LBTYA vs LLYVA vs TDS Stock Comparison

Liberty Global, Liberty Live Holdings and Telephone & Data Systems Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd.
$7.82 -17.2% 1M -28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.88B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Telephone & Data Systems leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Telephone & Data Systems 5, Liberty Live Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLBTYALLYVATDSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.61B $8.85B $3.92B LLYVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.9x -20.1x 11.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 9.2x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +14.9% +3.8% LLYVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -62.1% -108.1% 27.7% TDS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.5% -2.6% 6.6% TDS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.8x -68.6x -1.8x LLYVA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.5% +6.7% -8.7% LLYVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.9%/yr — +13.9%/yr TDS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.0% 31.8% 30.6% TDS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 31/100 58/100 TDS

Percentile Scorecard

LBTYALLYVATDS

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

AxisLBTYALLYVATDS
Valuation 67 #17 of 49 8 #12 of 13 52 #24 of 49
Growth 18 #37 of 45 90 #2 of 11 59 #19 of 45
Profitability 18 #37 of 45 10 #10 of 11 57 #20 of 45
Financial Health 58 #21 of 49 17 #11 of 13 98 #2 of 49
Shareholder Returns 69 #12 of 37 – 22 #29 of 37
Overall 46 31 58
  • LBTYA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • LLYVA ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • TDS ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLBTYALLYVATDSSPY
1 month -17.2%+0.3%-0.5% -0.2%
3 months -23.5%-2.9%+5.0% +3.9%
6 months -32.1%+6.5%-19.7% +8.2%
Year to date -29.8%+18.5%-12.9% +12.9%
1 year -28.5%+6.7%-8.7% +12.3%
3 years +0.5%+221.7%+100.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +0.2%+47.7%+26.1% +23.3%
5 years -47.0%—+91.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -11.9%—+13.9% +10.9%
10 years -52.2%—+35.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year -7.1%—+3.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLBTYALLYVATDSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0%31.8%30.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%33.4%30.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.460.640.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.810.21-0.28 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-24.4%-68.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.0%-8.0%-25.0% -1.2%
52-week high $13.03$104.99$47.59 $779.14
52-week low $7.50$74.85$32.96 $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.

MultipleLBTYALLYVATDS
P/E now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 11.8x -20.2xmedian 50.4x 11.7xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.1x 21.8xmedian 1.4x 3.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 6.8x -448.9xmedian 18.0x 3.2xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.4xmedian 5.9x -1,213xmedian 17.5x -9.7xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.2x -14.2xmedian 2.4x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.24 —median 0.26 0.15median 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 monthsLBTYALLYVATDS
Revenue $4.88B $406.97M $1.26B
Gross profit $3.28B $75.92M $746.62M
Operating income -$86.80M -$49.43M $465.89M
Net income -$3.01B -$440.14M $544.60M
Free cash flow -$254.80M -$7.33M -$424.28M
EPS (diluted) $-8.64 $-4.75 $3.00
Cash & equivalents $2.42B $523.35M $2.19B
Total debt $8.35B $7.48B $680.09M
Shares (diluted) 351.13M 92.60M 116.29M
Enterprise value -$5.47B $6.88B -$1.34B

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
MetricLBTYALLYVATDS
P/E -0.9x -20.2x 11.7x
P/FCF -10.4x -1,213x -9.7x
P/Operating cash flow 2.1x -1,213x 30.7x
P/S 0.5x 21.8x 3.3x
P/B 0.3x -14.2x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.3x -12.1x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x -448.9x 3.2x
EV/EBIT -99.0x -212.2x 5.6x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 25.8x 2.1x
EV/FCF -33.7x -1,431x -6.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.8x -1,431x 19.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 – 0.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLBTYALLYVATDS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 14.9% 3.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% – -38.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.8% – 9.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – -35.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -215.0% 57.4% 360.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -58.3% – 161.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.5% -20.5% 1,371%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.7% – 174.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.2% – 413.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.2% – 77.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.3% – -88.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.4% – -47.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -158.0% – -139.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.5% – -8.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLBTYALLYVATDS
Gross margin 67.2% 18.7% 59.4%
EBITDA margin 21.0% -5.7% 65.4%
Operating margin -1.8% -12.1% 37.0%
Pretax margin -57.5% -137.3% 61.4%
Net margin -62.1% -108.1% 27.7%
FCF margin -5.2% -1.8% -33.7%
Operating cash flow margin 26.0% -1.8% 10.6%
Return on equity -31.2% – 10.0%
Return on assets -13.8% -22.6% 6.4%
Return on invested capital -0.5% -2.6% 6.6%
Return on capital employed -0.5% – 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 0.0x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 2.1% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLBTYALLYVATDS
Debt / assets 38.8% 105.6% 8.1%
Debt / equity 0.9x -3.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.8x -68.6x -1.8x
Debt / FCF -32.8x -290.0x -1.6x
Liabilities / assets 56.1% 131.1% 35.6%
Equity / assets 43.9% -31.1% 64.4%
Interest coverage -0.2x -1.7x 6.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.3x 3.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.2x 3.7x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.2x 3.6x
Altman Z-score 0.72 0.29 1.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLBTYALLYVATDS
Dividend yield – – 0.4%
Net buyback yield 3.4% – –
Shareholder yield 3.4% – 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 16.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -20.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -16.6%

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.

ConsensusLBTYALLYVATDS
Forward P/E – – 9.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.51FY2026 – $3.90FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -94.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.97BFY2026 – $1.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 – +7.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.3% – -8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLBTYALLYVATDS
Held by institutions 50.2% 100.0% 92.5%
Institutions holding 293 250 348
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +0.9% +5.4%
Institutions buying 145 105 182
Institutions selling 95 70 113
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.50 1.61

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.

LBTYALLYVATDS
LBTYA 1.00 0.18 0.18
LLYVA 0.18 1.00 0.16
TDS 0.18 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LBTYA, LLYVA and TDS?

Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Global (LBTYA) $2.61B, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) $8.85B, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) $3.92B.

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%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) +3.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) has the highest net margin (Liberty Global (LBTYA) -62.1%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) -108.1%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 27.7%). On return on invested capital, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) leads (Liberty Global (LBTYA) -0.5%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) -2.6%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) returned the most: Liberty Global (LBTYA) -28.5%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) +6.7%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) -8.7%. Over five years, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) compounded fastest (Liberty Global (LBTYA) -11.9%/yr, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) +13.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Liberty Global (LBTYA) 0.00%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) 0.00%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 0.02%. Liberty Global (LBTYA) and Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) has been the steadiest (Liberty Global (LBTYA) 35.0%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) 31.8%, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 30.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) 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.