GLIBA vs IDT vs LUMN Stock Comparison

Liberty Capital, Idt and Lumen Technologies Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLIBA Liberty Capital Corp/NV
$23.07 -2.3% 1M -37.7% 1Y
Market cap
$827.13M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.04B
Div. yield
12.48%
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
3 wins
IDT Idt Corp
$83.86 +4.7% 1M +65.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.95B
P/E
24.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.30B
Div. yield
0.32%
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
6 wins
LUMN Lumen Technologies, Inc.
$4.47 -20.9% 1M -57.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.46B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Idt leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Idt 6, Liberty Capital 3, Lumen Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLIBAIDTLUMNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $827.13M $1.95B $4.61B LUMN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.7x 24.2x -6.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 18.8x — GLIBA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +5.4% -9.7% IDT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -32.5% 6.7% -5.8% IDT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -11.1% — 0.9% LUMN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.5x — 4.3x GLIBA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 12.48% 0.32% 0.00% GLIBA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.7% +65.6% -57.6% IDT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +8.2%/yr -20.6%/yr IDT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.9% 26.7% 71.8% IDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 56/100 37/100 IDT

Percentile Scorecard

GLIBAIDTLUMN

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

AxisGLIBAIDTLUMN
Valuation 58 #21 of 49 38 #31 of 49 63 #19 of 49
Growth 2 #46 of 47 72 #14 of 47 35 #31 of 47
Profitability 13 #40 of 46 60 #19 of 46 33 #31 of 46
Financial Health 65 #18 of 49 90 #6 of 49 17 #41 of 49
Shareholder Returns 97 #2 of 36 23 #28 of 36 –
Overall 47 56 37
  • GLIBA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • IDT 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

PeriodGLIBAIDTLUMNSPY
1 month -2.3%+4.7%-20.9% -1.0%
3 months -4.6%+26.9%-26.5% -0.4%
6 months -30.6%+59.4%-54.4% +4.5%
Year to date -37.4%+63.8%-42.5% +12.4%
1 year -37.7%+65.6%-57.6% +13.6%
3 years —+189.9%+299.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year —+42.6%+58.7% +20.8%
5 years —+48.3%-68.3% +63.7%
5 years, per year —+8.2%-20.6% +10.4%
10 years —+475.2%-80.6% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+19.1%-15.1% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureGLIBAIDTLUMNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.9%26.7%71.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.6%24.2%74.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.010.262.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.822.45-0.80 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.3%-66.9%-93.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.7%-0.7%-59.3% -1.6%
52-week high $40.23$84.47$10.99 $779.14
52-week low $19.61$47.25$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.

MultipleGLIBAIDTLUMN
P/E now vs peer median -2.7xmedian 11.7x 24.2xmedian 11.7x -6.7xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.7xmedian 7.0x 11.9xmedian 7.0x 6.0xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 5.3x 28.7xmedian 5.3x -4.7xmedian 5.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.4x 4.9xmedian 1.4x -2.7xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.24 0.81median 0.24 -0.11median 0.24

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 monthsGLIBAIDTLUMN
Revenue $1.04B $1.30B $11.46B
Gross profit – $496.79M $5.55B
Operating income -$397.00M $121.17M $147.00M
Net income -$337.00M $95.09M -$668.00M
Free cash flow $49.00M $67.96M -$987.00M
R&D – $55.74M –
EPS (diluted) $-8.43 $3.46 $-0.66
Cash & equivalents $497.00M $220.69M $978.00M
Total debt $1.21B – $13.19B
Shares (diluted) 40.00M 25.02M 1.00B
Enterprise value -$626.87M $1.02B -$872.66M

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
MetricGLIBAIDTLUMN
P/E -2.7x 24.2x -6.7x
P/FCF 16.9x 28.7x -4.7x
P/Operating cash flow 2.7x 21.4x 1.4x
P/S 0.8x 1.5x 0.4x
P/B 0.5x 4.9x -2.7x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 5.0x -0.8x
EV/EBITDA -9.7x 11.9x 6.0x
EV/EBIT -3.9x 14.0x 114.5x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.3x 1.5x
EV/FCF 31.4x 24.9x -17.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x 18.6x 5.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.81 -0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLIBAIDTLUMN
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 5.4% -9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% -8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.3% -7.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.6% -10.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -318.1% 20.7% 132.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 25.9% 26.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -440.4% 17.2% 59.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 28.9% 61.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -360.7% 15.1% 59.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 29.8% 61.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.9% -28.3% -30.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.2% 15.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -50.5% -36.1% -180.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 30.7% -3.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLIBAIDTLUMN
Gross margin – 38.3% 48.4%
EBITDA margin -15.3% 11.0% 24.6%
Operating margin -38.3% 9.3% 1.3%
Pretax margin -41.2% 10.0% -8.0%
Net margin -32.5% 6.7% -5.8%
FCF margin 4.7% 5.2% -8.6%
Operating cash flow margin 29.7% 7.0% 29.4%
Return on equity -19.6% 24.6% –
Return on assets -10.0% 13.0% -2.2%
Return on invested capital -11.1% – 0.9%
Return on capital employed -12.5% 31.9% 0.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x 1.0x -5.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 0.8% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLIBAIDTLUMN
Debt / assets 34.3% – 42.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x – -7.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.5x – 4.3x
Debt / FCF 24.6x – -13.4x
Liabilities / assets 50.7% 48.2% 105.6%
Equity / assets 49.3% 51.8% -5.6%
Interest coverage -9.2x – 0.2x
Current ratio 3.4x 1.9x 0.7x
Quick ratio 3.9x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.11 6.31 -0.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLIBAIDTLUMN
Dividend yield 12.5% 0.3% –
Net buyback yield – 1.1% –
Shareholder yield 12.5% 1.4% 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.

ConsensusGLIBAIDTLUMN
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2026 18.8xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.41FY2026 $4.45FY2027 $-0.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +16.5%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +38.6% -4.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.10BFY2026 $1.41BFY2027 $10.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 +8.2%FY2027 -13.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% -1.5% -5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLIBAIDTLUMN
Held by institutions 7.4% 52.6% 70.7%
Institutions holding 126 197 624
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.5% +5.5% +2.6%
Institutions buying 76 108 290
Institutions selling 32 65 180
Buyers to sellers 2.38 1.66 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.

GLIBAIDTLUMN
GLIBA 1.00 0.13 0.08
IDT 0.13 1.00 -0.02
LUMN 0.08 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLIBA, IDT and LUMN?

Lumen Technologies (LUMN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Capital (GLIBA) $827.13M, Idt (IDT) $1.95B, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) $4.61B.

Which company is growing faster?

Idt (IDT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -1.5%, Idt (IDT) +5.4%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Idt (IDT) has the highest net margin (Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -32.5%, Idt (IDT) 6.7%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -5.8%). On return on invested capital, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) leads (Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -11.1%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) 0.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idt (IDT) returned the most: Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -37.7%, Idt (IDT) +65.6%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -57.6%. Over five years, Idt (IDT) compounded fastest (Idt (IDT) +8.2%/yr, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -20.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Liberty Capital (GLIBA) has the highest dividend yield: Liberty Capital (GLIBA) 12.48%, Idt (IDT) 0.32%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) 0.00%. Lumen Technologies (LUMN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idt (IDT) has been the steadiest (Liberty Capital (GLIBA) 45.9%, Idt (IDT) 26.7%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) 71.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLIBA, IDT 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, Idt (IDT) leads on 6. 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.