Liberty Global Ltd. (LBTYK)Communication Services | Telecom Services | Hamilton, Bermuda | NasdaqGS
10.43 USD
+0.15
(1.459%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 10.43 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:15 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is fundamentally broken. The company is generating negative free cash flow (-$510M) and posting a -26% cumulative return over the last nine years, with five of those years seeing negative annual growth. Despite a recent price rebound, the underlying business is deteriorating, evidenced by shrinking revenue (-7.7%) and negative returns on equity. The market has rightly priced this as a value trap; the low P/E is not a bargain but a reflection of poor quality. Furthermore, there is no income component to offset the capital loss, as the company has paid no dividends in the last five years. While the recent price action shows a slight technical bounce, the lack of institutional buying and the overwhelming options positioning for downside suggest this rally is merely a relief move before further weakness. Avoid this security entirely. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.073904 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.079529 |
| AutoETS | 0.079529 |
| AutoTheta | 0.079570 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 46% |
| H-stat | 7.15 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.167 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.06 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 98.619 |
| Revenue per Share | 14.458 |
| Market Cap | 3,557,543,168 |
| Forward P/E | -3.12 |
| Beta | 0.73 |
| Profit Margins | -62.14% |
| Previous Name | Liberty Global plc |
| Website | https://www.libertyglobal.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:15 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts expiring in early 2027 (strikes at 7.5). This 'insurance' positioning suggests a belief that the stock could trade significantly lower over the next 12-18 months. Conversely, call activity is negligible, indicating a lack of speculative bullishness despite the recent price recovery.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.11685014 |
| Address1 | Clarendon House |
| Address2 | 2 Church Street |
| All Time High | 23.185646 |
| All Time Low | 1.895429 |
| Ask | 11.08 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,233,770 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,306,015 |
| Average Volume | 1,306,015 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,233,770 |
| Beta | 0.734 |
| Bid | 9.89 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | 27.045 |
| City | Hamilton |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | Bermuda |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 10.43 |
| Current Ratio | 1.276 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 10.505 |
| Day Low | 10.31 |
| Debt To Equity | 98.619 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,784,898,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,784,898,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,784,896,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,277,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,277,000 |
| Ebitda | 1,144,000,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.2342 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 9.242 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.164 |
| Enterprise Value | 10,573,143,040 |
| Eps Forward | -3.34 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -9.16 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 10.3692 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.060800552 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.0058635725 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -11.685014 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 13.12 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.6899996 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.20503046 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 9.3 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.1300001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.12150539 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 9.3 - 13.12 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,126,186,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 278,880,016 |
| Forward Eps | -3.34 |
| Forward P E | -3.1227546 |
| Free Cashflow | -509,912,512 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 6,636 |
| Fullday Change | 0.150001 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 1.45915 |
| Fullday Price | 10.43 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.67168 |
| Gross Profits | 3,280,999,936 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.14431 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.76272005 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 341,087,566 |
| Industry | Telecom Services |
| Industry Disp | Telecom Services |
| Industry Key | telecom-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,731,456,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 191:100 |
| Long Business Summary | Liberty Global Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides broadband internet, video, fixed-line telephony, and mobile communications services to residential and business customers in Europe. It offers intelligent WiFi and broadband internet services, such as ONE Connect, which enables fast and flexible introductions of new hardware and services, as well as cloud-to-cloud open API integration; Smart Security that provides network security, safe browsing and fraud prevention measures; Smart Home, which provides enhanced entertainment and home automation and security services; and Connect Box, an intelligent WiFi and telephony gateway. The company provides various tiers of digital video programming and audio services, as well as digital video recorders and multimedia home gateway systems; Horizon 5, a cloud-based, multi-screen entertainment platform that combines linear television, including recording and replay features and video-on-demand services; Replay TV, a multimedia gateway service; video-on-demand that provides subscribers with access to a broad library of movies and television series; Horizon Go, an online mobile app; and channels, including general entertainment, sports, movies, series, documentaries, lifestyles, news, adult, children, and ethnic and foreign channels. In addition, it offers postpaid and prepaid mobile services; circuit-switched telephony services; and personal call manager, unified messaging, and multiple lines for additional fees. Further, the company offers business services comprising voice, advanced data, video, wireless, cloud-based services, and mobile and fixed-mobile convergence services to small businesses, and medium and large enterprises, as well as on a wholesale basis to other operators. It operates in Belgium, Ireland, Slovakia, and internationally. Liberty Global Ltd. was founded in 2004 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda. |
| Long Name | Liberty Global Ltd. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 3,557,543,168 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_9956099 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-08-29 |
| Net Income To Common | -3,035,200,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 3,587,451,884 |
| Open | 10.31 |
| Operating Cashflow | 1,271,200,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.013309999 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.33 |
| Phone | 303-220-6600 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 10.43 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,804 |
| Prev Name | Liberty Global plc |
| Previous Close | 10.28 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.38565356 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.7282884 |
| Profit Margins | -0.62136 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.16 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.150001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.45915 |
| Regular Market Day High | 10.505 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 10.31 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 10.31 - 10.505 |
| Regular Market Open | 10.31 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 10.28 |
| Regular Market Price | 10.43 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 971,066 |
| Return On Assets | 0.00156 |
| Return On Equity | -0.26463 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.077 |
| Revenue Per Share | 14.458 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 151,396,673 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.029000001 |
| Shares Short | 9,903,778 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 8,914,199 |
| Short Name | Liberty Global Ltd. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.080299996 |
| Short Ratio | 6.9 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | LBTYK |
| Total Cash | 2,553,900,032 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 7.488 |
| Total Debt | 9,331,699,712 |
| Total Revenue | 4,884,800,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -9.16 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 11.18515 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.75514984 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.06751361 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 971,066 |
| Website | https://www.libertyglobal.com |
| Zip | HM 11 |