Liberty Global (LBTYA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2013 - 2026)
Liberty Global's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -0.46% in Q2 2026, down 0.80 percentage points from 0.34% a year earlier and down 0.15 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Liberty Global (LBTYA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Liberty Global came in at -0.11%.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -4.21 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 0.27% in FY2022 (-2.43 pp) and 2.70% in FY2021 (-1.40 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.30 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q2 2025 (a gain of 1.19 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2022 (a drop of 4.29 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LBTYA's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -0.31% (Q1 2026), -0.11% (Q4 2025) and 0.15% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.87 Bn | 155.27 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 8.11% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.88 Bn | 160.63 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 9.58% |
| 3 | At&T | 166.65 Bn | 114.60 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 6.89% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 142.49 Bn | 131.12 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 4.82% |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.29 Bn | 40.54 Bn | - | 8.12% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.81 Bn | 31.66 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 2.46% |
| 7 | EchoStar | 27.35 Bn | 18.48 Bn | 1.65 Bn | -45.15% |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.74 Bn | 23.25 Bn | 7.95 Mn | -11.61% |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.42 Bn | 12.42 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 10 | Liberty Global | 3.03 Bn | -4.81 Bn | 796.60 Mn | -0.46% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.46% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.31% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.11% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.15% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.34% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.06% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.20% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.50% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.85% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.92% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.82% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.56% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.06% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.28% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.68% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.64% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.84% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.09% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.27% |
API Access
Liberty Global Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=LBTYA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=LBTYA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();