Liberty Global (LBTYA) Operating Margin (2012 - 2026)
Liberty Global's (LBTYA) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 0.26% in Q2 2026, down 208.0% YoY from 0.24% in Q2 2025, and down 86.29% on a QoQ basis from 1.87% in Q1 2026.
Liberty Global (LBTYA) Operating Margin (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Liberty Global (LBTYA) has 15 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 0.26% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 208.0% year-over-year to 0.26% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 1.78% (down 341.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.48%, up 91.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin eased to 0.26% in Q2 2026, from 1.87% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 11.85% in Q4 2023 to a low of 8.58% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.9% and a median of 1.19% in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin tumbled 1657 bps — and 2024, when it surged 813 bps.
- Tracing LBTYA's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 6.16% in 2022, then soared by 92 bps to 11.85% in 2023, then tumbled by 136 bps to 4.29% in 2024, then sank by 100 bps to 8.58% in 2025, then jumped by 103 bps to 0.26% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 0.26% (Q2 2026), 1.87% (Q1 2026), and 8.58% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | Liberty Global | 3.63 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 796.60 Mn | 0.26% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.26% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.87% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -8.58% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.66% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.33% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.18% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -4.29% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.12% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -3.12% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.85% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -5.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -3.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.98% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.24% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.40% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.17% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.21% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.31% |