Liberty Global (LBTYA) Return on Sales [ROS] (2012 - 2026)
Liberty Global's Return on Sales [ROS] was -0.94% in Q3 2026, down 0.28 percentage points from -0.66% a year earlier and down 1.20 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Liberty Global (LBTYA) Return on Sales [ROS] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Liberty Global's Return on Sales [ROS] was -1.73% through Sep 30, 2026, down 2.45 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -0.48%, up 0.91 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -18.07 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was -1.38% in FY2024 (+6.24 pp), -7.62% in FY2023 (-10.36 pp), 2.74% in FY2022 (-10.07 pp) and 12.80% in FY2021 (-4.79 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between -8.58% (Q4 2025) and 6.24% (Q3 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.17 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q3 2024 (a gain of 8.13 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2022 (a drop of 16.57 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LBTYA's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 0.26% (Q2 2026), 1.87% (Q1 2026) and -8.58% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 192.14 Bn | 158.48 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 25.21% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 180.68 Bn | 163.11 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 24.00% |
| 3 | At&T | 148.63 Bn | 90.09 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 12.67% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 147.33 Bn | 147.33 Bn | 960.50 Mn | 26.96% |
| 5 | Comcast | 87.13 Bn | 52.92 Bn | - | 18.16% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.89 Bn | 29.90 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 21.61% |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.72 Bn | 7.12 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 29.40 Bn | 10.44 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 13.10% |
| 9 | Bce | 19.97 Bn | 17.97 Bn | 2.79 Bn | -105.11% |
| 10 | Liberty Global | 3.38 Bn | -5.08 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -0.94% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -0.94% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.26% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.87% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -8.58% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.66% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.33% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.18% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -4.29% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.12% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -3.12% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -7.62% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -5.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -3.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.98% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.74% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.24% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.40% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.17% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.21% |
API Access
Liberty Global Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=LBTYA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=LBTYA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();