Liberty Global (LBTYA) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)

Liberty Global has reported Return on Capital Employed for 14 years, with the latest figure at 0.31% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 37.0% year-over-year to 0.31%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.31% (down 37.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.11%, changed N/A from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 0.31%, down from 0.11% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 1.71% in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.56% in Q3 2023.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 0.09% across 5 years, with a median of 0.03% in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 429 bps — and 2025, when it jumped 72 bps.
• Liberty Global's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.32% in 2022, then slumped by 216 bps to 0.37% in 2023, then surged by 47 bps to 0.2% in 2024, then soared by 43 bps to 0.11% in 2025, then sank by 177 bps to 0.31% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 0.31% (Q1 2026), 0.11% (Q4 2025), and 0.15% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.