Liberty Global Ltd (LBTYA) Stock Rises on Q1 2026 Earnings

Liberty Global Ltd (LBTYA) reported first‑quarter 2026 results. Total revenue came in at $1.27 billion (up 8.83% year‑over‑year), slightly below the revenue estimate of $1.30 billion (roughly 1.8% short).

Gross profit: $848 million (+10.45% YoY)

Operating profit: $23.8 million (-60.79% YoY)

Net income attributable to common shareholders: $337.8 million (-125.26% YoY)

Diluted earnings per share: 0.96 (down 125.0% YoY)

Cash flow and balance sheet highlights show tighter operating cash generation, higher investment, and sizable liabilities movement.

Cash from operating activities: $107.6 million (-58.36% YoY)

Cash spent on property, plant and equipment: $397.6 million (up 63.42% YoY)

Cash and cash equivalents: $1.83 billion (-7.78% YoY)

Total liabilities: $12.14 billion (up 1150.82% YoY)

How the results compared with expectations and the market reaction:

Revenue vs. estimate: actual $1.27 billion vs. estimate $1.30 billion (about 1.8% below)

EPS vs. estimate: reported 0.96 vs. estimate -0.3656 (meaningfully above the estimate)

Stock moved up 4.04% since market open on the release day.

Note: This financials data is sourced from a third-party provider and has not been independently verified by Quiver.

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Liberty Global LTD Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 130 institutional investors add shares of Liberty Global LTD stock to their portfolio, and 142 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 5,751,520 shares (+75.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $64,071,932
BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA removed 2,996,306 shares (-59.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $33,378,848
RUBRIC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP added 2,268,065 shares (+29.3%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $25,266,244
ACR ALPINE CAPITAL RESEARCH, LLC added 2,097,847 shares (+9.7%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $25,362,970
LUXOR CAPITAL GROUP, LP removed 1,635,138 shares (-96.1%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $18,215,437
ARGA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LP removed 1,439,359 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $16,034,459
UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 1,413,148 shares (-80.2%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $15,742,468

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API.

Liberty Global LTD Government Contracts

We have seen $66,311,005 of award payments to $LBTYA over the last year.

Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION SHIPMENTS MADE BY DECENTRALIZED ORDERING OFFICERS.: $10,415,183
CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION SHIPMENTS MADE BY DECENTRALIZED ORDERING OFFICERS.: $7,929,980

To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard.

Liberty Global LTD Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $LBTYA recently. We have seen 2 analysts offer price targets for $LBTYA in the last 6 months, with a median target of $12.8.

Here are some recent targets:

Polo Tang from UBS set a target price of $12.6 on 03/31/2026
Carl Murdock-Smith from Citigroup set a target price of $13.0 on 12/02/2025