Liberty Global vs Optimum Communications
Optimum Communications reported revenue of $8.6 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.8 times Liberty Global's $4.9 billion in fiscal 2025. Liberty Global's revenue grew 12.4% in its latest year, and Optimum Communications' fell 4.1%. Liberty Global had an operating margin of -0.5%, against -1.3% at Optimum Communications. Free cash flow was −$132 million at Liberty Global and −$119 million at Optimum Communications.
Side by side
| Liberty Global | Optimum Communications | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $4.9B | $8.6B |
| Revenue growth | 12.4% | −4.1% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | −15.8% | −2.8% |
| Gross margin | 65.8% | 69.3% |
| Operating margin | −0.5% | −1.3% |
| Net margin | −146.3% | −16.7% |
| Free cash flow | −$132M | −$119M |
| Free cash flow margin | −2.7% | −1.4% |
| Return on capital | −0.1% | −0.4% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 6.3x | 16.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $192M | $0M |
| Change in diluted share count | −8.8% | 1.7% |
| Last close | $9.90 | $0.75 |
| P/E at the last close | — | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $3.0 million, sold $5.1 million | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 4 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
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Free cash flow
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Liberty Global and Optimum Communications pages.