GLIBA vs CMCSA vs TDS Stock Comparison

Liberty Capital, Comcast and Telephone & Data Systems Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLIBA Liberty Capital Corp/NV
$21.51 -6.3% 1M -40.8% 1Y
Market cap
$771.20M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.04B
Div. yield
13.38%
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
2 wins
CMCSA Comcast Corp
$22.27 +3.1% 1M -21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$78.83B
P/E
7.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$123.01B
Div. yield
5.93%
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Comcast leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Comcast 5, Telephone & Data Systems 5, Liberty Capital 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLIBACMCSATDSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $771.20M $78.83B $3.91B CMCSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.6x 7.0x 11.1x CMCSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.9x 6.6x 8.7x CMCSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% -0.2% +3.8% TDS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -32.5% 9.2% 27.7% TDS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -11.1% 7.8% 6.6% CMCSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.5x 2.4x -1.8x GLIBA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 13.38% 5.93% 0.47% GLIBA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -40.8% -21.9% -13.5% TDS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -15.4%/yr +12.6%/yr TDS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.5% 34.3% 30.8% TDS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 66/100 58/100 CMCSA

Percentile Scorecard

GLIBACMCSATDS

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

AxisGLIBACMCSATDS
Valuation 60 #20 of 49 94 #4 of 49 52 #24 of 49
Growth 2 #44 of 45 23 #35 of 45 59 #19 of 45
Profitability 16 #38 of 45 68 #15 of 45 57 #20 of 45
Financial Health 65 #18 of 49 60 #20 of 49 98 #2 of 49
Shareholder Returns 97 #2 of 37 86 #6 of 37 22 #29 of 37
Overall 48 66 58
  • GLIBA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TDS ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLIBACMCSATDSSPY
1 month -6.3%+3.1%-0.6% +0.7%
3 months -8.2%-5.9%+1.1% +3.7%
6 months -38.3%-17.6%-24.7% +7.1%
Year to date -41.7%-25.5%-17.2% +12.8%
1 year -40.8%-21.9%-13.5% +11.9%
3 years —-44.9%+87.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year —-18.1%+23.4% +22.8%
5 years —-56.7%+81.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-15.4%+12.6% +10.9%
10 years —-28.0%+31.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-3.2%+2.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGLIBACMCSATDSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.5%34.3%30.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.5%40.0%31.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.030.010.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.90-0.64-0.44 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.3%-61.9%-68.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.5%-31.4%-28.7% -1.2%
52-week high $40.23$32.48$47.59 $779.14
52-week low $19.61$20.66$32.96 $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.

MultipleGLIBACMCSATDS
P/E now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 11.5x 7.0xmedian 11.5x 11.1xmedian 11.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.1x 0.6xmedian 1.1x 3.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.4xmedian 6.8x 4.7xmedian 6.8x 2.9xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 5.9x 4.0xmedian 5.9x -9.2xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x 0.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.25 -1.52median 0.25 0.14median 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 monthsGLIBACMCSATDS
Revenue $1.04B $123.01B $1.26B
Gross profit – – $746.62M
Operating income -$397.00M $18.10B $465.89M
Net income -$337.00M $11.32B $544.60M
Free cash flow $49.00M $19.67B -$424.28M
EPS (diluted) $-8.43 $3.18 $3.00
Cash & equivalents $497.00M $7.60B $2.19B
Total debt $1.21B $87.40B $680.09M
Shares (diluted) 40.00M 3.56B 116.29M
Enterprise value -$682.80M $44.79B -$1.12B

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
MetricGLIBACMCSATDS
P/E -2.6x 7.0x 11.1x
P/FCF 15.7x 4.0x -9.2x
P/Operating cash flow 2.5x 2.5x 29.2x
P/S 0.7x 0.6x 3.1x
P/B 0.4x 0.9x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 2.4x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA -9.4x 4.7x 2.9x
EV/EBIT -3.7x 8.8x 5.1x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.3x 1.9x
EV/FCF 30.2x 8.1x -5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.8x 5.0x 17.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.52 0.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLIBACMCSATDS
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% -0.2% 3.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 0.6% -38.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 9.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -35.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -318.1% -18.4% 360.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -8.1% 161.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -440.4% -49.9% 1,371%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -9.3% 174.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -360.7% -48.2% 413.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -4.6% 77.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.9% -3.5% -88.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% -47.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -50.5% -6.2% -139.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.2% -8.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLIBACMCSATDS
Gross margin – – 59.4%
EBITDA margin -15.3% 27.3% 65.4%
Operating margin -38.3% 14.7% 37.0%
Pretax margin -41.2% 11.3% 61.4%
Net margin -32.5% 9.2% 27.7%
FCF margin 4.7% 16.0% -33.7%
Operating cash flow margin 29.7% 25.8% 10.6%
Return on equity -19.6% 11.9% 10.0%
Return on assets -10.0% 4.2% 6.4%
Return on invested capital -11.1% 7.8% 6.6%
Return on capital employed -12.5% 8.0% 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x 2.8x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 1.1% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLIBACMCSATDS
Debt / assets 34.3% 33.9% 8.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.9x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.5x 2.4x -1.8x
Debt / FCF 24.6x 4.4x -1.6x
Liabilities / assets 50.7% 64.1% 35.6%
Equity / assets 49.3% 35.9% 64.4%
Interest coverage -9.2x 4.3x 6.1x
Current ratio 3.4x 0.8x 3.8x
Quick ratio 3.9x 0.7x 3.7x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.2x 3.6x
Altman Z-score 0.09 1.31 1.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLIBACMCSATDS
Dividend yield 13.4% 5.9% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 5.1% –
Shareholder yield 13.4% 11.1% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 16.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -20.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -16.6%

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.

ConsensusGLIBACMCSATDS
Forward P/E 8.9xFY2026 6.6xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.41FY2026 $3.40FY2026 $3.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -21.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +38.6% +10.3% -94.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.10BFY2026 $114.72BFY2026 $1.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 -7.3%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% +4.0% -8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLIBACMCSATDS
Held by institutions 7.4% 88.7% 92.5%
Institutions holding 126 1,885 348
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.5% +2.7% +5.4%
Institutions buying 76 832 182
Institutions selling 32 859 113
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.

GLIBACMCSATDS
GLIBA 1.00 0.29 0.20
CMCSA 0.29 1.00 0.16
TDS 0.20 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLIBA, CMCSA and TDS?

Comcast (CMCSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Capital (GLIBA) $771.20M, Comcast (CMCSA) $78.83B, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) $3.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLIBA, CMCSA and TDS?

Comcast (CMCSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -2.6x, Comcast (CMCSA) 7.0x, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 11.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Comcast (CMCSA) is cheapest (Liberty Capital (GLIBA) 8.9x, Comcast (CMCSA) 6.6x, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 8.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -1.5%, Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) +3.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) has the highest net margin (Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -32.5%, Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 27.7%). On return on invested capital, Comcast (CMCSA) leads (Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -11.1%, Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) returned the most: Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -40.8%, Comcast (CMCSA) -21.9%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) -13.5%. Over five years, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) compounded fastest (Comcast (CMCSA) -15.4%/yr, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) +12.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Liberty Capital (GLIBA) has the highest dividend yield: Liberty Capital (GLIBA) 13.38%, Comcast (CMCSA) 5.93%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 0.47%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) has been the steadiest (Liberty Capital (GLIBA) 45.5%, Comcast (CMCSA) 34.3%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 30.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.