Liberty Global (LBTYA) Tax Rate (2012 - 2026)
Liberty Global (LBTYA) recorded Tax Rate of -6.81% in Q2 2026, down 6.77 percentage points from -0.03% a year earlier and down 39.68 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Liberty Global (LBTYA) Tax Rate (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Liberty Global's Tax Rate came in at -6.82% as of Jun 30, 2026, down 11.91 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 1.06%, up 2.73 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate has a five-year change of +6.92 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Tax Rate came in at -1.68% in FY2024, 0.03% in FY2023, 34.51% in FY2022 (+31.13 pp) and 3.38% in FY2021 (+9.25 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Tax Rate since Q2 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.99 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Tax Rate in the last five years was a gain of 53.22 percentage points in Q2 2024, against a drop of 47.93 percentage points in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 32.87% (Q1 2026), -1.40% (Q4 2025) and 35.99% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 185.18 Bn | 148.31 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 25.12% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 170.25 Bn | 155.00 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 25.16% |
| 3 | At&T | 162.35 Bn | 94.31 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 13.47% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 149.53 Bn | 141.26 Bn | 318.12 Mn | - |
| 5 | Comcast | 79.50 Bn | 43.56 Bn | - | 25.89% |
| 6 | Vodafone Group Public | 38.13 Bn | 7.53 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Chunghwa Telecom | 36.93 Bn | 28.95 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 19.26% |
| 8 | EchoStar | 25.06 Bn | 16.15 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 13.56% |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 20.65 Bn | 14.67 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 10 | Liberty Global | 2.71 Bn | -5.36 Bn | 796.60 Mn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 32.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.32% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.60% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.71% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.36% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.29% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.42% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 10.40% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 6.96% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 23.13% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 2.25% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 12.61% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 33.92% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 45.32% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 93.74% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 50.25% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 110.49% |
Liberty Global Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=LBTYA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=LBTYA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();