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Liberty Broadband
(NASDAQ:LBRDA)
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Rating:50Neutral
Price Target:
$36.00
▲(24.70% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/06/26
The score is held back primarily by weak financial performance, driven by large recent losses and consistently negative free cash flow despite a still-manageable balance sheet. Technicals are moderately supportive in the short term (price above 20/50 DMA and positive MACD) but remain weaker longer term (below 100/200 DMA). The earnings call improves the outlook with a dividend initiation and a clearer path to stronger free cash flow post-2026 capex peak, but near-term margin and cash flow pressure keep the overall score in the middle range.
Positive Factors
Significant Charter ownership drives value
Liberty Broadband’s principal economic exposure is to Charter, a large recurring-revenue broadband operator. That ownership links Liberty’s long-term value to a scale provider with subscription cash flows and network moats, providing durable upside from equity appreciation and potential distributions.
Negative Factors
Persistent negative free cash flow
Liberty’s cash generation is structurally weak: free cash flow has been negative across all reported periods and operating cash flow has been negative in multiple years. That persistent cash deficit forces reliance on financing or asset moves, constraining investment optionality and making dividends and buybacks less durable until FCF turns positive.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Significant Charter ownership drives value
Liberty Broadband’s principal economic exposure is to Charter, a large recurring-revenue broadband operator. That ownership links Liberty’s long-term value to a scale provider with subscription cash flows and network moats, providing durable upside from equity appreciation and potential distributions.
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Liberty Broadband (LBRDA) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$5.07B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)109.70K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.84
Revenue Growth-100.00%
EPS Growth-583.21%
CountryUS
Employees74
SectorCommunication Services
Sector Strength97
IndustryTelecommunications Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-36.63
Shares Outstanding18,254,690
10 Day Avg. Volume132,440
30 Day Avg. Volume109,697
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio<0.01
Price to Book (P/B)1.21
Price to Sales (P/S)0.00
P/FCF Ratio-21.11
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/Ebitda>-0.01
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)7.9
Revenue Forecast (FY)$1.10B
Liberty Broadband Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Liberty Broadband Corporation functions as a communications enterprise, operating primarily through its GCI Holdings and Charter divisions. The GCI Holdings segment delivers an extensive range of wireless, data, video, voice, and managed services ...
How the Company Makes Money
Liberty Broadband makes money primarily through its ownership interests in operating companies, rather than by selling products or services directly at the Liberty Broadband parent level. The company’s economic performance is therefore largely dri...
Liberty Broadband Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Aug 06, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Oct 30, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presents a constructive strategic and financial roadmap: management announced a shareholder-friendly dividend, a disciplined capital allocation framework, and a liquidity/leverage profile that supports both investments and returns. The Quintillion acquisition and declining capital intensity after a 2026 peak underpin expectations for improved free cash flow beginning in 2027. However, near-term financials show pressure — adjusted OIBDA fell 11% YoY, trailing 12-month free cash flow declined, and 2026 CapEx is elevated. There are also margin impacts from restored Quintillion service and continuing public company costs. On balance, the strategic positives (dividend, acquisition synergies, network progress, solid liquidity and manageable leverage) outweigh the near-term operational and margin headwinds.Positive Updates
Initiation of Quarterly Dividend and Capital Allocation Framework
Liberty Capital will initiate a recurring quarterly dividend beginning in Q4 with an initial aggregate amount of $60 million per year (approximately $15 million per quarter). Management positions the dividend at roughly half of next year's expected free cash flow and expects to grow it over time. The capital allocation waterfall prioritizes operations and committed network investments, the regular dividend, balance sheet management (~3x target operating net leverage), then residual returns or investments.
Negative Updates
Adjusted OIBDA Decline
Adjusted OIBDA declined 11% year-over-year to $96 million in Q2 despite flat revenue, reflecting margin pressure and higher costs.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Initiation of Quarterly Dividend and Capital Allocation Framework
Liberty Capital will initiate a recurring quarterly dividend beginning in Q4 with an initial aggregate amount of $60 million per year (approximately $15 million per quarter). Management positions the dividend at roughly half of next year's expected free cash flow and expects to grow it over time. The capital allocation waterfall prioritizes operations and committed network investments, the regular dividend, balance sheet management (~3x target operating net leverage), then residual returns or investments.
