GLIBA vs CMCSA vs LUMN Stock Comparison

Liberty Capital, Comcast and Lumen Technologies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLIBA Liberty Capital Corp/NV
$21.51 -6.3% 1M -40.8% 1Y
Market cap
$899.60M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.04B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
1 win
CMCSA Comcast Corp
$22.27 +3.1% 1M -21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$82.44B
P/E
7.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$123.01B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
9 wins
LUMN Lumen Technologies, Inc.
$4.79 -13.5% 1M -56.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.87B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Comcast leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Comcast 9, Liberty Capital 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLIBACMCSALUMNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $899.60M $82.44B $4.87B CMCSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.7x 7.3x -4.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.9x 6.6x — CMCSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% -0.2% -7.7% CMCSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -32.5% 9.2% -8.7% CMCSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -11.1% 7.8% 1.2% CMCSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.5x 2.4x 3.9x GLIBA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -40.8% -21.9% -56.5% CMCSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -15.4%/yr -16.6%/yr CMCSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.5% 34.3% 74.0% CMCSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 66/100 55/100 CMCSA

Percentile Scorecard

GLIBACMCSALUMN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisGLIBACMCSALUMN
Valuation 60 #20 of 49 94 #4 of 49 79 #11 of 49
Growth 2 #44 of 45 23 #35 of 45 71 #14 of 45
Profitability 16 #38 of 45 68 #15 of 45 46 #25 of 45
Financial Health 65 #18 of 49 60 #20 of 49 23 #38 of 49
Shareholder Returns 97 #2 of 37 86 #6 of 37 –
Overall 48 66 55
  • GLIBA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • LUMN ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGLIBACMCSALUMNSPY
1 month -6.3%+3.1%-13.5% +0.7%
3 months -8.2%-5.9%-26.9% +3.7%
6 months -38.3%-17.6%-45.8% +7.1%
Year to date -41.7%-25.5%-38.4% +12.8%
1 year -40.8%-21.9%-56.5% +11.9%
3 years —-44.9%+221.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year —-18.1%+47.6% +22.8%
5 years —-56.7%-59.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-15.4%-16.6% +10.9%
10 years —-28.0%-84.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-3.2%-16.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGLIBACMCSALUMNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.5%34.3%74.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.5%40.0%76.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.030.012.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.90-0.64-0.76 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.3%-61.9%-93.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.5%-31.4%-59.5% -1.2%
52-week high $40.23$32.48$11.83 $779.14
52-week low $19.61$20.66$4.43 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleGLIBACMCSALUMN
P/E now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 11.5x 7.0xmedian 11.5x -4.7xmedian 11.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.1x 0.6xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.4xmedian 6.8x 4.7xmedian 6.8x 5.7xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 5.9x 4.0xmedian 5.9x 5.9xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x -3.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.25 -1.52median 0.25 -0.09median 0.25

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsGLIBACMCSALUMN
Revenue $1.04B $123.01B $11.83B
Gross profit – – $5.66B
Operating income -$397.00M $18.10B $198.00M
Net income -$337.00M $11.32B -$1.02B
Free cash flow $49.00M $19.67B $837.00M
EPS (diluted) $-8.43 $3.18 $-1.02
Cash & equivalents $497.00M $7.60B $1.88B
Total debt $1.21B $87.40B $13.21B
Shares (diluted) 40.00M 3.56B 1.00B
Enterprise value -$572.40M $48.23B -$2.03B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricGLIBACMCSALUMN
P/E -2.6x 7.0x -4.7x
P/FCF 15.7x 4.0x 5.9x
P/Operating cash flow 2.5x 2.5x 0.9x
P/S 0.7x 0.6x 0.4x
P/B 0.4x 0.9x -3.3x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 2.4x -0.9x
EV/EBITDA -9.4x 4.7x 5.7x
EV/EBIT -3.7x 8.8x 82.1x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.3x 1.4x
EV/FCF 30.2x 8.1x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.8x 5.0x 3.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.52 -0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLIBACMCSALUMN
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% -0.2% -7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 0.6% -8.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -11.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -318.1% -18.4% 191.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -8.1% 26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -440.4% -49.9% 13.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -9.3% 54.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -360.7% -48.2% 14.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -4.6% 54.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.9% -3.5% 22.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% 29.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -50.5% -6.2% -10.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.2% 48.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLIBACMCSALUMN
Gross margin – – 47.8%
EBITDA margin -15.3% 27.3% 24.3%
Operating margin -38.3% 14.7% 1.7%
Pretax margin -41.2% 11.3% -11.8%
Net margin -32.5% 9.2% -8.7%
FCF margin 4.7% 16.0% 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 29.7% 25.8% 45.4%
Return on equity -19.6% 11.9% –
Return on assets -10.0% 4.2% -3.3%
Return on invested capital -11.1% 7.8% 1.2%
Return on capital employed -12.5% 8.0% 0.7%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x 2.8x -5.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 1.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLIBACMCSALUMN
Debt / assets 34.3% 33.9% 42.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.9x -8.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.5x 2.4x 3.9x
Debt / FCF 24.6x 4.4x 15.8x
Liabilities / assets 50.7% 64.1% 104.8%
Equity / assets 49.3% 35.9% -4.8%
Interest coverage -9.2x 4.3x 0.2x
Current ratio 3.4x 0.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 3.9x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.09 1.31 -0.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLIBACMCSALUMN
Dividend yield 13.4% 5.9% –
Net buyback yield – 5.1% –
Shareholder yield 13.4% 11.1% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusGLIBACMCSALUMN
Forward P/E 8.9xFY2026 6.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.41FY2026 $3.40FY2026 $-0.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -21.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +38.6% +10.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.10BFY2026 $114.72BFY2026 $10.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 -7.3%FY2026 -13.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% +4.0% -5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLIBACMCSALUMN
Held by institutions 7.4% 88.7% 70.7%
Institutions holding 126 1,885 623
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.5% +2.7% +2.6%
Institutions buying 76 832 290
Institutions selling 32 859 180
Buyers to sellers 2.38 0.97 1.61

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

GLIBACMCSALUMN
GLIBA 1.00 0.29 0.07
CMCSA 0.29 1.00 0.01
LUMN 0.07 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLIBA, CMCSA and LUMN?

Comcast (CMCSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Capital (GLIBA) $899.60M, Comcast (CMCSA) $82.44B, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) $4.87B.

Which company is growing faster?

Comcast (CMCSA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -1.5%, Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Comcast (CMCSA) has the highest net margin (Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -32.5%, Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -8.7%). On return on invested capital, Comcast (CMCSA) leads (Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -11.1%, Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) 1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Comcast (CMCSA) returned the most: Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -40.8%, Comcast (CMCSA) -21.9%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -56.5%. Over five years, Comcast (CMCSA) compounded fastest (Comcast (CMCSA) -15.4%/yr, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Comcast (CMCSA) has been the steadiest (Liberty Capital (GLIBA) 45.5%, Comcast (CMCSA) 34.3%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) 74.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLIBA, CMCSA and LUMN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Comcast (CMCSA) leads on 9. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.