Liberty Latin AmericaLILAP.PFD +1.89%67 Interest Coverage is 0.93 as of Mar. 2026, which is 23% below its 10-year median of 1.21. GuruFocus rates LILAP.PFD with a GF Score™ of 67/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 286 Telecommunication Services companies, Liberty Latin America ranks worse than 88.46% on this metric.
Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's
Operating Income
by its Interest Expense. Liberty Latin America's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $152.60 Mil. Liberty Latin America's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $-164.20 Mil.
Liberty Latin America's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 0.93.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
Warning Sign:
Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Liberty Latin America Ltd interest coverage is 1.11, which is low.
The historical rank and industry rank for Liberty Latin America's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
LILAP.PFD'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.75 Med: 1.21 Max: 1.49
Current: 1.11
LILAP.PFD's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 88.46% of 286
companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 4.715
vs LILAP.PFD: 1.11
Liberty Latin America (NAS:LILAP.PFD) Interest Coverage Explanation
Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.
Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .
Liberty Latin America Interest Coverage Related Terms
Liberty Latin America Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Liberty Latin America's Interest Coverage can be seen below:
* 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.
Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.
LILAP.PFD vs IDT, SIFY, ATEX: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Telecom Services subindustry, Liberty Latin America's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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 Interest Coverage vs Telecommunication Services Industry
For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Liberty Latin America's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Liberty Latin America's Interest Coverage falls into.
Liberty Latin America Interest Coverage Calculation
Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:
* 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 (LILAP.PFD) has a Interest Coverage of 0.93 as of Mar. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Liberty Latin America and its competitors. This is 23% below median its historical median of 1.21. Over the past decade, Liberty Latin America's Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.75 to 1.49. According to the industry distribution chart, Liberty Latin America ranks #253 out of 286 companies in the Telecommunication Services industry, placing it in the top 88.5%.
Is Liberty Latin America's Interest Coverage too high?
Liberty Latin America's current Interest Coverage of 0.93 is 23% below median its 10-year median of 1.21. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.75 to a high of 1.49. The Telecommunication Services industry median Interest Coverage is 4.72. Liberty Latin America's value of 0.93 is 80.3% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Liberty Latin America ranks #253 out of 286 companies in the Telecommunication Services industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. 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 Interest Coverage compare to IDT and SIFY?
According to the Telecommunication Services industry distribution chart, Liberty Latin America ranks #253 out of 286 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Liberty Latin America in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 4.72. Liberty Latin America's value of 0.93 is 80.3% below this benchmark. Historically, Liberty Latin America's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.75 to 1.49 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.21 vs. the industry median of 4.72, Liberty Latin America has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for a Telecommunication Services company?
The median Interest Coverage among Telecommunication Services companies is 4.72, based on 286 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Liberty Latin America's current Interest Coverage of 0.93 is 80.3% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Liberty Latin America and its competitors. For the Telecommunication Services industry, the median Interest Coverage is 4.72 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Liberty Latin America's current Interest Coverage is 0.93, which is 23% below median its own 10-year median of 1.21. 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 Interest Coverage of 0.93. The current Interest Coverage is 0.93, which is 23% below median its 10-year median of 1.21 and 80.3% below the Telecommunication Services industry median of 4.72. 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 Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Liberty Latin America (LILAP.PFD), the current Interest Coverage is 0.93 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 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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