NASDAQ$LBTYA
Liberty Global A · Q1 2024 earnings
Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Liberty Global demonstrated progress against its strategy and commitment to shareholder value creation.
Liberty Global reported Q1 2024 financial results, showing progress on strategic initiatives, including the planned spin-off of Sunrise in Q4 2024. The company's financial performance was in line with expectations, supported by a strong balance sheet and Adjusted FCF generation.
- Made significant progress on strategic initiatives, including the planned spin-off of Sunrise in Q4 2024.
- Balance sheet remains strong with $3.9 billion in cash and liquid securities.
- Completed a proactive $2.4 billion VMO2 refinancing.
- Ventures portfolio valued at $3.4 billion represents an attractive platform to support FMC operations.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Liberty Global · Revenue · Quarterly
$1.95B
Forward guidance
Liberty Global is on track to meet its full-year 2024 guidance metrics across all OpCos, with price adjustments recently announced in the U.K., the Netherlands and Belgium to support financial targets.
Tailwinds
- Continue to invest in our fiber-rich, fixed and 5G mobile networks
- Fiber upgrade projects in the U.K., Belgium and Ireland remain on track
- Continue to invest in digital and AI initiatives to support commercial momentum and efficiencies
- Return to strong Adjusted EBITDA growth in the Netherlands
- Return to positive broadband net adds in Switzerland
Headwinds
- Intensely competitive market environment
- Higher annualized churn
- Decrease in mobile revenue due to lower handset sales
- Decrease in B2B fixed revenue
- Mobile postpaid base declined by 74,500 in Q1
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024
+0.3%
Avg return
Earnings day
-0.2%
Avg return
5 days after
-0.2%
Avg return
30 days after
58%
37 / 64 earnings
Positive
+16.9%
Q4 2025
Best reaction
-11.6%
Q1 2025
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | +4.8% | +6.1% | +7.9% | |
| Q4 2025 | +16.9% | +15.1% | +4.7% | |
| Q3 2025 | +2.6% | -0.6% | +6.5% | |
| Q1 2025 | -11.6% | -14.6% | -11.5% | |
| Q4 2024 | +0.1% | +2.5% | +5.2% | |
| Q3 2024 | -4.3% | -1.9% | +29.9% | |
| Q2 2024 | +4.3% | +7.0% | +1.3% | |
| Q1 2024 | +4.6% | +8.1% | +4.8% | |
| Q4 2023 | -2.8% | -0.8% | -9.9% | |
| Q3 2023 | -1.3% | +5.5% | +4.0% | |
| Q2 2023 | -6.4% | -2.4% | -6.0% | |
| Q1 2023 | -7.1% | -9.3% | -9.8% | |
| Q4 2022 | +4.3% | -3.6% | -10.8% | |
| Q3 2022 | +5.4% | +4.4% | +17.9% | |
| Q2 2022 | +1.5% | +0.9% | -6.1% | |
| Q1 2022 | +0.4% | +5.3% | +5.5% | |
| Q4 2021 | -8.4% | -1.4% | -16.1% | |
| Q3 2021 | -3.5% | -0.8% | -6.3% | |
| Q2 2021 | +1.9% | +4.1% | +7.8% | |
| Q1 2021 | +5.6% | +3.8% | +0.3% | |
| Q4 2020 | +4.6% | +4.6% | +2.4% | |
| Q3 2020 | +1.4% | +1.8% | +28.1% | |
| Q2 2020 | -0.2% | -4.4% | +0.9% | |
| Q1 2020 | +1.3% | -0.3% | +7.5% | |
| Q4 2019 | -5.2% | -4.7% | -19.1% | |
| Q3 2019 | -2.1% | -2.5% | -12.9% | |
| Q2 2019 | +1.0% | +3.7% | +6.7% | |
| Q1 2019 | -2.6% | -1.3% | -5.0% | |
| Q4 2018 | +0.1% | +3.3% | +5.3% | |
| Q3 2018 | -0.2% | -6.2% | -7.2% | |
| Q2 2018 | -1.4% | -2.4% | -5.6% | |
| Q1 2018 | -7.8% | -10.0% | -10.9% | |
| Q4 2017 | -3.8% | -6.0% | -6.6% | |
| Q3 2017 | +2.5% | -0.6% | +2.8% | |
| Q2 2017 | -2.3% | -1.7% | -0.7% | |
| Q1 2017 | -7.8% | -11.6% | -11.9% | |
| Q4 2016 | +1.1% | +3.5% | +5.2% | |
| Q3 2016 | -0.7% | +4.0% | -6.9% | |
| Q2 2016 | -5.1% | -3.0% | +1.1% | |
| Q1 2016 | +0.7% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | +13.7% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | +0.8% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | +2.2% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | -3.6% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | +6.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | +2.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | +0.7% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | +0.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | -0.7% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | +4.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | -2.7% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | +0.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | +5.7% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | +0.7% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | +1.7% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | +1.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | +3.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | -8.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | +4.5% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | +0.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | +3.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2010 | -0.7% | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | +0.5% | — | — | |
| Q1 2010 | +0.5% | — | — |
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