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Company Guidance
Management guided that Liberty Capital will initiate a recurring quarterly dividend of approximately $15 million (≈$60 million/year) beginning in Q4, which they expect to represent about half of next year’s free cash flow (implying roughly ~$120 million of FCF), and even less in 2028 as capital intensity declines; they plan to operate GCI OpCo toward ~3x long‑term net leverage (GCI was 2.8x at quarter end; consolidated net leverage was 2.1x) and expect the Quintillion acquisition (HSR cleared; FCC review pending; expected to close this year) to be accretive to free cash flow in year one, would have contributed $50–55 million of adjusted OIBDA in 2026 including synergies, and is expected to yield ~ $20 million of run‑rate synergies over 24 months (about half in year one). They reiterated 2026 is the peak CapEx year at ~ $290 million (including $20 million carryover), Q2 CapEx net of grants was $70 million, trailing‑12‑month FCF was $59 million, Q2 revenue was $261 million with adjusted OIBDA of $96 million (down 11% YoY), and highlighted liquidity and balance‑sheet optionality with consolidated cash of $510 million (GCI $198 million), total debt of ~$1.2 billion, GCI undrawn credit capacity of ~$447 million (and amendment to secure up to $480 million additional financing capacity), plus ~$129 million of senior notes repurchased since quarter end.Liberty Broadband Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
28
Negative
Balance Sheet
62
Positive
Cash Flow
24
Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.02B | 981.00M | 975.00M | 988.00M |
| Gross Profit | 0.00 | 0.00 | 759.00M | 736.00M | 722.00M | 706.00M |
| EBITDA | -3.56B | -3.14B | 1.48B | 1.32B | 290.00M | 264.00M |
| Net Income | -5.25B | -2.68B | 869.00M | 688.00M | 1.26B | 732.00M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 5.68B | 8.83B | 16.69B | 15.64B | 15.14B | 16.97B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 43.00M | 57.00M | 89.00M | 158.00M | 375.00M | 191.00M |
| Total Debt | 1.22B | 1.75B | 2.76B | 3.82B | 3.89B | 3.85B |
| Total Liabilities | 1.94B | 3.13B | 6.88B | 6.62B | 6.64B | 6.83B |
| Stockholders Equity | 3.75B | 5.70B | 9.79B | 9.00B | 8.48B | 10.13B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -248.00M | -327.00M | -143.00M | -206.00M | -237.00M | -131.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -367.00M | -327.00M | 104.00M | 16.00M | -56.00M | 3.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 1.18B | 1.21B | 130.00M | 150.00M | 3.05B | 4.06B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -965.00M | -940.00M | -181.00M | -390.00M | -2.80B | -5.29B |
Liberty Broadband Technical Analysis
Neutral
28.87
Price Trends
32.28
Positive
37.84
Negative
43.65
Negative
Market Momentum
1.30
Negative
61.65
Neutral
80.23
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For LBRDA, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 28.87 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 33.48, below the 50-day MA of 32.28, and below the 200-day MA of 43.65, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 1.30 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 61.65 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 80.23 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for LBRDA.
Liberty Broadband Risk Analysis
Liberty Broadband disclosed 9 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Liberty Broadband reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Liberty Broadband Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (60)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
68 Neutral | $8.98B | 9.22 | 8.77% | 4.42% | 5.40% | 37.27% | |
62 Neutral | $13.10B | 27.56 | 6.07% | 1.78% | -7.65% | -31.60% | |
60 Neutral | $48.67B | 4.58 | -11.27% | 4.14% | 2.83% | -41.78% | |
58 Neutral | $4.75B | 12.07 | 7.27% | 4.01% | 18.57% | 5.36% | |
50 Neutral | $5.07B | -1.01 | -86.71% | ― | -100.00% | -583.21% | |
50 Neutral | $6.49B | -6.26 | -52.11% | ― | -7.74% | 13.54% |
* Communication Services Sector Average
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Liberty Broadband Corporate Events
Dividends
Liberty Broadband Declares Quarterly Preferred Stock Dividend
Positive
May 18, 2026
On May 15, 2026, Liberty Broadband Corporation announced that its board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.43750001 per share on its Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, with a record date of June 30, 2026. Th...
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackM&A TransactionsPrivate Placements and Financing
Liberty Broadband Secures New Loan and Waiver Support
Positive
May 14, 2026
On May 12, 2026, Liberty Broadband entered into a new loan agreement with Charter Communications under a previously announced merger-related framework, establishing a flexible term loan facility secured by subsidiary equity and guaranteed by certa...
Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Liberty Broadband Shareholders Reelect Directors, Ratify Auditor
Positive
May 13, 2026
At Liberty Broadband Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held on May 11, 2026, shareholders voted on the election of three Class III directors and the ratification of the company’s independent auditor. John C. Malone, Gregg L....
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