Liberty Capital vs Optimum Communications
Optimum Communications is the larger business, with $8.59bn of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.05bn for Liberty Capital (8.2 times as much). Liberty Capital grew faster (3.0% against -4.1%). Optimum Communications kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of -21.8% against -29.5%.
| Latest fiscal year | Liberty CapitalGLIBA, 2025 | Optimum CommunicationsOPTU, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.05bn | $8.59bn |
| Revenue growth | 3.0% | -4.1% |
| Net income | −$309m | −$1.87bn |
| Operating margin | -33.2% | -1.3% |
| Net margin | -29.5% | -21.8% |
| Return on equity | -19.9% | — |
| Free cash flow | $122m | −$119m |
| Cash | $416m | $1.01bn |
| Total debt | $983m | $26.21bn |
| Debt to equity | 58.2% | — |
| Dividend per share | — | — |
| Dividend yield | — | — |
| Share buybacks | — | — |
| Employees | — | 9,500 |
| Market value | $903m | $190m |
| Price vs our value range | Within our value range | — |
| Moat score | — | 52 (Moderate) |
| Insider trades, 12 months | 11 buys, 0 sales | 18 buys, 15 sales |