Liberty Global (LBTYA) Operating Expenses (2012 - 2026)
Liberty Global's (LBTYA) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $1.2 billion in Q2 2026, down 5.69% YoY from $1.2 billion in Q2 2025, and down 6.54% on a QoQ basis from $1.3 billion in Q1 2026.
Liberty Global (LBTYA) Operating Expenses (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Liberty Global (LBTYA) has 15 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $1.2 billion in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 5.69% year-over-year to $1.2 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $5.0 billion (up 9.09% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $4.9 billion, up 11.35% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses slipped to $1.2 billion in Q2 2026, from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $1.9 billion in Q2 2023 to a low of -$1.3 billion in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of $1.1 billion and a median of $1.2 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses slumped 168.16% — and 2024, when it soared 199.23%.
- Tracing LBTYA's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at -$1.3 billion in 2022, then gained by 5.86% to -$1.2 billion in 2023, then surged by 199.23% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then grew by 14.11% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then dropped by 12.55% to $1.2 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.2 billion (Q2 2026), $1.3 billion (Q1 2026), and $1.3 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 205.80 Bn | 204.04 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 27.07 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 197.90 Bn | 195.07 Bn | 17.74 Bn | 17.30 Bn |
| 3 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 195.16 Bn | 193.45 Bn | 318.12 Mn | -11.74 Mn |
| 4 | At&T | 175.88 Bn | 158.31 Bn | 25.25 Bn | 24.52 Bn |
| 5 | Chunghwa Telecom | 33.61 Bn | 31.03 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 309.31 Mn |
| 6 | EchoStar | 25.20 Bn | 23.70 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 3.06 Bn |
| 7 | Bce | 22.12 Bn | 22.12 Bn | - | 2.51 Bn |
| 8 | Rogers Communications | 19.59 Bn | 18.35 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 152.54 Mn |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.39 Bn | 18.39 Bn | 1.32 Bn | -191.29 Mn |
| 10 | Liberty Global | 3.63 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 796.60 Mn | 1.17 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.22 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.24 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.88 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.90 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.64 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.73 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.79 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.84 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.80 Bn |