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How Liberty Global Ltd. stacks up
LBTYA · against 119 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Profitability
27/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #99 of 120 · scores higher than 17% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score13 peers with a profitability score of 20–29, including LBTYA · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 27?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly because of its operating margin, return on invested capital and return on assets, which are weaker than most Communication Services peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 75% of peers. Operating margin: 1.4% vs peer median 8.2%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 74% of peers. Return on invested capital: 0.4% vs peer median 6.0%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 72% of peers. Return on assets: 0.2% vs peer median 2.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = LBTYA, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | LBTYA | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 112 reported | 0.4% | 6.5% | 18% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 119 reported | 1.4% | 11.5% | 15% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 118 reported | 0.2% | 3.1% | 20% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 115 reported | -26.5% | 6.8% | 4% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 121 reported | 67.2% | 49.4% | 68% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around LBTYA| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.2B GBP (≈$5.4B) | 99 | 68 | |
| 1 | 3.9B GBP (≈$5.1B) | 99 | 68 | |
| 3 | 736.3B JPY (≈$5.0B) | 98 | 69 | |
| 3 | 385.6B JPY (≈$2.6B) | 98 | 76 | |
| 3 | 3.0B USD | 98 | 69 | |
| 95 | 10.5B CNY (≈$1.5B) | 29 | 34 | |
| 95 | 12.9B CNY (≈$1.8B) | 29 | 42 | |
| 95 | 2.0B CHF (≈$2.3B) | 29 | 34 | |
| 99 | 14.7B CNY (≈$2.1B) | 27 | 28 | |
| 99 | 2.9B USD | 27 | 41 | |
| 101 | 2.9B USD | 26 | 57 | |
| 102 | 19.8B SEK (≈$2.0B) | 25 | 34 | |
| 102 | 153.6B INR (≈$1.8B) | 25 | 51 | |
| 104 | 2.9B USD | 24 | 28 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score