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Earnings call · FY2026 Q1

Liberty Latin America Ltd. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Liberty Latin America Ltd. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Concluded May 7, 2026 Audio replay
May 7, 2026 37:26 16 turns
Period
FY2026 Q1
Runtime
37:26
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Liberty Latin America reported Q1 2026 adjusted OEBITDA of $405 million and 50,000 mobile postpaid net adds, ahead of internal expectations despite a full quarter of Hurricane Melissa impact in Jamaica. The company announced plans to distribute $500 million of 9% preferred stock, resumed share repurchases, and highlighted GCI Liberty's ~6% stake acquisition signaling John Malone's increased commitment.

Pricing / Costa Rica Front-Back Book 25 Hurricane Melissa Recovery (Jamaica) 22 Liberty Networks B2B Phasing 21 Cable & Wireless Panama Operating Performance 15 GCI Liberty / Dr. Malone Investment 9 Subscriber Growth & Convergence 6

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +62 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “our business started 2026 with a very solid performance”
  • “This result came in ahead of our own expectations, with Jamaica and Liberty Caribbean contributing significantly to this beat”
  • “our business is recovering more quickly than we had anticipated”
  • “We are now increasingly confident that we will land on the right side of these aspirations, especially on free cash flow”

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Revenue $1.08B -0.1% YoY
Diluted EPS -$0.07
Net income -$22.70M

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Added 50,000 mobile postpaid subscribers in Q1 with all segments contributing, including a second consecutive quarter of postpaid adds in Puerto Rico
  • Reported $405 million of adjusted OEBITDA, ahead of internal expectations
  • Q1 adjusted free cash flow before distributions to non-controlling interest was approximately $40 million higher than Q1 last year
  • Jamaica recovery ahead of expectations, with 30,000 residential fixed revenue-generating customers reconnected in Q1 and optimism on pace of further reconnections
  • Announced intention to distribute $500 million notional amount of preferred equity at a 9% dividend rate, reflecting confidence in future cash flow profile
  • GCI Liberty acquired Searchlight's ~6% stake in LLA at $8.63 per share, with John Malone controlling GCI Liberty and directly owning ~7% of LLA, demonstrating significant support

Risks & pressure points

  • Hurricane Melissa had a $12 million underlying negative revenue impact on Liberty Caribbean in Q1, with year-over-year adjusted OIBDA momentum appearing less strong than prior quarters
  • Jamaica residential fixed revenue-generating customer base dropped by over 110,000 (approximately one-third) through Q4, with 60,000 customers and 133,000 home passes taken out at year-end
  • Q1 B2B results reflected phasing of projects, revenues, and costs at Liberty Networks
  • Costa Rica regulator pushed back on certain prepaid price increases, pressuring that segment in Q1

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Quarter detail

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Revenue · regions

Puerto Rico$279.20M -1.5% YoY
Panama$175.30M -0.5% YoY
Costa Rica$158.00M +0.1% YoY
Other Caribbean Operations$150.20M +2.5% YoY
Jamaica$103.20M -2% YoY
Networks and Latin America$98.60M +13.2% YoY
Barbados$42.20M +3.2% YoY
Bahamas$39.70M -18.3% YoY

Capital returned

Buybacks
$14.30M
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