Liberty Latin America (LILA) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)
Liberty Latin America (LILA) recorded Operating Margin of 16.43% in Q2 2026, up 47.08 percentage points from -30.64% a year earlier and up 3.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Liberty Latin America (LILA) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Liberty Latin America's Operating Margin came in at 14.35% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 25.38 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 2.44%, up 4.16 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has a five-year change of +0.14 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Margin came in at -1.73% in FY2024 (-13.20 pp), 11.48% in FY2023 (+9.68 pp), 1.80% in FY2022 (+0.47 pp) and 1.33% in FY2021 (-0.97 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has ranged from -34.85% in Q3 2024 to 16.85% in Q3 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.88 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 51.71 percentage points in Q3 2025, against a drop of 49.30 percentage points in Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 13.41% (Q1 2026), 10.83% (Q4 2025) and 16.85% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 182.00 Bn | 145.12 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 20.96% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 166.59 Bn | 151.34 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 24.09% |
| 3 | At&T | 152.55 Bn | 84.51 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 22.30% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 148.28 Bn | 140.01 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 11.00% |
| 5 | Comcast | 78.71 Bn | 42.78 Bn | - | 17.23% |
| 6 | Vodafone Group Public | 38.12 Bn | 7.51 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Chunghwa Telecom | 36.87 Bn | 28.88 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 21.61% |
| 8 | EchoStar | 26.90 Bn | 17.99 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 14.34% |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 20.87 Bn | 14.89 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 16.48% |
| 10 | Liberty Latin America | 1.61 Bn | -1.17 Bn | 873.60 Mn | 16.43% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.43% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.41% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.83% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.85% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -30.64% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.82% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.70% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -34.85% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.71% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.45% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.09% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.43% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -29.36% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.14% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -32.98% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.37% |
Liberty Latin America Operating Margin 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=LILA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "LILA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=LILA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();