LILAP.PFD (Liberty Latin America) Effective Interest Rate on Debt %: 7.80% (As of Mar. 2026)


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What is Liberty Latin America Effective Interest Rate on Debt %?

Liberty Latin America LILAP.PFD +1.89% 67 Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 7.80% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates LILAP.PFD with a GF Score™ of 67/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review.

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt. It is calculated as the positive value of Interest Expense divided by its average total debt. Total debt equals to Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation plus Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. Liberty Latin America's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $656.80 Mil. Liberty Latin America's average total debt for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $8,416.75 Mil. Therefore, Liberty Latin America's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 7.80%.


Liberty Latin America  (NAS:LILAP.PFD) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % measures the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt.


Liberty Latin America Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Related Terms


Liberty Latin America Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data

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* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Liberty Latin America Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Chart

Liberty Latin America Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
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Liberty Latin America Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.71 8.01 7.91 8.04 7.80

LILAP.PFD vs IDT, SIFY, ATEX: Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Liberty Latin America's Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, along with its competitors' market caps and Effective Interest Rate on Debt % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Liberty Latin America Effective Interest Rate on Debt % vs Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Liberty Latin America's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Liberty Latin America's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % falls into.


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Liberty Latin America Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation

Liberty Latin America's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2024 )+Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2025 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -656.4/( (8167.7+8374.2)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -656.4/8270.95
=7.94 %

where

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2024 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=7614.5 + 553.2
=8167.7

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2025 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=7870.4 + 503.8
=8374.2

Liberty Latin America's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (Q: Dec. 2025 )+Total Debt  (Q: Mar. 2026 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -656.8/( (8374.2+8459.3)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -656.8/8416.75
=7.80 %

where

Total Debt  (Q: Dec. 2025 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=7870.4 + 503.8
=8374.2

Total Debt  (Q: Mar. 2026 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=7878.7 + 580.6
=8459.3

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, the Interest Expense of the last fiscal year and the average total debt over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the Interest Expense data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2026) interest expense data. Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.

What does a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 7.80% mean?
Liberty Latin America (LILAP.PFD) has a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 7.80% as of Mar. 2026. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Liberty Latin America and its competitors.
Is Liberty Latin America's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % too high?
Liberty Latin America's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 7.80%. Overall, Liberty Latin America has a GF Score™ of 67/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Liberty Latin America's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % compare to IDT and SIFY?
Liberty Latin America's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 7.80% can be compared against companies in the Telecommunication Services industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for a Telecommunication Services company?
A good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % depends on the Telecommunication Services industry context. However, Effective Interest Rate on Debt % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Effective Interest Rate on Debt % mean?
A high Effective Interest Rate on Debt % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Liberty Latin America and its competitors. Liberty Latin America's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 7.80%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Liberty Latin America stock overvalued right now?
Liberty Latin America (LILAP.PFD) has a current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 7.80%. The current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 7.80%. Liberty Latin America's overall GF Score™ is 67/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Effective Interest Rate on Debt % calculated?
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Liberty Latin America (LILAP.PFD), the current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 7.80% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Liberty Latin America Business Description

Address 2 Church Street, Clarendon House, Hamilton, BMU, HM 11
Liberty Latin America Ltd is a telecommunications company. It is a provider of video, broadband internet, fixed-line telephony, and mobile services to residential and business customers. The company's reportable segments include C&W Caribbean, Liberty Networks, C&W Panama, VTR, Liberty Puerto Rico and Liberty Costa Rica. The company generates the majority of its revenue from C&W Caribbean, and Liberty Puerto Rico segments.
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