LBTYA vs IDT vs GLIBA Stock Comparison

Liberty Global, Idt and Liberty Capital Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd.
$7.82 -17.2% 1M -28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.60B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.88B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
3 wins
IDT Idt Corp
$80.56 +19.6% 1M +58.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.04B
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.30B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
5 wins
GLIBA Liberty Capital Corp/NV
$21.19 -10.4% 1M -42.4% 1Y
Market cap
$831.60M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.04B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Idt leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Idt 5, Liberty Global 3, Liberty Capital 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLBTYAIDTGLIBALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.60B $2.04B $831.60M LBTYA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.9x 23.5x -2.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.1x 8.8x GLIBA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +5.4% -1.5% LBTYA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -62.1% 6.7% -32.5% IDT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.5% — -11.1% LBTYA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.8x — -4.5x GLIBA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.5% +58.2% -42.4% IDT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.9%/yr +11.4%/yr — IDT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.0% 26.6% 45.5% IDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 59/100 49/100 IDT

Percentile Scorecard

LBTYAIDTGLIBA

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

AxisLBTYAIDTGLIBA
Valuation 67 #17 of 49 40 #30 of 49 65 #18 of 49
Growth 18 #37 of 45 73 #13 of 45 5 #43 of 45
Profitability 18 #37 of 45 61 #18 of 45 16 #38 of 45
Financial Health 58 #21 of 49 92 #5 of 49 65 #18 of 49
Shareholder Returns 69 #12 of 37 28 #27 of 37 97 #2 of 37
Overall 46 59 49
  • LBTYA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • IDT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • GLIBA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLBTYAIDTGLIBASPY
1 month -17.2%+19.6%-10.4% -0.2%
3 months -23.5%+18.9%-10.6% +3.9%
6 months -32.1%+54.4%-40.0% +8.2%
Year to date -29.8%+57.3%-42.5% +12.9%
1 year -28.5%+58.2%-42.4% +12.3%
3 years +0.5%+189.9%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +0.2%+42.6%— +23.3%
5 years -47.0%+71.3%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -11.9%+11.4%— +10.9%
10 years -52.2%+412.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -7.1%+17.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLBTYAIDTGLIBASPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0%26.6%45.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%24.1%51.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.460.250.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.812.19-0.93 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-66.9%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.0%-4.6%-47.3% -1.2%
52-week high $13.03$84.47$40.23 $779.14
52-week low $7.50$47.25$19.61 $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.

MultipleLBTYAIDTGLIBA
P/E now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 11.8x 23.2xmedian 11.8x -2.5xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.1x 1.4xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 6.8x 11.3xmedian 6.8x -9.3xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.4xmedian 5.9x 27.6xmedian 5.9x 15.5xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.2x 4.7xmedian 1.2x 0.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.24 0.78median 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 monthsLBTYAIDTGLIBA
Revenue $4.88B $1.30B $1.04B
Gross profit $3.28B $496.79M –
Operating income -$86.80M $121.17M -$397.00M
Net income -$3.01B $95.09M -$337.00M
Free cash flow -$254.80M $67.96M $49.00M
R&D – $55.74M –
EPS (diluted) $-8.64 $3.46 $-8.43
Cash & equivalents $2.42B $220.69M $497.00M
Total debt $8.35B – $1.21B
Shares (diluted) 351.13M 25.02M 40.00M
Enterprise value -$5.48B $1.09B -$640.40M

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
MetricLBTYAIDTGLIBA
P/E -0.9x 23.2x -2.5x
P/FCF -10.4x 27.6x 15.5x
P/Operating cash flow 2.1x 20.6x 2.5x
P/S 0.5x 1.4x 0.7x
P/B 0.3x 4.7x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 4.8x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x 11.3x -9.3x
EV/EBIT -99.0x 13.3x -3.7x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.2x 1.4x
EV/FCF -33.7x 23.8x 30.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.8x 17.7x 4.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 0.78 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLBTYAIDTGLIBA
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 5.4% -1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 1.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.8% 11.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 11.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -215.0% 20.7% -318.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -58.3% 25.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 8.5% 17.2% -440.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 28.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 10.2% 15.1% -360.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 29.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.3% -28.3% -9.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.4% 20.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -158.0% -36.1% -50.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.5% 30.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLBTYAIDTGLIBA
Gross margin 67.2% 38.3% –
EBITDA margin 21.0% 11.0% -15.3%
Operating margin -1.8% 9.3% -38.3%
Pretax margin -57.5% 10.0% -41.2%
Net margin -62.1% 6.7% -32.5%
FCF margin -5.2% 5.2% 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin 26.0% 7.0% 29.7%
Return on equity -31.2% 24.6% -19.6%
Return on assets -13.8% 13.0% -10.0%
Return on invested capital -0.5% – -11.1%
Return on capital employed -0.5% 31.9% -12.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.8x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 1.0x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 0.8% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLBTYAIDTGLIBA
Debt / assets 38.8% – 34.3%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.8x – -4.5x
Debt / FCF -32.8x – 24.6x
Liabilities / assets 56.1% 48.2% 50.7%
Equity / assets 43.9% 51.8% 49.3%
Interest coverage -0.2x – -9.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.9x 3.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.1x 3.9x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.7x 2.4x
Altman Z-score 0.72 6.19 0.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLBTYAIDTGLIBA
Dividend yield – 0.3% 13.6%
Net buyback yield 3.4% 1.1% –
Shareholder yield 3.4% 1.5% 13.6%
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.

ConsensusLBTYAIDTGLIBA
Forward P/E – 18.1xFY2027 8.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.51FY2026 $4.45FY2027 $2.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +16.5%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after – -4.3% +38.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.97BFY2026 $1.41BFY2027 $1.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 +8.2%FY2027 +4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.3% -1.5% +5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLBTYAIDTGLIBA
Held by institutions 50.2% 60.0% 7.4%
Institutions holding 293 197 126
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +5.5% +13.5%
Institutions buying 145 108 76
Institutions selling 95 65 32
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.66 2.38

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.

LBTYAIDTGLIBA
LBTYA 1.00 0.13 0.27
IDT 0.13 1.00 0.12
GLIBA 0.27 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LBTYA, IDT and GLIBA?

Liberty Global (LBTYA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Global (LBTYA) $2.60B, Idt (IDT) $2.04B, Liberty Capital (GLIBA) $831.60M.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Idt (IDT) has the highest net margin (Liberty Global (LBTYA) -62.1%, Idt (IDT) 6.7%, Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -32.5%). On return on invested capital, Liberty Global (LBTYA) leads (Liberty Global (LBTYA) -0.5%, Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idt (IDT) returned the most: Liberty Global (LBTYA) -28.5%, Idt (IDT) +58.2%, Liberty Capital (GLIBA) -42.4%. Over five years, Idt (IDT) compounded fastest (Liberty Global (LBTYA) -11.9%/yr, Idt (IDT) +11.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idt (IDT) has been the steadiest (Liberty Global (LBTYA) 35.0%, Idt (IDT) 26.6%, Liberty Capital (GLIBA) 45.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.