Liberty Global (LBTYA) Return on Assets [ROA] (2013 - 2026)
Liberty Global's Return on Assets [ROA] was -7.94% in Q3 2026, down 0.61 percentage points from -7.33% a year earlier but up 5.88 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Liberty Global (LBTYA) Return on Assets [ROA] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Liberty Global came in at -29.55%, down 34.42 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -26.84 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 4.87% in FY2024 (+13.99 pp), -9.12% in FY2023 (-13.54 pp), 4.42% in FY2022 (-21.25 pp) and 25.68% in FY2021 (+28.39 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has moved between -29.58% (Q4 2025) and 29.03% (Q4 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.72 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 31.69 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2025 (a drop of 34.47 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LBTYA's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was -13.82% (Q2 2026), -24.35% (Q1 2026) and -29.58% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 192.14 Bn | 158.48 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 4.08% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 180.68 Bn | 163.11 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 5.30% |
| 3 | At&T | 148.63 Bn | 90.09 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 3.34% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 147.33 Bn | 147.33 Bn | 960.50 Mn | 0.64% |
| 5 | Comcast | 87.13 Bn | 52.92 Bn | - | 4.22% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.89 Bn | 29.90 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 1.93% |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.72 Bn | 7.12 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 29.40 Bn | 10.44 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 26.10% |
| 9 | Bce | 19.97 Bn | 17.97 Bn | 2.79 Bn | 9.95% |
| 10 | Liberty Global | 3.38 Bn | -5.08 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -7.94% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -7.94% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -13.82% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -24.35% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -29.58% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -7.33% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -12.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.80% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.90% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -9.88% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4.54% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -6.37% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -9.14% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -11.75% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -7.93% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.65% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.94% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.68% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 28.72% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.03% |
API Access
Liberty Global Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LBTYA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LBTYA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();