LILA vs CMCSA vs CHTR Stock Comparison

Liberty Latin America, Comcast and Charter Communications Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LILA Liberty Latin America Ltd.
$7.91 -6.7% 1M +41.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.59B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.46B
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
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Comcast leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Comcast 5, Charter Communications 3, Liberty Latin America 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLILACMCSACHTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.59B $77.31B $12.52B CMCSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.2x 6.9x 2.6x CHTR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 6.4x 2.4x CHTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.3% -0.2% -1.5% LILA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.2% 9.2% 9.1% CMCSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 7.8% 8.4% CHTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 2.4x 4.4x CMCSA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 6.04% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.5% -25.8% -57.2% LILA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.8%/yr -15.9%/yr -31.7%/yr LILA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.3% 34.3% 55.7% CMCSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 66/100 65/100 CMCSA

Percentile Scorecard

LILACMCSACHTR

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

AxisLILACMCSACHTR
Valuation 75 #13 of 49 92 #5 of 49 90 #6 of 49
Growth 64 #17 of 45 23 #35 of 45 41 #27 of 45
Profitability 48 #24 of 45 68 #15 of 45 82 #9 of 45
Financial Health 17 #41 of 49 60 #20 of 49 10 #44 of 49
Shareholder Returns 50 #19 of 37 86 #6 of 37 100 #1 of 37
Overall 51 66 65
  • LILA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • CMCSA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • CHTR ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLILACMCSACHTRSPY
1 month -6.7%-0.3%-7.1% -0.2%
3 months -4.8%-9.7%-25.0% +3.9%
6 months +41.0%-21.0%-39.4% +8.2%
Year to date +57.6%-26.9%-49.7% +12.9%
1 year +41.5%-25.8%-57.2% +12.3%
3 years +74.2%-44.9%-71.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.3%-18.0%-34.4% +23.3%
5 years -4.1%-57.9%-85.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.8%-15.9%-31.7% +10.9%
10 years -54.0%-29.0%-57.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -7.5%-3.4%-8.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLILACMCSACHTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.3%34.3%55.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.0%40.0%65.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.160.020.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.94-0.75-1.03 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.0%-61.9%-85.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.2%-32.8%-57.8% -1.2%
52-week high $8.91$32.48$248.88 $779.14
52-week low $4.65$20.66$102.18 $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.

MultipleLILACMCSACHTR
P/E now vs peer median -16.2xmedian 11.8x 6.9xmedian 11.8x 2.6xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.1x 0.6xmedian 1.1x 0.2xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 6.8x 4.7xmedian 6.8x 4.9xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 5.9x 3.9xmedian 5.9x 2.9xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x 0.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.43median 0.24 -1.49median 0.24 0.25median 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 monthsLILACMCSACHTR
Revenue $4.46B $123.01B $54.40B
Gross profit $3.48B – –
Operating income $639.50M $18.10B $12.66B
Net income -$85.60M $11.32B $5.75B
Free cash flow $415.00M $19.67B $4.36B
EPS (diluted) $-0.49 $3.18 $40.61
Cash & equivalents $714.10M $7.60B $509.00M
Total debt $8.45B $87.40B $93.96B
Shares (diluted) 201.10M 3.56B 121.26M
Enterprise value -$720.30M $43.27B $15.50B

