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Alphabet (Class C)GOOG

Interactive Media & Services · Mountain View, California · In the S&P 500
Solid businessPricier than peers
$278.22−1.45%After hours: $279.68 (+0.52%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 1.1% over 1 year
Alphabet (Class C) over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$300$350$400Nov2026MarMayJulSep$278.22$300$350$400NovMarJul$278.22
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$3.37T
Price to earnings14.5x
Forward P/E21.3x
Dividend yield0.32%
Year to date−11.3%
One year+1.1%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorCommunication Services
52-week range (closes)
$273.14$399.04

The latest on Alphabet (Class C)

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Quality and valuation

How Alphabet (Class C) compares with other communication services stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Alphabet (Class C) and 5 interactive media & services peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: pricier than most

An average business among communication services companies, priced above most of them.

Alphabet (Class C) trades at 21.3 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 14.8x for the 28 communication services stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew faster than the sector median: +22.2% vs +10.8%
  • Keeps less of each sale (gross margin): 60.9% vs 60.9%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 33.3% vs 18.6%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: 4.2% vs 9.0%
GOOG trades at 21.3x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Interactive Media & Services peers
SNAP7.5xPINS8.9xBIDU14.0xRDDT14.9xMETA21.0xGOOGL21.2xGOOG21.3xSector median 14.8xSNAP7.5xPINS8.9xBIDU14.0xRDDT14.9xMETA21.0xGOOGL21.2xGOOG21.3xSector median 14.8x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 14.5x earnings, GOOG is cheaper than its average since Oct 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
20x30xAverage 24.2x2025202614.5x20x30xAverage 24.2x2025202614.5x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Alphabet (Class C)'s SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Sep 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 24.7% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q3 ’26
$0bn$50bn$100bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$128bnQ3 ’26$0bn$50bn$100bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$128bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to +24.7% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%10%20%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2524.7%Q3 ’260%10%20%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2524.7%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 31.8% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%10%20%30%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2531.8%Q3 ’260%20%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2531.8%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $19.7 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $bn
$0bn$10bn$20bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25−$9.1bnQ3 ’26$0bn$20bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25−$9.1bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsGOOGSector median
Revenue growth+22.2%+10.8%
Gross margin60.9%60.9%
Operating margin33.3%18.6%
Free cash flow margin4.2%9.0%
Price to earnings14.5x17.9x

Similar companies

Interactive Media & Services, by market value.

CompanyPriceTodayYTDValue
GOOGLAlphabet$279.84−1.40%−10.6%$3.37T
METAMeta$614.99−1.53%−6.8%$1.60T
BIDUBaidu$76.40−2.86%−41.5%$26.11B
RDDTReddit$91.73−29.22%−60.1%$17.65B
PINSPinterest$19.36−2.81%−25.2%$10.96B
SNAPSnap$5.34−5.99%−33.8%$9.03B