Liberty Global
LBTYA · Cable & Satellite
$7.86
3.4%Versant Media Group
VSNT · Cable & Satellite
$31.43
2.7%The short version
- Versant Media Group is the larger business, with $6.7B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $4.9B for Liberty Global.
- Liberty Global grew revenue faster (12.4%, against −5.3%).
- Versant Media Group kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (19.0% operating margin, against −0.5% operating margin).
- Versant Media Group turned more of its sales into free cash flow (27.7% FCF margin, against −2.7% FCF margin).
- Versant Media Group earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (8.7%, against −0.1%).
| Latest fiscal year | LBTYA · FY25 | VSNT · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.7B | $4.4B |
| Revenue | $4.9B | $6.7B |
| Free cash flow | −$132M | $1.9B |
| Net income | −$7.1B | $930M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 12.4% | −5.3% |
| 5-year growth | −15.8% | — |
| Share count change | −8.8% | — |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 65.8% | — |
| Operating margin | −0.5% | 19.0% |
| Net margin | −146.3% | 13.9% |
| FCF margin | −2.7% | 27.7% |
| Return on capital | −0.1% | 8.7% |
| Return on equity | −64.6% | 8.8% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $6.4B | $928M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.3x | 0.4x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $192M | $0.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | — |
FY16
LBTYA $13.7B
VSNT —
FY17
LBTYA $11.3B
VSNT —
FY18
LBTYA $12.0B
VSNT —
FY19
LBTYA $11.5B
VSNT —
FY20
LBTYA $11.5B
VSNT —
FY21
LBTYA $10.3B
VSNT —
FY22
LBTYA $4.0B
VSNT —
FY23
LBTYA $4.1B
VSNT $7.4B
FY24
LBTYA $4.3B
VSNT $7.1B
FY25
LBTYA $4.9B
VSNT $6.7B
LBTYA
VSNT
FY16
LBTYA 11.4%
VSNT —
FY17
LBTYA 7.0%
VSNT —
FY18
LBTYA 7.0%
VSNT —
FY19
LBTYA 5.7%
VSNT —
FY20
LBTYA 17.6%
VSNT —
FY21
LBTYA 12.8%
VSNT —
FY22
LBTYA 2.7%
VSNT —
FY23
LBTYA −7.6%
VSNT 27.8%
FY24
LBTYA −1.4%
VSNT 26.1%
FY25
LBTYA −0.5%
VSNT 19.0%
LBTYA
VSNT
FY16
LBTYA $4.4B
VSNT —
FY17
LBTYA $4.5B
VSNT —
FY18
LBTYA $4.5B
VSNT —
FY19
LBTYA $3.4B
VSNT —
FY20
LBTYA $2.9B
VSNT —
FY21
LBTYA $2.1B
VSNT —
FY22
LBTYA $1.9B
VSNT —
FY23
LBTYA $1.2B
VSNT $2.4B
FY24
LBTYA $1.1B
VSNT $2.2B
FY25
LBTYA −$132M
VSNT $1.9B
LBTYA
VSNT
FY16
LBTYA 3.0%
VSNT —
FY17
LBTYA 1.4%
VSNT —
FY18
LBTYA 1.2%
VSNT —
FY19
LBTYA 1.6%
VSNT —
FY20
LBTYA 5.5%
VSNT —
FY21
LBTYA 4.1%
VSNT —
FY22
LBTYA 0.2%
VSNT —
FY23
LBTYA −0.9%
VSNT —
FY24
LBTYA −0.3%
VSNT —
FY25
LBTYA −0.1%
VSNT 8.7%
LBTYA
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