Liberty Global (LBTYA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2013 - 2026)
Liberty Global's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -0.40% in Q3 2026, down 0.54 percentage points from 0.15% a year earlier but up 0.06 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%, up 0.08 percentage points from FY2024.
- 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 -0.20% in FY2024 (+0.63 pp), -0.82% in FY2023 (-1.09 pp), 0.27% in FY2022 (-2.43 pp) and 2.70% in FY2021 (-1.40 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has moved between -0.92% (Q1 2024) and 3.09% (Q4 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.23 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- 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 Q3 2026 was -0.46% (Q2 2026), -0.31% (Q1 2026) and -0.11% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 192.14 Bn | 158.48 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 8.39% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 180.68 Bn | 163.11 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 10.24% |
| 3 | At&T | 148.63 Bn | 90.09 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 6.26% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 147.33 Bn | 147.33 Bn | 960.50 Mn | 5.31% |
| 5 | Comcast | 87.13 Bn | 52.92 Bn | - | 7.98% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.89 Bn | 29.90 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 2.44% |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.72 Bn | 7.12 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 29.40 Bn | 10.44 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 0.75% |
| 9 | Bce | 19.97 Bn | 17.97 Bn | 2.79 Bn | 8.92% |
| 10 | Liberty Global | 3.38 Bn | -5.08 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -0.40% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -0.40% |
| 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% |
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();