IDT vs TV vs LBTYA Stock Comparison

Idt, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B and Liberty Global Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IDT Idt Corp
$81.92 +17.7% 1M +61.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.05B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.30B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
5 wins
TV Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
$2.17 -7.7% 1M -21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$134.80B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.23B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
4 wins
LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd.
$7.64 -19.0% 1M -30.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.88B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Idt leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Idt 5, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 4, Liberty Global 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIDTTVLBTYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.05B $134.80B $2.61B TV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.7x -273.3x -0.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.4x 12.1x — TV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +5.5% +5.4% TV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.7% -15.3% -62.1% IDT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.9% -0.5% TV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 64.6x 5.8x LBTYA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +61.2% -21.1% -30.2% IDT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.1%/yr -26.5%/yr -12.4%/yr IDT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.6% 38.2% 35.1% IDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 33/100 46/100 IDT

Percentile Scorecard

IDTTVLBTYA

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

AxisIDTTVLBTYA
Valuation 40 #30 of 49 4 #47 of 49 67 #17 of 49
Growth 73 #13 of 45 21 #36 of 45 18 #37 of 45
Profitability 61 #18 of 45 34 #30 of 45 18 #37 of 45
Financial Health 92 #5 of 49 75 #13 of 49 58 #21 of 49
Shareholder Returns 28 #27 of 37 – 69 #12 of 37
Overall 59 33 46
  • IDT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • LBTYA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIDTTVLBTYASPY
1 month +17.7%-7.7%-19.0% +0.9%
3 months +22.3%-23.3%-27.4% +5.9%
6 months +62.0%-23.9%-33.0% +8.5%
Year to date +60.0%-25.4%-31.4% +13.3%
1 year +61.2%-21.1%-30.2% +12.4%
3 years +194.8%-7.7%-1.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +43.4%-2.6%-0.6% +23.5%
5 years +69.4%-78.6%-48.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +11.1%-26.5%-12.4% +11.0%
10 years +443.2%-91.2%-53.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +18.4%-21.6%-7.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureIDTTVLBTYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.6%38.2%35.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.2%40.1%32.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.260.660.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.30-0.55-0.86 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.9%-86.3%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.0%-36.9%-41.4% -0.9%
52-week high $84.47$3.44$13.03 $779.14
52-week low $47.25$2.17$7.50 $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.

MultipleIDTTVLBTYA
P/E now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 11.6x -275.8xmedian 11.6x -0.9xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.1x 41.8xmedian 1.1x 0.5xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 6.8x 3,856xmedian 6.8x 8.3xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 6.3x —median 6.3x -10.2xmedian 6.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.2x 21.1xmedian 1.2x 0.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.79median 0.24 8.97median 0.24 0.38median 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 monthsIDTTVLBTYA
Revenue $1.30B $3.23B $4.88B
Gross profit $496.79M $1.78B $3.28B
Operating income $121.17M $307.39M -$86.80M
Net income $95.09M -$116.03M -$3.01B
Free cash flow $67.96M – -$254.80M
R&D $55.74M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.46 $-0.01 $-8.64
Cash & equivalents $220.69M $1.70B $2.42B
Total debt – $14.34B $8.35B
Shares (diluted) 25.02M 68.12B 351.13M
Enterprise value $1.10B $126.53B -$5.47B

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
MetricIDTTVLBTYA
P/E 23.6x -275.8x -0.9x
P/FCF 28.0x – -10.2x
P/Operating cash flow 20.9x – 2.0x
P/S 1.5x 41.8x 0.5x
P/B 4.8x 21.1x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 27.1x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 3,856x 8.3x
EV/EBIT 13.6x 446.7x -98.3x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 42.6x 1.7x
EV/FCF 24.2x – -33.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x – 6.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.79 8.97 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIDTTVLBTYA
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 5.5% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% -11.8% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.3% -37.1% 7.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.6% -18.9% 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.7% 255.7% -215.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.9% 5.3% -58.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.2% 68.3% 8.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.9% -27.1% 4.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.1% -18.4% 10.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.8% -30.8% -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
MetricIDTTVLBTYA
Gross margin 38.3% 55.2% 67.2%
EBITDA margin 11.0% 1.1% 21.0%
Operating margin 9.3% 9.5% -1.8%
Pretax margin 10.0% 8.3% -57.5%
Net margin 6.7% -15.3% -62.1%
FCF margin 5.2% – -5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 7.0% – 26.0%
Return on equity 24.6% -1.9% -31.2%
Return on assets 13.0% -0.9% -13.8%
Return on invested capital – 2.9% -0.5%
Return on capital employed 31.9% 2.7% -0.5%
Asset turnover 1.8x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x – -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIDTTVLBTYA
Debt / assets – 34.8% 38.8%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 64.6x 5.8x
Debt / FCF – – -32.8x
Liabilities / assets 48.2% 52.7% 56.1%
Equity / assets 51.8% 47.3% 43.9%
Interest coverage – 0.7x -0.2x
Current ratio 1.9x 2.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 1.5x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 6.24 12.51 0.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIDTTVLBTYA
Dividend yield 0.3% – –
Net buyback yield 1.1% – 3.5%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusIDTTVLBTYA
Forward P/E 18.4xFY2027 12.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.45FY2027 $0.18FY2026 $-1.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.5%FY2027 – –
EPS growth, the year after -4.3% +38.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.41BFY2027 $3.07BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2027 -9.0%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.5% -4.0% -6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIDTTVLBTYA
Held by institutions 60.0% 0.2% 50.2%
Institutions holding 197 106 293
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% -4.9% +0.6%
Institutions buying 108 44 145
Institutions selling 65 33 95
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.33 1.53

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.

IDTTVLBTYA
IDT 1.00 0.08 0.12
TV 0.08 1.00 0.04
LBTYA 0.12 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IDT, TV and LBTYA?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Idt (IDT) $2.05B, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) $134.80B, Liberty Global (LBTYA) $2.61B.

Which company is growing faster?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Idt (IDT) +5.4%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) +5.5%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Idt (IDT) has the highest net margin (Idt (IDT) 6.7%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -15.3%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -62.1%). On return on invested capital, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) leads (Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 2.9%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -0.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idt (IDT) returned the most: Idt (IDT) +61.2%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -21.1%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -30.2%. Over five years, Idt (IDT) compounded fastest (Idt (IDT) +11.1%/yr, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -26.5%/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%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 38.2%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) 35.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.