Liberty Global's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -60.5%, while the Telecom industry saw earnings growing at 17% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 25.3% per year.
Key information
-60.49%
Earnings growth rate
-60.30%
EPS growth rate
Telecom Industry Growth
6.72%
Revenue growth rate
-25.30%
Return on equity
-55.63%
Net Margin
-109.66%
Last Earnings Update
31 Mar 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Liberty Global makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
NasdaqGS:LBTY.B Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Mar 26
4,982
-5,463
1,251
0
31 Dec 25
4,879
-7,138
1,238
0
30 Sep 25
4,771
-1,897
1,233
0
30 Jun 25
4,633
-3,253
1,197
0
31 Mar 25
4,422
-144
1,179
0
31 Dec 24
4,342
1,811
1,158
0
30 Sep 24
1,764
-3,788
693
0
30 Jun 24
2,549
-1,681
837
0
31 Mar 24
3,339
-2,498
987
0
31 Dec 23
4,116
-3,837
1,132
0
30 Sep 23
7,413
-5,259
1,704
0
30 Jun 23
7,305
-3,570
1,642
0
31 Mar 23
7,211
-1,133
1,601
0
31 Dec 22
4,018
259
1,008
0
30 Sep 22
7,275
5,887
1,634
0
30 Jun 22
7,430
3,813
1,672
0
31 Mar 22
8,665
12,980
1,881
0
31 Dec 21
10,311
13,344
2,169
0
30 Sep 21
11,702
11,700
2,291
0
30 Jun 21
12,646
10,391
2,433
0
31 Mar 21
12,170
-1,268
2,292
0
31 Dec 20
11,545
-1,686
2,159
0
30 Sep 20
11,216
-2,031
2,038
0
30 Jun 20
11,211
-446
2,002
0
31 Mar 20
11,549
-260
2,076
0
31 Dec 19
11,116
-1,593
2,049
0
30 Sep 19
11,508
-476
2,081
0
30 Jun 19
11,597
-1,477
2,054
0
31 Mar 19
11,762
-477
2,036
0
31 Dec 18
11,958
-1,536
2,054
0
30 Sep 18
11,912
-1,826
2,036
0
30 Jun 18
11,911
-1,950
2,028
0
31 Mar 18
11,670
-3,364
2,023
0
31 Dec 17
11,276
-2,407
1,985
0
30 Sep 17
10,789
674
1,848
0
30 Jun 17
13,068
999
2,280
0
31 Mar 17
15,367
1,883
2,668
0
31 Dec 16
13,731
1,588
2,483
0
30 Sep 16
19,469
-801
3,399
0
30 Jun 16
18,859
-418
3,338
0
31 Mar 16
18,351
-984
3,186
0
31 Dec 15
17,063
-1,204
2,932
0
30 Sep 15
18,296
-1,392
3,178
0
30 Jun 15
18,196
-1,368
3,139
0
Quality Earnings: LBTY.B is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: LBTY.B is currently unprofitable.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: LBTY.B is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 60.5% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare LBTY.B's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: LBTY.B is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Telecom industry (0.01%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: LBTY.B has a negative Return on Equity (-55.63%), as it is currently unprofitable.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/14 12:13
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/14 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Liberty Global Ltd. is covered by 28 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.