LBTYA vs LLYVA vs MANU Stock Comparison

Liberty Global, Liberty Live Holdings and Manchester United Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
MANU Manchester United plc
$20.78 +1.5% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$909.31M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Liberty Live Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Liberty Live Holdings 4, Manchester United 4, Liberty Global 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLBTYALLYVAMANULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.63B $9.10B $3.61B LLYVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.9x -20.7x -62.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +14.9% +5.5% LLYVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -62.1% -108.1% -6.4% MANU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.5% -2.6% 2.6% MANU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.8x -68.6x 2.4x LLYVA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.2% +10.0% +16.2% MANU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.4%/yr — +5.0%/yr MANU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 31.7% 33.5% LLYVA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 31/100 46/100 LBTYA

Percentile Scorecard

LBTYALLYVAMANU

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

AxisLBTYALLYVAMANU
Valuation 67 #17 of 49 8 #12 of 13 30 #31 of 44
Growth 18 #37 of 45 90 #2 of 11 76 #11 of 43
Profitability 18 #37 of 45 10 #10 of 11 51 #21 of 42
Financial Health 58 #21 of 49 17 #11 of 13 26 #35 of 47
Shareholder Returns 69 #12 of 37 – –
Overall 46 31 46
  • LBTYA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • LLYVA ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • MANU ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLBTYALLYVAMANUSPY
1 month -19.0%+0.0%+1.5% +0.9%
3 months -27.4%-3.0%-11.1% +5.9%
6 months -33.0%+8.5%+18.7% +8.5%
Year to date -31.4%+19.1%+30.5% +13.3%
1 year -30.2%+10.0%+16.2% +12.4%
3 years -1.8%+223.3%+17.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -0.6%+47.9%+5.5% +23.5%
5 years -48.4%—+27.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -12.4%—+5.0% +11.0%
10 years -53.8%—+36.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year -7.4%—+3.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLBTYALLYVAMANUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%31.7%33.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.2%33.4%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.640.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.860.320.48 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-24.4%-54.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.4%-7.5%-14.1% -0.9%
52-week high $13.03$104.99$24.19 $779.14
52-week low $7.50$74.85$15.20 $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.

MultipleLBTYALLYVAMANU
P/E now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 11.6x -20.3xmedian 51.6x -61.9xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.1x 21.9xmedian 1.5x 4.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 6.8x -450.8xmedian 18.1x 13.0xmedian 10.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.2xmedian 6.3x -1,219xmedian 17.3x 9.9xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.2x -14.3xmedian 2.5x 18.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.24 —median 0.26 3.66median 0.44

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 monthsLBTYALLYVAMANU
Revenue $4.88B $406.97M $909.31M
Gross profit $3.28B $75.92M -$21.12M
Operating income -$86.80M -$49.43M $30.28M
Net income -$3.01B -$440.14M -$57.81M
Free cash flow -$254.80M -$7.33M $363.93M
EPS (diluted) $-8.64 $-4.75 $-0.34
Cash & equivalents $2.42B $523.35M $89.13M
Total debt $8.35B $7.48B $3.96B
Shares (diluted) 351.13M 92.60M 172.43M
Enterprise value -$5.45B $7.13B $3.27B

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
MetricLBTYALLYVAMANU
P/E -0.9x -20.3x -61.9x
P/FCF -10.2x -1,219x 9.9x
P/Operating cash flow 2.0x -1,219x 14.3x
P/S 0.5x 21.9x 4.0x
P/B 0.3x -14.3x 18.2x
P/Tangible book 0.3x -12.1x 18.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x -450.8x 13.0x
EV/EBIT -98.3x -213.1x 146.8x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 25.9x 4.9x
EV/FCF -33.5x -1,437x 12.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.7x -1,437x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 – 3.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLBTYALLYVAMANU
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 14.9% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% – 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.8% – 24.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -215.0% 57.4% 223.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -58.3% – 62.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.5% -20.5% -36.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.7% – -19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.2% – -35.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.2% – -16.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.3% – 128.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.4% – 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -158.0% – 141.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.5% – 34.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLBTYALLYVAMANU
Gross margin 67.2% 18.7% -2.3%
EBITDA margin 21.0% -5.7% 37.6%
Operating margin -1.8% -12.1% 3.3%
Pretax margin -57.5% -137.3% -7.0%
Net margin -62.1% -108.1% -6.4%
FCF margin -5.2% -1.8% 40.0%
Operating cash flow margin 26.0% -1.8% 27.8%
Return on equity -31.2% – -26.5%
Return on assets -13.8% -22.6% -2.8%
Return on invested capital -0.5% -2.6% 2.6%
Return on capital employed -0.5% – 2.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 0.0x -4.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 2.1% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLBTYALLYVAMANU
Debt / assets 38.8% 105.6% 44.5%
Debt / equity 0.9x -3.4x 4.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.8x -68.6x 2.4x
Debt / FCF -32.8x -290.0x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 56.1% 131.1% 90.3%
Equity / assets 43.9% -31.1% 9.7%
Interest coverage -0.2x -1.7x 0.5x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.3x 0.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.71 0.30 0.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLBTYALLYVAMANU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.5% – –
Shareholder yield 3.5% – 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.

ConsensusLBTYALLYVAMANU
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.51FY2026 – $-0.18FY2027
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.97BFY2026 – $1.07BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 – +19.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -6.3% – -6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLBTYALLYVAMANU
Held by institutions 50.2% 100.0% 17.1%
Institutions holding 293 250 125
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +0.9% +5.0%
Institutions buying 145 105 63
Institutions selling 95 70 30
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.50 2.10

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.

LBTYALLYVAMANU
LBTYA 1.00 0.18 0.23
LLYVA 0.18 1.00 0.27
MANU 0.23 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LBTYA, LLYVA and MANU?

Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Global (LBTYA) $2.63B, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) $9.10B, Manchester United (MANU) $3.61B.

Which company is growing faster?

Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Liberty Global (LBTYA) +5.4%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) +14.9%, Manchester United (MANU) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Manchester United (MANU) has the highest net margin (Liberty Global (LBTYA) -62.1%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) -108.1%, Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%). On return on invested capital, Manchester United (MANU) leads (Liberty Global (LBTYA) -0.5%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) -2.6%, Manchester United (MANU) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manchester United (MANU) returned the most: Liberty Global (LBTYA) -30.2%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) +10.0%, Manchester United (MANU) +16.2%. Over five years, Manchester United (MANU) compounded fastest (Liberty Global (LBTYA) -12.4%/yr, Manchester United (MANU) +5.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) has been the steadiest (Liberty Global (LBTYA) 35.1%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) 31.7%, Manchester United (MANU) 33.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) leads on 4. 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.