GLIBA vs LBTYA vs UNIT Stock Comparison

Liberty Capital, Liberty Global and Uniti Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLIBA Liberty Capital Corp/NV
$21.19 -10.4% 1M -42.4% 1Y
Market cap
$824.00M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.04B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
1 win
LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd.
$7.82 -17.2% 1M -28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.59B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.88B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
3 wins
UNIT Uniti Group Inc.
$5.08 -43.0% 1M -18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.24B
P/E
1.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.54B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Uniti leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Uniti 5, Liberty Global 3, Liberty Capital 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLIBALBTYAUNITLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $824.00M $2.59B $1.24B LBTYA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.4x -0.9x 1.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.8x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +5.4% +199.7% UNIT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -32.5% -62.1% 28.2% UNIT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -11.1% -0.5% 1.1% UNIT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.5x 5.8x 8.1x GLIBA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.4% -28.5% -18.3% UNIT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -11.9%/yr -26.5%/yr LBTYA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.5% 35.0% 51.6% LBTYA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 46/100 52/100 UNIT

Percentile Scorecard

GLIBALBTYAUNIT

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

AxisGLIBALBTYAUNIT
Valuation 65 #18 of 49 67 #17 of 49 42 #29 of 49
Growth 5 #43 of 45 18 #37 of 45 98 #2 of 45
Profitability 16 #38 of 45 18 #37 of 45 50 #23 of 45
Financial Health 65 #18 of 49 58 #21 of 49 19 #40 of 49
Shareholder Returns 97 #2 of 37 69 #12 of 37 –
Overall 49 46 52
  • GLIBA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • LBTYA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • UNIT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLIBALBTYAUNITSPY
1 month -10.4%-17.2%-43.0% -0.2%
3 months -10.6%-23.5%-51.2% +3.9%
6 months -40.0%-32.1%-55.8% +8.2%
Year to date -42.5%-29.8%-27.5% +12.9%
1 year -42.4%-28.5%-18.3% +12.3%
3 years —+0.5%-26.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+0.2%-9.7% +23.3%
5 years —-47.0%-78.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-11.9%-26.5% +10.9%
10 years —-52.2%-89.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-7.1%-20.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGLIBALBTYAUNITSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.5%35.0%51.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.3%32.1%50.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.040.461.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.93-0.81-0.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.3%-50.4%-81.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.3%-40.0%-60.2% -1.2%
52-week high $40.23$13.03$12.75 $779.14
52-week low $19.61$7.50$4.85 $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.

MultipleGLIBALBTYAUNIT
P/E now vs peer median -2.5xmedian 11.8x -0.9xmedian 11.8x 1.3xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.1x 0.5xmedian 1.1x 0.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.3xmedian 6.8x 8.4xmedian 6.8x 9.1xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 5.9x -10.4xmedian 5.9x -1.4xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.2x 0.3xmedian 1.2x 7.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.24 0.39median 0.24 —median 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 monthsGLIBALBTYAUNIT
Revenue $1.04B $4.88B $3.54B
Gross profit – $3.28B $1.83B
Operating income -$397.00M -$86.80M $114.40M
Net income -$337.00M -$3.01B $1.08B
Free cash flow $49.00M -$254.80M -$834.80M
EPS (diluted) $-8.43 $-8.64 $3.94
Cash & equivalents $497.00M $2.42B $608.90M
Total debt $1.21B $8.35B $10.65B
Shares (diluted) 40.00M 351.13M 252.90M
Enterprise value -$648.00M -$5.49B -$565.05M

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
MetricGLIBALBTYAUNIT
P/E -2.5x -0.9x 1.3x
P/FCF 15.5x -10.4x -1.4x
P/Operating cash flow 2.5x 2.1x 2.4x
P/S 0.7x 0.5x 0.3x
P/B 0.4x 0.3x 7.4x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 0.3x -1.2x
EV/EBITDA -9.3x 8.4x 9.1x
EV/EBIT -3.7x -99.0x 98.2x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.8x 3.2x
EV/FCF 30.0x -33.7x -13.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.8x 6.8x 22.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.39 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLIBALBTYAUNIT
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 5.4% 199.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.8% 79.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -318.1% -215.0% -80.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -58.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -440.4% 8.5% 2,951%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 4.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -360.7% 10.2% 1,560%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -2.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.9% -16.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -19.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -50.5% -158.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -29.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLIBALBTYAUNIT
Gross margin – 67.2% 51.7%
EBITDA margin -15.3% 21.0% 35.0%
Operating margin -38.3% -1.8% 3.2%
Pretax margin -41.2% -57.5% 26.9%
Net margin -32.5% -62.1% 28.2%
FCF margin 4.7% -5.2% -23.6%
Operating cash flow margin 29.7% 26.0% 14.3%
Return on equity -19.6% -31.2% 447.6%
Return on assets -10.0% -13.8% 8.3%
Return on invested capital -11.1% -0.5% 1.1%
Return on capital employed -12.5% -0.5% 1.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x -0.4x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 3.4% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLIBALBTYAUNIT
Debt / assets 34.3% 38.8% 82.0%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.9x 65.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.5x 5.8x 8.1x
Debt / FCF 24.6x -32.8x -12.8x
Liabilities / assets 50.7% 56.1% 98.8%
Equity / assets 49.3% 43.9% 1.2%
Interest coverage -9.2x -0.2x –
Current ratio 3.4x 1.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 3.9x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.9x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 0.09 0.72 0.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLIBALBTYAUNIT
Dividend yield 13.6% – –
Net buyback yield – 3.4% –
Shareholder yield 13.6% 3.4% 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.

ConsensusGLIBALBTYAUNIT
Forward P/E 8.8xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.41FY2026 $-1.51FY2026 $-1.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -139.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +38.6% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.10BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026 $3.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026 +54.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% -6.3% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLIBALBTYAUNIT
Held by institutions 7.4% 50.2% 89.3%
Institutions holding 126 293 279
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.5% +0.6% -1.4%
Institutions buying 76 145 155
Institutions selling 32 95 78
Buyers to sellers 2.38 1.53 1.99

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.

GLIBALBTYAUNIT
GLIBA 1.00 0.27 0.16
LBTYA 0.27 1.00 0.22
UNIT 0.16 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLIBA, LBTYA and UNIT?

Liberty Global (LBTYA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Capital (GLIBA) $824.00M, Liberty Global (LBTYA) $2.59B, Uniti (UNIT) $1.24B.

Which company is growing faster?

Uniti (UNIT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -1.5%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) +5.4%, Uniti (UNIT) +199.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Uniti (UNIT) has the highest net margin (Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -32.5%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -62.1%, Uniti (UNIT) 28.2%). On return on invested capital, Uniti (UNIT) leads (Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -11.1%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -0.5%, Uniti (UNIT) 1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Uniti (UNIT) returned the most: Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -42.4%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -28.5%, Uniti (UNIT) -18.3%. Over five years, Liberty Global (LBTYA) compounded fastest (Liberty Global (LBTYA) -11.9%/yr, Uniti (UNIT) -26.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Liberty Global (LBTYA) has been the steadiest (Liberty Capital (GLIBA) 45.5%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) 35.0%, Uniti (UNIT) 51.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLIBA, LBTYA and UNIT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Uniti (UNIT) 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.