| May 1, 2026 | Before the open | -0.37 | 0.96 | +362.6% | -1.3% | +3.3% | +6.0% |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Before the open | -0.47 | -8.60 | -1734.9% | +3.9% | +16.8% | +15.1% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Before the open | -0.37 | -0.27 | +26.1% | -1.4% | +2.4% | +0.8% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Before the open | n/a | n/a | n/a | +4.2% | +5.2% | +8.8% |
| May 2, 2025 | Before the open | n/a | n/a | n/a | -6.3% | -11.4% | -14.8% |
| Feb 18, 2025 | After the close | n/a | n/a | n/a | +3.2% | +0.1% | +2.5% |
| Oct 29, 2024 | After the close | n/a | n/a | n/a | -0.9% | -2.9% | -1.1% |
| Jul 25, 2024 | After the close | n/a | n/a | n/a | +0.5% | +3.2% | +2.0% |
| May 1, 2024 | After the close | n/a | n/a | n/a | -0.8% | +2.3% | +1.2% |
| Feb 15, 2024 | After the close | n/a | n/a | n/a | -4.5% | -6.1% | -5.4% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | After the close | n/a | n/a | n/a | -2.4% | -2.4% | +1.4% |
Release dates from SEC 8-K filings.
Updated 10/24/2026
Historical statistics for educational purposes only. They are not forecasts and not investment advice.
Price reaction to the news
Latest news on LBTYA and what the price did next.
Return of the stock minus return of SPY over the same days. A news item close to a price move did not necessarily cause it. Historical data for educational purposes only, not investment advice.
Latest News
Recent headlines for LBTYA.
- 29d agoNEUTRALLiberty Global Said to Shortlist Bidders For Belgian Fiber Stake
Liberty Global Ltd. is reportedly moving forward with the sale of a stake in its Belgian fiber network company, Wyre. Three bidders, including French infrastructure fund Ardian, have been shortlisted for the next round of negotiations. While the specific financial terms are not yet disclosed, the process indicates Liberty Global is exploring strategic options for its Belgian assets. Investors will monitor the valuation achieved in this sale, as it could provide insights into the market's perception of fiber infrastructure assets and Liberty Global's overall asset management strategy.