Liberty Global (LBTYK) Return on Sales [ROS] (2012 - 2026)
Liberty Global (LBTYK) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of -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 (LBTYK) Return on Sales [ROS] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Liberty Global's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -1.73% as of Sep 30, 2026, down 2.45 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -0.48%, up 0.91 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -18.07 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -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 ranged from -8.58% in Q4 2025 to 6.24% in Q3 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.17 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 8.13 percentage points in Q3 2024, against a drop of 16.57 percentage points in Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 0.26% (Q2 2026), 1.87% (Q1 2026) and -8.58% (Q4 2025).
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| 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% |
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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=LBTYK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=LBTYK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();