LILA vs LUMN vs LBTYA Stock Comparison

Liberty Latin America, Lumen Technologies and Liberty Global Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LILA Liberty Latin America Ltd.
$8.63 +1.2% 1M +62.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.74B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.46B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
3 wins
LUMN Lumen Technologies, Inc.
$4.83 -15.9% 1M -53.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.98B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
4 wins
LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd.
$8.12 -9.0% 1M -26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.76B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.88B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Lumen Technologies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Lumen Technologies 4, Liberty Latin America 3, Liberty Global 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLILALUMNLBTYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.74B $4.98B $2.76B LUMN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.7x -4.7x -0.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.3% -7.7% +5.4% LBTYA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.2% -8.7% -62.1% LILA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 1.2% -0.5% LUMN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 3.9x 5.8x LUMN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +62.8% -53.0% -26.2% LILA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.6%/yr -16.9%/yr -11.7%/yr LILA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.2% 72.5% 35.3% LBTYA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 52/100 45/100 LUMN

Percentile Scorecard

LILALUMNLBTYA

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

AxisLILALUMNLBTYA
Valuation 73 #14 of 49 75 #13 of 49 60 #20 of 49
Growth 61 #19 of 47 65 #17 of 47 17 #39 of 47
Profitability 47 #25 of 46 44 #26 of 46 18 #38 of 46
Financial Health 17 #41 of 49 23 #38 of 49 63 #19 of 49
Shareholder Returns 44 #21 of 37 – 67 #13 of 37
Overall 48 52 45
  • LILA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • LUMN ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • LBTYA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLILALUMNLBTYASPY
1 month +1.2%-15.9%-9.0% -2.3%
3 months +2.6%-25.2%-25.4% -0.7%
6 months +61.0%-48.2%-31.2% +4.8%
Year to date +71.9%-37.8%-27.1% +10.3%
1 year +62.8%-53.0%-26.2% +10.3%
3 years +85.2%+331.3%-2.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year +22.8%+62.8%-1.0% +20.1%
5 years -2.8%-60.3%-46.3% +61.9%
5 years, per year -0.6%-16.9%-11.7% +10.1%
10 years -50.2%-80.0%-50.5% +258.6%
10 years, per year -6.7%-14.9%-6.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLILALUMNLBTYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.2%72.5%35.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.7%76.4%32.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.162.460.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.42-0.73-0.74 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.0%-93.1%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.1%-59.2%-37.7% -3.5%
52-week high $8.91$11.83$13.03 $779.14
52-week low $4.65$4.43$7.50 $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.

MultipleLILALUMNLBTYA
P/E now vs peer median -17.7xmedian 11.7x -4.7xmedian 11.7x -0.9xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 1.1x 0.6xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 6.7x 5.7xmedian 6.7x 8.5xmedian 6.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 5.9x 5.9xmedian 5.9x -10.8xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.4x -3.3xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 0.24 -0.09median 0.24 0.41median 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 monthsLILALUMNLBTYA
Revenue $4.46B $11.83B $4.88B
Gross profit $3.48B $5.66B $3.28B
Operating income $639.50M $198.00M -$86.80M
Net income -$85.60M -$1.02B -$3.01B
Free cash flow $415.00M $837.00M -$254.80M
EPS (diluted) $-0.49 $-1.02 $-8.64
Cash & equivalents $714.10M $1.88B $2.42B
Total debt $8.45B $13.21B $8.35B
Shares (diluted) 201.10M 1.00B 351.13M
Enterprise value -$575.51M -$1.93B -$5.08B

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
MetricLILALUMNLBTYA
P/E -17.7x -4.7x -0.9x
P/FCF 4.2x 5.9x -10.8x
P/Operating cash flow 1.9x 0.9x 2.2x
P/S 0.4x 0.4x 0.6x
P/B 1.7x -3.3x 0.3x
P/Tangible book -5.3x -0.9x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 6.0x 5.7x 8.5x
EV/EBIT 14.8x 82.4x -100.1x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 1.4x 1.8x
EV/FCF 22.8x 19.5x -34.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 3.0x 6.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 -0.09 0.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLILALUMNLBTYA
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.3% -7.7% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -8.8% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% -7.5% 7.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -11.7% 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 231.8% 191.7% -215.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 26.4% -58.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 92.9% 13.1% 8.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.2% 54.3% 4.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 91.9% 14.0% 10.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.6% 54.6% -2.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.2% 22.4% -16.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 29.7% -19.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 92.4% -10.8% -158.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% 48.5% -29.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLILALUMNLBTYA
Gross margin 78.1% 47.8% 67.2%
EBITDA margin 35.3% 24.3% 21.0%
Operating margin 14.3% 1.7% -1.8%
Pretax margin 1.6% -11.8% -57.5%
Net margin -2.2% -8.7% -62.1%
FCF margin 9.3% 7.1% -5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 20.2% 45.4% 26.0%
Return on equity -3.9% – -31.2%
Return on assets -0.3% -3.3% -13.8%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 1.2% -0.5%
Return on capital employed 6.2% 0.7% -0.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -10.5x -5.2x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.5% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLILALUMNLBTYA
Debt / assets 69.1% 42.9% 38.8%
Debt / equity 8.5x -8.9x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 3.9x 5.8x
Debt / FCF 20.4x 15.8x -32.8x
Liabilities / assets 91.9% 104.8% 56.1%
Equity / assets 8.1% -4.8% 43.9%
Interest coverage 1.0x 0.2x -0.2x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 0.17 -0.42 0.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLILALUMNLBTYA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.5% – 3.3%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 0.0% 3.3%
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.

ConsensusLILALUMNLBTYA
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.23FY2026 $-0.87FY2026 $-1.51FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.20BFY2026 $10.70BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.4%FY2026 -13.7%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.5% -5.8% -6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLILALUMNLBTYA
Held by institutions 74.0% 70.7% 97.0%
Institutions holding 156 624 294
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.4% +2.6% +0.6%
Institutions buying 87 290 145
Institutions selling 38 180 95
Buyers to sellers 2.29 1.61 1.53

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.

LILALUMNLBTYA
LILA 1.00 0.15 0.35
LUMN 0.15 1.00 0.07
LBTYA 0.35 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LILA, LUMN and LBTYA?

Lumen Technologies (LUMN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Latin America (LILA) $1.74B, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) $4.98B, Liberty Global (LBTYA) $2.76B.

Which company is growing faster?

Liberty Global (LBTYA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Liberty Latin America (LILA) +1.3%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -7.7%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Liberty Latin America (LILA) has the highest net margin (Liberty Latin America (LILA) -2.2%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -8.7%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -62.1%). On return on invested capital, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) leads (Liberty Latin America (LILA) 0.0%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) 1.2%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -0.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Liberty Latin America (LILA) returned the most: Liberty Latin America (LILA) +62.8%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -53.0%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -26.2%. Over five years, Liberty Latin America (LILA) compounded fastest (Liberty Latin America (LILA) -0.6%/yr, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -16.9%/yr, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -11.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Liberty Global (LBTYA) has been the steadiest (Liberty Latin America (LILA) 44.2%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) 72.5%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) 35.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LILA, LUMN and LBTYA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) 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.