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
MetricLILACMCSACHTR
P/E -16.2x 6.9x 2.6x
P/FCF 3.8x 3.9x 2.9x
P/Operating cash flow 1.8x 2.4x 0.8x
P/S 0.4x 0.6x 0.2x
P/B 1.6x 0.8x 0.6x
P/Tangible book -4.9x 2.3x -0.3x
EV/EBITDA 5.9x 4.7x 4.9x
EV/EBIT 14.6x 8.7x 8.4x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 1.3x 1.9x
EV/FCF 22.5x 8.0x 24.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.4x 5.0x 6.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.43 -1.49 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLILACMCSACHTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.3% -0.2% -1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 0.6% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 231.8% -18.4% -4.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -8.1% 1.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 92.9% -49.9% -5.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -9.3% 2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 91.9% -48.2% 9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.6% -4.6% 10.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.2% -3.5% 8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 3.7% 5.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 92.4% -6.2% 1.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% 7.2% 7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLILACMCSACHTR
Gross margin 78.1% – –
EBITDA margin 35.3% 27.3% 39.4%
Operating margin 14.3% 14.7% 23.3%
Pretax margin 1.6% 11.3% 13.8%
Net margin -2.2% 9.2% 9.1%
FCF margin 9.3% 16.0% 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin 20.2% 25.8% 30.3%
Return on equity -3.9% 11.9% 26.8%
Return on assets -0.3% 4.2% 3.7%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 7.8% 8.4%
Return on capital employed 6.2% 8.0% 9.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -10.5x 2.8x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.1% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLILACMCSACHTR
Debt / assets 69.1% 33.9% 60.4%
Debt / equity 8.5x 0.9x 4.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 2.4x 4.4x
Debt / FCF 20.4x 4.4x 21.6x
Liabilities / assets 91.9% 64.1% 85.9%
Equity / assets 8.1% 35.9% 14.1%
Interest coverage 1.0x 4.3x –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.8x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.17 1.30 0.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLILACMCSACHTR
Dividend yield – 6.0% –
Net buyback yield 1.7% 5.2% 37.9%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 11.3% 37.9%
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.

ConsensusLILACMCSACHTR
Forward P/E – 6.4xFY2026 2.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.23FY2026 $3.40FY2026 $42.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -21.1%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +10.3% -4.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.20BFY2026 $114.72BFY2026 $57.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.4%FY2026 -7.3%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.5% +4.0% -13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLILACMCSACHTR
Held by institutions 74.0% 88.7% 83.8%
Institutions holding 156 1,884 783
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.4% +2.7% +4.3%
Institutions buying 87 832 423
Institutions selling 38 858 241
Buyers to sellers 2.29 0.97 1.76

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.

LILACMCSACHTR
LILA 1.00 0.34 0.33
CMCSA 0.34 1.00 0.72
CHTR 0.33 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LILA, CMCSA and CHTR?

Comcast (CMCSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Latin America (LILA) $1.59B, Comcast (CMCSA) $77.31B, Charter Communications (CHTR) $12.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, LILA, CMCSA and CHTR?

Charter Communications (CHTR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Liberty Latin America (LILA) -16.2x, Comcast (CMCSA) 6.9x, Charter Communications (CHTR) 2.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Charter Communications (CHTR) is cheapest (Comcast (CMCSA) 6.4x, Charter Communications (CHTR) 2.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Liberty Latin America (LILA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Liberty Latin America (LILA) +1.3%, Comcast (CMCSA) -0.2%, Charter Communications (CHTR) -1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Comcast (CMCSA) has the highest net margin (Liberty Latin America (LILA) -2.2%, Comcast (CMCSA) 9.2%, Charter Communications (CHTR) 9.1%). On return on invested capital, Charter Communications (CHTR) leads (Liberty Latin America (LILA) 0.0%, Comcast (CMCSA) 7.8%, Charter Communications (CHTR) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Liberty Latin America (LILA) returned the most: Liberty Latin America (LILA) +41.5%, Comcast (CMCSA) -25.8%, Charter Communications (CHTR) -57.2%. Over five years, Liberty Latin America (LILA) compounded fastest (Liberty Latin America (LILA) -0.8%/yr, Comcast (CMCSA) -15.9%/yr, Charter Communications (CHTR) -31.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Comcast (CMCSA) 6.04%. Liberty Latin America (LILA) and Charter Communications (CHTR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Comcast (CMCSA) has been the steadiest (Liberty Latin America (LILA) 44.3%, Comcast (CMCSA) 34.3%, Charter Communications (CHTR) 55.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LILA, CMCSA and CHTR?

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 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.