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Price: 15.4 USD 4.05% Market Closed
Market Cap: $5.7B

Liberty Global PLC
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Liberty Global is a European telecom company that owns and invests in broadband, pay TV, mobile, and business communications networks. Through its operating businesses and partnerships, it sells internet access, television packages, mobile service, and enterprise connectivity to households and companies in several European markets. Its core role is to own the customer relationships and the network infrastructure that carries those services. The company makes money mainly from monthly subscriptions, equipment, installation, and service fees. Home customers pay for broadband, TV, and mobile bundles, while business customers buy connectivity, managed network services, and other communications tools. Because these services are delivered over fixed networks, Liberty Global’s business depends on building and maintaining the local cable and fiber systems that connect customers to its products. What makes Liberty Global different is that it is not just a content or phone brand; it is a network owner and a service provider. That gives it a strong position in markets where owning the last-mile connection matters, because it can bundle internet, TV, and mobile service under one bill and keep customers tied to its network. Its business model is built around long-term infrastructure, recurring subscriptions, and deep local market relationships.

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Last Earnings Call
Fiscal Period
Q1 2026
Call Date
May 1, 2026
AI Summary
Q1 2026

Broadband momentum: Liberty Global said it delivered its fourth straight quarter of broadband improvement across its three big markets, with fixed and mobile ARPUs largely stable.

Guidance confirmed: Management said it is confirming all 2026 guidance today, including guidance for VMO2, VodafoneZiggo, Telenet and corporate costs.

Benelux unlock: The company reiterated that the Vodafone Dutch JV deal is on track to close this summer and remains a key step toward spinning off the Ziggo Group in the second half of next year.

Belgium progress: Management said the Proximus/Wyre collaboration is moving through regulation and should support a cleaner, more cash-generative Telenet ServCo with lower leverage.

Cash focus: Liberty Global remains focused on capital allocation, with plans to end 2026 at about $1.5 billion of corporate cash after funding the Vodafone deal and asset sales.

AI and customer care: The company said AI is helping with personalization, churn reduction and call centers, and will discuss its AI work in more detail next quarter.

Key Financials
Growth portfolio value
$3.4 billion
Corporate cash
$1.9 billion
Net corporate costs
around $50 million
Liberty Corporate adjusted EBITDA
negative $2 million
Telenet free cash flow
EUR 10 million
VodafoneZiggo revenue
down 1.8%
VodafoneZiggo adjusted EBITDA
down 6.4%
Telenet revenue
broadly stable
Telenet adjusted EBITDA
up 8.9%
Wyre revenue
down 1%
Wyre adjusted EBITDA
down 4.6%
Virgin Media O2 total service revenue
down 3%
Virgin Media O2 adjusted EBITDA
down 3.4%
Virgin Media Ireland revenue
down 1.4%
Virgin Media Ireland adjusted EBITDA
down 7.1%
VodafoneZiggo fixed ARPU
nearly EUR 57
VodafoneZiggo mobile ARPU
EUR 18
Telenet mobile ARPU
EUR 16
Telenet fixed ARPU
EUR 63
Virgin Media O2 fixed ARPU
GBP 46.50
Virgin Media O2 mobile ARPU
around GBP 17
Virgin Media Ireland fixed retail ARPU
EUR 61
Benelux and growth assets
nearly $22 billion of revenue and $8 billion of EBITDA
Ziggo Group free cash flow
EUR 120 million
Ziggo Group leverage
4.5x
Vodafone stake transaction
$1.2 billion
Asset sales
around $700 million
Asset sales for Ziggo plan
EUR 1.2 billion to EUR 1.4 billion
Liberty Growth investments
$1.6 billion
Corporate cash after transactions
around $1.5 billion
Earnings Call Recording
Other Earnings Calls

Management

Mr. Michael Thomas Fries
Vice Chairman, President & CEO
No Bio Available
Mr. Charles Henry Rowland Bracken
Executive VP & CFO
No Bio Available
Mr. Enrique Rodriguez
Executive VP & CTO
No Bio Available
Mr. Bryan H. Hall
Executive VP, General Counsel & Secretary
No Bio Available
Mr. Andrea Vincenzo Salvato
Executive VP & Chief Development Officer
No Bio Available
Ms. Severina Pascu
Senior VP of Commercial & Operations
No Bio Available
Mr. Jason R. Waldron
Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer
No Bio Available
Mr. Veenod Kurup
Chief Information Officer & MD
No Bio Available
Mr. Frederick G. Westerman III
Senior Vice President of Investor Relations & Corporate Responsibility
No Bio Available
Ms. Amy M. Blair
Senior VP & Chief People Officer
No Bio Available

Contacts

Address
MIDDLESEX
Hammersmith
161 Hammersmith Road
Contacts
+442084836300.0
www.libertyglobal.com
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