Liberty Global (LBTYK) Retained Earnings (2012 - 2026)
Liberty Global's Retained Earnings was $5.08 billion in Q2 2026, down 37.4% from $8.11 billion a year earlier and down 6.7% from the prior quarter.
Liberty Global (LBTYK) Retained Earnings (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Retained Earnings at Liberty Global came in at $5.1 billion, down 58.3% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Retained Earnings was $12.24 billion in FY2024, $19.62 billion in FY2022 (+8.1%) and $18.14 billion in FY2021 (+286.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Retained Earnings since Q4 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Retained Earnings has declined for 14 straight quarters, with an average decline of 39.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Retained Earnings over five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 286.7%); the worst was Q4 2025 (a decline of 58.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, LBTYK's Retained Earnings in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $5.44 billion (Q1 2026), $5.1 billion (Q4 2025) and $8.02 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.08 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.44 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.91 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.24 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.91 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.34 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.57 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.90 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.62 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.32 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.97 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.51 Bn |
Liberty Global Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=LBTYK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "ticker": "LBTYK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=LBTYK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();