Liberty Global (LBTYB) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)

Liberty Global (LBTYB) reported Return on Capital Employed of 0.31% for Q1 2026, down 37.0% on a YoY basis from 0.49% in Q1 2025, and down 177.11% quarter-over-quarter from 0.11% in Q4 2025.

Liberty Global (LBTYB) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Liberty Global has reported Return on Capital Employed for 14 years, with the latest figure at 0.31% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 37.0% year-over-year to 0.31%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.31% (down 37.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.11%, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 0.31%, down from 0.11% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 1.71% in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.56% in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 0.09% across 5 years, with a median of 0.03% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 429 bps — and 2025, when it jumped 72 bps.
  • Liberty Global's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.32% in 2022, then slumped by 216 bps to 0.37% in 2023, then surged by 47 bps to 0.2% in 2024, then soared by 43 bps to 0.11% in 2025, then sank by 177 bps to 0.31% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 0.31% (Q1 2026), 0.11% (Q4 2025), and 0.15% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - -
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn 9.14%
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn 8.65%
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn 6.77%
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn 9.71%
6 America Movil Sab De Cv 128.31 Bn 126.27 Bn 10.13 Bn -
7 Chunghwa Telecom 109.39 Bn 107.21 Bn 719.92 Mn 3.96%
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - 11.68%
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - -
10 Liberty Global - - 1.05 Bn -0.31%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 -0.03%
Jun 30, 2024 -0.38%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.46%
Dec 31, 2023 -0.37%
Sep 30, 2023 -0.56%
Jun 30, 2023 -0.06%
Mar 31, 2023 0.16%
Dec 31, 2022 0.32%
Sep 30, 2022 0.68%
Jun 30, 2022 0.64%
Mar 31, 2022 1.71%
Dec 31, 2021 3.42%
Sep 30, 2021 4.27%
Jun 30, 2021 4.93%