LBTYA vs TV vs CMCSA Stock Comparison

Liberty Global, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B and Comcast Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd.
$7.82 -17.2% 1M -28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.66B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.88B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
1 win
TV Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
$2.17 -8.1% 1M -13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$135.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.23B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
3 wins
CMCSA Comcast Corp
$21.84 -0.3% 1M -25.8% 1Y
Market cap
$77.31B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$123.01B
Div. yield
6.04%
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Comcast leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Comcast 6, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 3, Liberty Global 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLBTYATVCMCSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.66B $135.02B $77.31B TV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.9x -275.8x 6.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.1x 6.4x CMCSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +5.5% -0.2% TV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -62.1% -15.3% 9.2% CMCSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.5% 2.9% 7.8% CMCSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 64.6x 2.4x CMCSA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 6.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.5% -13.9% -25.8% TV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.9%/yr -27.0%/yr -15.9%/yr LBTYA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.0% 39.3% 34.3% CMCSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 33/100 66/100 CMCSA

Percentile Scorecard

LBTYATVCMCSA

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

AxisLBTYATVCMCSA
Valuation 67 #17 of 49 4 #47 of 49 92 #5 of 49
Growth 18 #37 of 45 21 #36 of 45 23 #35 of 45
Profitability 18 #37 of 45 34 #30 of 45 68 #15 of 45
Financial Health 58 #21 of 49 75 #13 of 49 60 #20 of 49
Shareholder Returns 69 #12 of 37 – 86 #6 of 37
Overall 46 33 66
  • LBTYA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLBTYATVCMCSASPY
1 month -17.2%-8.1%-0.3% -0.2%
3 months -23.5%-22.5%-9.7% +3.9%
6 months -32.1%-23.3%-21.0% +8.2%
Year to date -29.8%-25.4%-26.9% +12.9%
1 year -28.5%-13.9%-25.8% +12.3%
3 years +0.5%-7.7%-44.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +0.2%-2.6%-18.0% +23.3%
5 years -47.0%-79.2%-57.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -11.9%-27.0%-15.9% +10.9%
10 years -52.2%-91.4%-29.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -7.1%-21.8%-3.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLBTYATVCMCSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0%39.3%34.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%40.1%40.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.460.670.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.81-0.35-0.75 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-86.3%-61.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.0%-36.9%-32.8% -1.2%
52-week high $13.03$3.44$32.48 $779.14
52-week low $7.50$2.17$20.66 $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.

MultipleLBTYATVCMCSA
P/E now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 11.8x -275.8xmedian 11.8x 6.9xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.1x 41.8xmedian 1.1x 0.6xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 6.8x 3,856xmedian 6.8x 4.7xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.4xmedian 5.9x —median 5.9x 3.9xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.2x 21.1xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.24 8.97median 0.24 -1.49median 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 monthsLBTYATVCMCSA
Revenue $4.88B $3.23B $123.01B
Gross profit $3.28B $1.78B –
Operating income -$86.80M $307.39M $18.10B
Net income -$3.01B -$116.03M $11.32B
Free cash flow -$254.80M – $19.67B
EPS (diluted) $-8.64 $-0.01 $3.18
Cash & equivalents $2.42B $1.70B $7.60B
Total debt $8.35B $14.34B $87.40B
Shares (diluted) 351.13M 68.12B 3.56B
Enterprise value -$5.18B $127.32B $43.27B

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
MetricLBTYATVCMCSA
P/E -0.9x -275.8x 6.9x
P/FCF -10.4x – 3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 2.1x – 2.4x
P/S 0.5x 41.8x 0.6x
P/B 0.3x 21.1x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 27.1x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x 3,856x 4.7x
EV/EBIT -99.0x 446.7x 8.7x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 42.6x 1.3x
EV/FCF -33.7x – 8.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.8x – 5.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 8.97 -1.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLBTYATVCMCSA
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 5.5% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% -11.8% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.8% -37.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -18.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -215.0% 255.7% -18.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -58.3% 5.3% -8.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.5% 68.3% -49.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.7% -27.1% -9.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.2% -18.4% -48.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.2% -30.8% -4.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.3% – -3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.4% – 3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -158.0% – -6.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.5% – 7.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLBTYATVCMCSA
Gross margin 67.2% 55.2% –
EBITDA margin 21.0% 1.1% 27.3%
Operating margin -1.8% 9.5% 14.7%
Pretax margin -57.5% 8.3% 11.3%
Net margin -62.1% -15.3% 9.2%
FCF margin -5.2% – 16.0%
Operating cash flow margin 26.0% – 25.8%
Return on equity -31.2% -1.9% 11.9%
Return on assets -13.8% -0.9% 4.2%
Return on invested capital -0.5% 2.9% 7.8%
Return on capital employed -0.5% 2.7% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x – 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLBTYATVCMCSA
Debt / assets 38.8% 34.8% 33.9%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.7x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 64.6x 2.4x
Debt / FCF -32.8x – 4.4x
Liabilities / assets 56.1% 52.7% 64.1%
Equity / assets 43.9% 47.3% 35.9%
Interest coverage -0.2x 0.7x 4.3x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.4x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.9x 1.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.72 12.51 1.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLBTYATVCMCSA
Dividend yield – – 6.0%
Net buyback yield 3.4% – 5.2%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 0.0% 11.3%
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.

ConsensusLBTYATVCMCSA
Forward P/E – 12.1xFY2026 6.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.51FY2026 $0.18FY2026 $3.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -21.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +38.9% +10.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.97BFY2026 $3.07BFY2026 $114.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026 -7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.3% -4.0% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLBTYATVCMCSA
Held by institutions 50.2% 0.2% 88.7%
Institutions holding 293 106 1,884
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% -4.9% +2.7%
Institutions buying 145 44 832
Institutions selling 95 33 858
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.33 0.97

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.

LBTYATVCMCSA
LBTYA 1.00 0.04 0.31
TV 0.04 1.00 0.20
CMCSA 0.31 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LBTYA, TV and CMCSA?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Global (LBTYA) $2.66B, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) $135.02B, Comcast (CMCSA) $77.31B.

Which company is growing faster?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Liberty Global (LBTYA) +5.4%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) +5.5%, Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Comcast (CMCSA) has the highest net margin (Liberty Global (LBTYA) -62.1%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -15.3%, Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Comcast (CMCSA) leads (Liberty Global (LBTYA) -0.5%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 2.9%, Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) returned the most: Liberty Global (LBTYA) -28.5%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -13.9%, Comcast (CMCSA) -25.8%. Over five years, Liberty Global (LBTYA) compounded fastest (Liberty Global (LBTYA) -11.9%/yr, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -27.0%/yr, Comcast (CMCSA) -15.9%/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%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 0.00%, Comcast (CMCSA) 6.04%. Liberty Global (LBTYA) and Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Comcast (CMCSA) has been the steadiest (Liberty Global (LBTYA) 35.0%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 39.3%, Comcast (CMCSA) 34.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Comcast (CMCSA) leads on 6. 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.