Liberty Global PLC (LBTYA) - Net Assets

Latest as of December 2025: $9.95 Billion USD

Based on the latest financial reports, Liberty Global PLC (LBTYA) has net assets worth $9.95 Billion USD as of December 2025. Net assets (also known as shareholders' equity or book value) represent the difference between a company's total assets ($22.60 Billion) and total liabilities ($12.65 Billion). This figure indicates the residual interest in the assets after deducting liabilities, essentially showing what would remain for shareholders if all assets were liquidated and all debts paid off. Check Liberty Global PLC liquidity resilience to evaluate the company's liquid asset resilience ratio.

Key Net Assets Metrics

Metric Value
Current Net Assets $9.95 Billion
% of Total Assets 44.02%
Annual Growth Rate 5.82%
5-Year Change -61.15%
10-Year Change 10.53%
Growth Volatility 30412.7

Liberty Global PLC - Net Assets Trend (2002–2025)

This chart illustrates how Liberty Global PLC's net assets have evolved over time, based on quarterly financial data. Also explore Liberty Global PLC total assets for the complete picture of this company's asset base.

Annual Net Assets for Liberty Global PLC (2002–2025)

The table below shows the annual net assets of Liberty Global PLC from 2002 to 2025. For live valuation and market cap data, see Liberty Global PLC (LBTYA) market capitalisation.

Year Net Assets Change
2025-12-31 $9.95 Billion -20.71%
2024-12-31 $12.54 Billion -34.00%
2023-12-31 $19.01 Billion -15.80%
2022-12-31 $22.57 Billion -11.82%
2021-12-31 $25.60 Billion +92.49%
2020-12-31 $13.30 Billion +0.76%
2019-12-31 $13.20 Billion +218.17%
2018-12-31 $4.15 Billion -35.11%
2017-12-31 $6.39 Billion -28.96%
2016-12-31 $9.00 Billion -9.15%
2015-12-31 $9.90 Billion -29.83%
2014-12-31 $14.12 Billion +22.31%
2013-12-31 $11.54 Billion +453.52%
2012-12-31 $2.09 Billion -28.87%
2011-12-31 $2.93 Billion -15.22%
2010-12-31 $3.46 Billion -98.64%
2009-12-31 $253.88 Billion +149154.56%
2008-12-31 $170.10 Million -97.95%
2007-12-31 $8.28 Billion -9.57%
2006-12-31 $9.16 Billion -4.73%
2005-12-31 $9.61 Billion +49.47%
2004-12-31 $6.43 Billion +20.96%
2003-12-31 $5.32 Billion +96.28%
2002-12-31 $2.71 Billion --

Equity Component Analysis

This analysis shows how different components contribute to Liberty Global PLC's total equity over time. Equity components include common stock, retained earnings, additional paid-in capital, and other elements.

Equity Composition Insights

  • Retained earnings have grown by 510450000000.0% over the analyzed period, indicating profitable operations and earnings retention.

Current Equity Component Breakdown (December 2025)

Component Amount Percentage
Retained Earnings $5.10 Billion 52.43%
Common Stock $3.30 Million 0.03%
Other Comprehensive Income $3.92 Billion 40.22%
Other Components $712.30 Million 7.32%
Total Equity $9.74 Billion 100.00%

Liberty Global PLC Competitors by Market Cap

The table below lists competitors of Liberty Global PLC ranked by their market capitalization.

Company Market Cap
Anhui Kouzi Distillery Co Ltd
SHG:603589
 $2.09 Billion
MVV Energie AG
F:MVV1
 $2.09 Billion
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles S.A.
MC:CAF
 $2.09 Billion
DRDGOLD Limited
JSE:DRD
 $2.09 Billion
WHA Corporation Public Company Limited
BK:WHA
 $2.09 Billion
The Navigator Company SA
LS:NVG
 $2.09 Billion
Interparfums SA
PA:ITP
 $2.09 Billion
Simplo Technology Co Ltd
TWO:6121
 $2.08 Billion

Equity Growth Attribution

This analysis shows how different factors contributed to changes in Liberty Global PLC's equity between the two most recent reporting periods.

Equity Growth Insights

  • From 2024 to 2025, total equity changed from 12,365,900,000 to 9,735,700,000, a change of -2,630,200,000 (-21.3%).
  • Net loss of 7,138,100,000 reduced equity.
  • Dividend payments of 245,800,000 reduced retained earnings.
  • Share repurchases of 192,100,000 reduced equity.
  • Other comprehensive income increased equity by 4,572,600,000.
  • Other factors increased equity by 373,200,000.

Equity Change Factors (2024 to 2025)

Factor Impact Contribution
Net Income $-7.14 Billion -73.32%
Dividends Paid $245.80 Million -2.52%
Share Repurchases $192.10 Million -1.97%
Other Comprehensive Income $4.57 Billion +46.97%
Other Changes $373.20 Million +3.83%
Total Change $- -21.27%

Book Value vs Market Value Analysis

This analysis compares Liberty Global PLC's book value (net assets) with its market value over time. The relationship between these values can provide insights into investor sentiment and company valuation.

Valuation Insights

  • Current price-to-book ratio: 0.45x
  • The company is trading below its book value, potentially indicating the market believes the assets are overvalued on the balance sheet or anticipates future losses.
  • The price-to-book ratio has decreased from 2.15x to 0.45x over the analyzed period, indicating reduced market premium.

