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AlphabetGOOGL

Interactive Media & Services · Mountain View, California · In the S&P 500
Solid business
$279.84−1.40%After hours: $281.46 (+0.58%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 1.9% over 1 year
Alphabet over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$300$350$400Nov2026MarMayJulSep$279.84$300$350$400NovMarJul$279.84
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$3.37T
Price to earnings14.6x
Forward P/E21.2x
Dividend yield0.31%
Year to date−10.6%
One year+1.9%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorCommunication Services
52-week range (closes)
$273.50$402.62

Quality and valuation

How Alphabet compares with other communication services stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Alphabet and 4 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: in line with its sector

An average business among communication services companies, priced about in line with them.

Alphabet trades at 21.2 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%
GOOGL trades at 21.2x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Interactive Media & Services peers
SNAP7.5xPINS8.9xBIDU14.0xRDDT14.9xMETA21.0xGOOGL21.2xSector median 14.8xSNAP7.5xPINS8.9xBIDU14.0xRDDT14.9xMETA21.0xGOOGL21.2xSector median 14.8x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 14.6x earnings, GOOGL 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 24.1x2025202614.6x20x30xAverage 24.1x2025202614.6x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Alphabet'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 monthsGOOGLSector 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 earnings14.6x17.9x

Stories on Alphabet

Saturday, 31 October
The Daily

Intel's Worst Day Since 1974 Capped the Nasdaq's Worst Month Since March 2025

Five big companies lost about a quarter or more of their value this week on soft outlooks, and the Nasdaq ended October down about 5.3%. The week in eight charts.

INTC▼ 28.6%
A collage of a cracked computer chip falling off a cliff made of red candlesticks
Thursday, 29 October
Why it moved

Alphabet (GOOGL) Shares Plunge After Search Falls Short and Cash Burn Grows

Alphabet plunged 12.6% on Thursday, its worst day since Google's 2004 listing, after search revenue missed estimates and free cash flow came in at negative $9.07 billion.

GOOGL▼ 12.6%
A collage of a giant magnifying glass cracking apart above rows of data-center servers
Chart

Apple Leads the Magnificent Seven in 2026 as Alphabet Slides Into the Red

Apple is up 28.3% this year as of Thursday's close. Alphabet's 12.6% drop after its results left it down 9.3%, one of three of the seven now below where they started 2026.

AAPL▲ 1.5%
Screens of market charts
Big movers

Stocks Making the Biggest Moves Yesterday: F5, Vertiv, Oracle, Alphabet and Sandisk

F5 plunged 20.4% on its forecast, Vertiv soared 16.5% and Oracle 10.7% on Wednesday, and Alphabet plunged 10.8% after hours, as of 5:53 p.m. ET, after its search revenue missed.

FFIV▼ 0.6%
Screens of market charts
Wednesday, 28 October
Earnings

Alphabet (GOOGL) Q3: Cloud Sales Double, Stock Plunges 11% After Hours

Alphabet plunged 10.8% after hours as revenue of $127.58 billion just missed estimates, search fell short and free cash flow turned to a $9.07 billion outflow.

GOOGL▼ 10.8%AH
A conference room after hours

Similar companies

Interactive Media & Services, by market value.

CompanyPriceTodayYTDValue
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