LBTYA Stock Analysis: Liberty Global | NASDAQ
Telecom Services | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 3.598m USD | 12M Return: -9.7% | BMG611881019 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 26.3M
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -40.6%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
Seasonality 11.6 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Liberty Global Ltd. (LBTYA) is a Bermuda-based international broadband and telecommunications provider, founded in 2004, that delivers internet, video, fixed-line telephony, and mobile services to residential and business customers primarily across Europe. Its service portfolio spans intelligent WiFi solutions, cloud-based and multi-screen video platforms, postpaid and prepaid mobile plans, and a suite of business offerings-ranging from voice and data to cloud and wholesale services-targeted at small businesses, mid-to-large enterprises, and other operators. Operating across markets such as Belgium, Ireland, and Slovakia, Liberty Global sits within the Communication Services sector and is classified under the Alternative Carriers sub-industry, reflecting its role as a non-incumbent provider of converged connectivity in markets where it competes against established legacy telecom operators.
- Sunrise Switzerland acquisition boosts converged broadband and mobile revenue
- Fiber overbuild competition pressures Belgian broadband subscriber base
- European currency translation drags reported USD revenue and margins
| Net Income: 227.6m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.03 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -5.05 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 15.34% < 20% (prev 4.06%; Δ 11.28% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.03 > 3% & CFO 747.9m > Net Income 227.6m |
| Net Debt (7.38b) to EBITDA (1.25b): 5.90 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.28 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (333.9m) vs 12m ago -8.05% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 51.93% > 18% (prev 62.51%; Δ -10.57% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 20.24% > 50% (prev 7.72%; Δ 12.52% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 0.39 > 6 (EBIT TTM 182.5m / Interest Expense TTM 466.6m) |
| A: 0.04 (Total Current Assets 3.50b - Total Current Liabilities 2.74b) / Total Assets 21.5b |
| B: 0.24 (Retained Earnings 5.08b / Total Assets 21.5b) |
| C: 0.01 (EBIT TTM 182.5m / Avg Total Assets 24.3b) |
| D: 0.76 (Book Value of Equity 9.22b / Total Liabilities 12.1b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.85 = BBB |
| DSRI: 0.39 (Receivables 521.2m/570.3m, Revenue 4.93b/2.10b) |
| GMI: 1.20 (GM 62.51% / 51.93%) |
| AQI: 0.90 (AQ_t 0.59 / AQ_t-1 0.65) |
| SGI: 2.35 (Revenue 4.93b / 2.10b) |
| TATA: -0.02 (NI 227.6m - CFO 747.9m) / TA 21.5b) |
| Beneish M = -2.44 (Cap -4..+1) = BBB |
As of August 17, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 10.47 with a total of 1,798,992 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.76%, over one month by -2.42%, over three months by -13.11% and over the past year by -9.74%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 10.00 (which is 4.5% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).
Liberty Global has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.40. Therefore, it is recommended to hold LBTYA.
- StrongBuy: 4
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 8
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 1
| Analysts Target Price | 15 | 43.6% |
P/E Forward = 54.9451
P/S = 0.7367
P/B = 0.3899
P/EG = 0.3438
Revenue TTM = 4.93b USD
EBIT TTM = 182.5m USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.25b USD
Long Term Debt = 7.73b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 620.4m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 9.80b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 723.8m
Net Debt = 7.38b USD (calculated: Debt 9.80b - CCE 2.42b)
Enterprise Value = 11.0b USD (3.60b + Debt 9.80b - CCE 2.42b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 0.39 (Ebit TTM 182.5m / Interest Expense TTM 466.6m)
EV/FCF = -14.87x (Enterprise Value 11.0b / FCF TTM -738.1m)
FCF Yield = -6.72% (FCF TTM -738.1m / Enterprise Value 11.0b)
FCF Margin = -14.98% (FCF TTM -738.1m / Revenue TTM 4.93b)
Net Margin = 4.62% (Net Income TTM 227.6m / Revenue TTM 4.93b)
Gross Margin = 51.93% ((Revenue TTM 4.93b - Cost of Revenue TTM 2.37b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 45.57% (prev 28.50%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.51 (Enterprise Value 11.0b / Total Assets 21.5b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.76% (Interest Expense 466.6m / Debt 9.80b)
Taxrate = 46.70% (281.1m / 601.9m)
NOPAT = 97.3m (EBIT 182.5m * (1 - 46.70%))
Current Ratio = 1.28 (Total Current Assets 3.50b / Total Current Liabilities 2.74b)
Debt / Equity = 1.06 (Debt 9.80b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 9.22b)
Debt / EBITDA = 5.90 (Net Debt 7.38b / EBITDA 1.25b)
Debt / FCF = -10.00 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 7.38b / FCF TTM -738.1m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 10.2b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 0.93% (Net Income 227.6m / Total Assets 21.5b)
RoE = 2.22% (Net Income TTM 227.6m / Total Stockholder Equity 10.2b)
RoCE = 1.02% (EBIT 182.5m / Capital Employed (Equity 10.2b + L.T.Debt 7.73b))
RoIC = 0.51% (NOPAT 97.3m / Invested Capital 19.2b)
WACC = 3.76% (E(3.60b)/V(13.4b) * Re(7.07%) + D(9.80b)/V(13.4b) * Rd(4.76%) * (1-Tc(0.47)))
Discount Rate = 7.07% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -91.46 | Cagr: -6.14%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -738.1m)
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: -0.15 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -40.64 | Revenue CAGR: -22.01% | SUE: -0.16 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=-0.33 | Chg30d=+30.70% | Revisions=+25% | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=-1.59 | Chg30d=+21.19% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+92.4% | GrowthRev=+7.7%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=-1.24 | Chg30d=+6.88% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+21.8% | GrowthRev=-1.9%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +40% (up=2, down=0)