Historical Price-to-Book Ratios

Date Book Value per Share Market Price P/B Ratio
2000-12-31 $5.55 $11.96 x
2001-12-31 $5.94 $11.96 x
2002-12-31 $7.96 $11.96 x
2003-12-31 $11.76 $11.96 x
2004-12-31 $14.29 $11.96 x
2005-12-31 $16.73 $11.96 x
2006-12-31 $14.71 $11.96 x
2007-12-31 $13.65 $11.96 x
2008-12-31 $0.47 $11.96 x
2009-12-31 $846.59 $11.96 x
2010-12-31 $10.71 $11.96 x
2011-12-31 $9.46 $11.96 x
2012-12-31 $3.68 $11.96 x
2013-12-31 $19.22 $11.96 x
2014-12-31 $16.38 $11.96 x
2015-12-31 $11.45 $11.96 x
2016-12-31 $10.00 $11.96 x
2017-12-31 $8.03 $11.96 x
2018-12-31 $6.01 $11.96 x
2019-12-31 $19.28 $11.96 x
2020-12-31 $22.69 $11.96 x
2021-12-31 $45.57 $11.96 x
2022-12-31 $45.14 $11.96 x
2023-12-31 $44.78 $11.96 x
2024-12-31 $34.05 $11.96 x
2025-12-31 $26.81 $11.96 x

Capital Efficiency Dashboard

This dashboard shows how efficiently Liberty Global PLC utilizes its equity to generate returns, including Return on Equity (ROE) and its components based on the DuPont analysis framework.

Capital Efficiency Insights

  • Current Return on Equity (ROE): -73.32%
  • The company may be facing challenges in efficiently utilizing shareholder equity.
  • DuPont Analysis Breakdown:
  • • Net Profit Margin: -146.32%
  • • Asset Turnover: 0.22x
  • • Equity Multiplier: 2.32x
  • Recent ROE (-73.32%) is below the historical average (-4.31%), suggesting potential challenges in capital efficiency.

Historical Capital Efficiency Metrics

Year Return on Equity Net Profit Margin Asset Turnover Equity Multiplier Economic Value Added
2000 -6.80% -103.55% 0.05x 1.21x $-320.40 Million
2001 -40.22% -587.92% 0.06x 1.06x $-1.02 Billion
2002 -12.18% -328.91% 0.04x 1.03x $-600.79 Million
2003 -22.64% -39.41% 0.20x 2.84x $-1.34 Billion
2004 -0.61% -1.20% 0.19x 2.62x $-554.44 Million
2005 -1.02% -1.55% 0.22x 2.99x $-861.74 Million
2006 9.74% 10.89% 0.25x 3.53x $-18.51 Million
2007 -7.24% -4.69% 0.28x 5.59x $-1.01 Billion
2008 -8.93% -1.49% 0.34x 17.76x $-32.22 Million
2009 3.33% 6.47% 0.26x 1.97x $-16.94 Billion
2010 12.75% 4.31% 0.27x 10.95x $83.74 Million
2011 -27.54% -8.12% 0.26x 12.98x $-1.05 Billion
2012 -29.34% -6.53% 0.26x 17.33x $-869.40 Million
2013 -8.02% -6.66% 0.21x 5.63x $-2.17 Billion
2014 -4.72% -3.81% 0.25x 4.95x $-2.17 Billion
2015 -11.64% -6.75% 0.26x 6.52x $-2.14 Billion
2016 18.95% 12.42% 0.25x 6.06x $805.44 Million
2017 -40.82% -24.64% 0.20x 8.46x $-3.46 Billion
2018 15.49% 6.07% 0.22x 11.35x $257.16 Million
2019 84.68% 103.65% 0.23x 3.60x $10.16 Billion
2020 -11.92% -14.10% 0.20x 4.33x $-2.99 Billion
2021 51.77% 130.21% 0.22x 1.81x $10.83 Billion
2022 6.57% 36.67% 0.09x 1.91x $-770.44 Million
2023 -21.25% -98.44% 0.10x 2.21x $-5.96 Billion
2024 12.84% 36.57% 0.17x 2.06x $351.41 Million
2025 -73.32% -146.32% 0.22x 2.32x $-8.11 Billion

Industry Comparison

This section compares Liberty Global PLC's net assets metrics with peer companies in the Telecom Services industry.

Industry Context

  • Industry: Telecom Services
  • Average net assets among peers: $84,013,623,558
  • Average return on equity (ROE) among peers: 6.02%

Peer Company Comparison

Company Net Assets Return on Equity Debt-to-Equity Market Cap
Liberty Global PLC (LBTYA) $9.95 Billion -6.80% 1.27x $2.09 Billion
Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc. (AD) $2.57 Billion 11.30% 0.92x $2.63 Billion
America Movil SAB de CV ADR (AMX) $428.37 Billion 18.13% 3.21x $71.77 Billion
Anterix Inc (ATEX) $-4.21 Million 0.00% 0.00x $703.61 Million
ATN International Inc (ATNI) $808.72 Million 1.55% 0.48x $365.41 Million
Altice USA Inc (ATUS) $-5.03 Billion 0.00% 0.00x $502.28 Million
Cable One Inc (CABO) $1.74 Billion 12.27% 2.96x $425.47 Million
Cogent Communications Group Inc (CCOI) $-149.00 Million 0.00% 0.00x $1.14 Billion
Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd (CHT) $373.04 Billion 12.62% 0.19x $33.47 Billion
Charter Communications Inc (CHTR) $38.81 Billion 4.30% 2.82x $21.41 Billion
Comcast Corp (CMCSA) $-21.70 Million 0.00% 0.00x $97.57 Billion

About Liberty Global PLC

NASDAQ:LBTYA USA Telecom Services
Market Cap
$2.09 Billion
Market Cap Rank
#6099 Global
#1844 in USA
Share Price
$11.96
Change (1 day)
+3.28%
52-Week Range
$9.08 - $13.03
All Time High
$20.85
Categories
Companies in USA Telecom Services
About

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;… Read more