Liberty Global (LBTYA) Retained Earnings (2012 - 2026)
Liberty Global (LBTYA) recorded Retained Earnings of $5.08 billion in Q2 2026, down 37.4% from $8.11 billion a year earlier and down 6.7% from the prior quarter.
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Liberty Global (LBTYA) Retained Earnings (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Liberty Global reported Retained Earnings of $5.1 billion, down 58.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Retained Earnings has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Retained Earnings came in at $12.24 billion in FY2024, $19.62 billion in FY2022 (+8.1%) and $18.14 billion in FY2021 (+286.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Retained Earnings since Q4 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Retained Earnings has declined for 14 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 39.7% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Retained Earnings in the last five years was growth of 286.7% in Q4 2021, against a decline of 58.3% in Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $5.44 billion (Q1 2026), $5.1 billion (Q4 2025) and $8.02 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 185.18 Bn | 148.31 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 97.73 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 170.25 Bn | 155.00 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 24.69 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 162.35 Bn | 94.31 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 20.29 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 149.53 Bn | 141.26 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 5.86 Bn |
| 5 | Comcast | 79.50 Bn | 43.56 Bn | - | 60.30 Bn |
| 6 | Vodafone Group Public | 38.13 Bn | 7.53 Bn | - | -145.01 Bn |
| 7 | Chunghwa Telecom | 36.93 Bn | 28.95 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 17.37 Bn |
| 8 | EchoStar | 25.06 Bn | 16.15 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 5.44 Bn |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 20.65 Bn | 14.67 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 10 | Liberty Global | 2.71 Bn | -5.36 Bn | 796.60 Mn | 5.08 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.08 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.44 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.91 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.24 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.91 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.34 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.57 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.90 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.62 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.32 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.97 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.51 Bn |
API Access
Liberty Global Retained Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=LBTYA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "ticker": "LBTYA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=LBTYA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();