Liberty Global (LBTYA) Return on Equity [ROE] (2013 - 2026)
Liberty Global (LBTYA) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of -23.83% for Q3 2026, down 9.11 percentage points from -14.72% a year earlier but up 7.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Liberty Global (LBTYA) Return on Equity [ROE] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Liberty Global posted Return on Equity [ROE] of -63.11%, down 73.54 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of -52.04 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 10.43% in FY2024 (+29.07 pp), -18.63% in FY2023 (-26.88 pp), 8.25% in FY2022 (-61.73 pp) and 69.98% in FY2021 (+81.05 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] spans a low of -61.96% in Q4 2025 and a high of 53.17% in Q4 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -13.30 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 64.43 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2025 (a drop of 72.51 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at -31.25% (Q2 2026), -55.03% (Q1 2026) and -61.96% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 192.14 Bn | 158.48 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 15.87% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 180.68 Bn | 163.11 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 20.08% |
| 3 | At&T | 148.63 Bn | 90.09 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 11.73% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 147.33 Bn | 147.33 Bn | 960.50 Mn | 1.36% |
| 5 | Comcast | 87.13 Bn | 52.92 Bn | - | 11.93% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.89 Bn | 29.90 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 11.27% |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.72 Bn | 7.12 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 29.40 Bn | 10.44 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 63.36% |
| 9 | Bce | 19.97 Bn | 17.97 Bn | 2.79 Bn | 33.63% |
| 10 | Liberty Global | 3.38 Bn | -5.08 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -23.83% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -23.83% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -31.25% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -55.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -61.96% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -14.72% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -24.98% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.61% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -22.08% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -10.06% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -14.08% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -19.44% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -23.79% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -15.71% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.72% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.62% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 30.44% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.03% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 52.49% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 53.17% |
API Access
Liberty Global Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=LBTYA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=LBTYA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();