Liberty Global (LBTYA) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2013 - 2026)
Liberty Global (LBTYA) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -0.34% for Q3 2026, down 0.48 percentage points from 0.14% a year earlier but up 0.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Liberty Global (LBTYA) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Liberty Global posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -0.11%, up 0.13 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -5.38 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -0.24% in FY2024 (+0.57 pp), -0.81% in FY2023 (-0.96 pp), 0.14% in FY2022 (-3.05 pp) and 3.19% in FY2021 (-2.07 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of -1.11% in Q1 2024 and a high of 2.76% in Q4 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.28 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q2 2025 (a gain of 1.23 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2022 (a drop of 6.82 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at -0.48% (Q2 2026), -0.33% (Q1 2026) and -0.12% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 192.14 Bn | 158.48 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 8.22% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 180.68 Bn | 163.11 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 10.51% |
| 3 | At&T | 148.63 Bn | 90.09 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 6.91% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 147.33 Bn | 147.33 Bn | 960.50 Mn | 4.38% |
| 5 | Comcast | 87.13 Bn | 52.92 Bn | - | 7.84% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.89 Bn | 29.90 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 10.71% |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.72 Bn | 7.12 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 29.40 Bn | 10.44 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 0.79% |
| 9 | Bce | 19.97 Bn | 17.97 Bn | 2.79 Bn | 9.39% |
| 10 | Liberty Global | 3.38 Bn | -5.08 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -0.34% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -0.34% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.48% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.33% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.12% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.14% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.32% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.54% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.92% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.98% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.61% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.06% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.16% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.17% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.70% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.66% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.76% |
API Access
Liberty Global Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LBTYA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LBTYA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();