IDT vs LBTYA vs LLYVA Stock Comparison

Idt, Liberty Global and Liberty Live Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IDT Idt Corp
$81.92 +17.7% 1M +61.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.03B
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.30B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
5 wins
LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd.
$7.64 -19.0% 1M -30.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.63B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.88B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionIDTLBTYALLYVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.03B $2.63B $9.10B LLYVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.5x -0.9x -20.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.4x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +5.4% +14.9% LLYVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.7% -62.1% -108.1% IDT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.5% -2.6% LBTYA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.8x -68.6x LLYVA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +61.2% -30.2% +10.0% IDT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.1%/yr -12.4%/yr — IDT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.6% 35.1% 31.7% IDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 46/100 31/100 IDT

Percentile Scorecard

IDTLBTYALLYVA

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

AxisIDTLBTYALLYVA
Valuation 40 #30 of 49 67 #17 of 49 8 #12 of 13
Growth 73 #13 of 45 18 #37 of 45 90 #2 of 11
Profitability 61 #18 of 45 18 #37 of 45 10 #10 of 11
Financial Health 92 #5 of 49 58 #21 of 49 17 #11 of 13
Shareholder Returns 28 #27 of 37 69 #12 of 37 –
Overall 59 46 31
  • IDT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • LBTYA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • LLYVA ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIDTLBTYALLYVASPY
1 month +17.7%-19.0%+0.0% +0.9%
3 months +22.3%-27.4%-3.0% +5.9%
6 months +62.0%-33.0%+8.5% +8.5%
Year to date +60.0%-31.4%+19.1% +13.3%
1 year +61.2%-30.2%+10.0% +12.4%
3 years +194.8%-1.8%+223.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +43.4%-0.6%+47.9% +23.5%
5 years +69.4%-48.4%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +11.1%-12.4%— +11.0%
10 years +443.2%-53.8%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +18.4%-7.4%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureIDTLBTYALLYVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.6%35.1%31.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.2%32.2%33.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.260.450.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.30-0.860.32 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.9%-50.4%-24.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.0%-41.4%-7.5% -0.9%
52-week high $84.47$13.03$104.99 $779.14
52-week low $47.25$7.50$74.85 $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.

MultipleIDTLBTYALLYVA
P/E now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 11.6x -0.9xmedian 11.6x -20.3xmedian 51.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.1x 0.5xmedian 1.1x 21.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 6.8x 8.3xmedian 6.8x -450.8xmedian 18.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 6.3x -10.2xmedian 6.3x -1,219xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.2x 0.3xmedian 1.2x -14.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.79median 0.24 0.38median 0.24 —median 0.26

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 monthsIDTLBTYALLYVA
Revenue $1.30B $4.88B $406.97M
Gross profit $496.79M $3.28B $75.92M
Operating income $121.17M -$86.80M -$49.43M
Net income $95.09M -$3.01B -$440.14M
Free cash flow $67.96M -$254.80M -$7.33M
R&D $55.74M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.46 $-8.64 $-4.75
Cash & equivalents $220.69M $2.42B $523.35M
Total debt – $8.35B $7.48B
Shares (diluted) 25.02M 351.13M 92.60M
Enterprise value $1.08B -$5.45B $7.13B

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
MetricIDTLBTYALLYVA
P/E 23.6x -0.9x -20.3x
P/FCF 28.0x -10.2x -1,219x
P/Operating cash flow 20.9x 2.0x -1,219x
P/S 1.5x 0.5x 21.9x
P/B 4.8x 0.3x -14.3x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 0.3x -12.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 8.3x -450.8x
EV/EBIT 13.6x -98.3x -213.1x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.7x 25.9x
EV/FCF 24.2x -33.5x -1,437x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x 6.7x -1,437x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.79 0.38 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIDTLBTYALLYVA
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 5.4% 14.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 5.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.3% 7.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 3.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.7% -215.0% 57.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.9% -58.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 17.2% 8.5% -20.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 4.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 15.1% 10.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.8% -2.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -28.3% -16.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.2% -19.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -36.1% -158.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.7% -29.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIDTLBTYALLYVA
Gross margin 38.3% 67.2% 18.7%
EBITDA margin 11.0% 21.0% -5.7%
Operating margin 9.3% -1.8% -12.1%
Pretax margin 10.0% -57.5% -137.3%
Net margin 6.7% -62.1% -108.1%
FCF margin 5.2% -5.2% -1.8%
Operating cash flow margin 7.0% 26.0% -1.8%
Return on equity 24.6% -31.2% –
Return on assets 13.0% -13.8% -22.6%
Return on invested capital – -0.5% -2.6%
Return on capital employed 31.9% -0.5% –
Asset turnover 1.8x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x -0.4x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 3.4% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIDTLBTYALLYVA
Debt / assets – 38.8% 105.6%
Debt / equity – 0.9x -3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.8x -68.6x
Debt / FCF – -32.8x -290.0x
Liabilities / assets 48.2% 56.1% 131.1%
Equity / assets 51.8% 43.9% -31.1%
Interest coverage – -0.2x -1.7x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.3x 0.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.1x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 6.24 0.71 0.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIDTLBTYALLYVA
Dividend yield 0.3% – –
Net buyback yield 1.1% 3.5% –
Shareholder yield 1.5% 3.5% –
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.

ConsensusIDTLBTYALLYVA
Forward P/E 18.4xFY2027 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.45FY2027 $-1.51FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +16.5%FY2027 – –
EPS growth, the year after -4.3% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.41BFY2027 $4.97BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2027 +1.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -1.5% -6.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIDTLBTYALLYVA
Held by institutions 60.0% 50.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 197 293 250
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% +0.6% +0.9%
Institutions buying 108 145 105
Institutions selling 65 95 70
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.53 1.50

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.

IDTLBTYALLYVA
IDT 1.00 0.13 0.14
LBTYA 0.13 1.00 0.18
LLYVA 0.14 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IDT, LBTYA and LLYVA?

Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Idt (IDT) $2.03B, Liberty Global (LBTYA) $2.63B, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) $9.10B.

Which company is growing faster?

Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Idt (IDT) +5.4%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) +5.4%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) +14.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Idt (IDT) has the highest net margin (Idt (IDT) 6.7%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -62.1%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) -108.1%). On return on invested capital, Liberty Global (LBTYA) leads (Liberty Global (LBTYA) -0.5%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) -2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idt (IDT) returned the most: Idt (IDT) +61.2%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -30.2%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) +10.0%. Over five years, Idt (IDT) compounded fastest (Idt (IDT) +11.1%/yr, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -12.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idt (IDT) has been the steadiest (Idt (IDT) 26.6%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) 35.1%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) 31.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IDT, LBTYA and LLYVA?

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 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.