GOOGLUSCommunication Services
Alphabet Inc.
📊 Internet Content & Information
Day $346
$352 Neutral
52W $148
$353 Overbought
$349.21
▼ $1.13 (-0.32%)
Vol: 13,827,983 · Avg: 32,463,083
As of April 28, 2026 · 16:23 ET
COMPOSITE RISK SCORE
68 MODERATE
VAL:10/25 · FIN:23/25 · GRO:17/25 · TECH:18/25
📈 P/E RATIO
32.2x
Trailing
📖 P/B RATIO
10.2x
Price to Book
💰 EPS
$10.83
TTM
🏛 MARKET CAP
$4.2T
Large Cap
📊 ROE
35.7%
Return on Equity
📈 REV GROWTH
18.0%
YoY
🏢 Company Analysis · Alphabet Inc.
💼 BUSINESS MODEL
  • Alphabet Inc..
  • offers various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America..
  • It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments..
  • The Google Services segment provides products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube..
  • Operates in Internet Content & Information within the Communication Services sector.
  • Workforce of 190,820 employees.
🏰 MOAT & COMPETITION
  • Mega-cap ($4,225B) — dominant market position with significant scale advantages.
  • ROE of 35.7% indicates strong competitive advantage and efficient capital deployment.
  • Profit margin of 32.8% suggests pricing power / cost moat.
🚀 CATALYSTS
  • Revenue growing at 18% — strong top-line momentum.
  • Earnings growth of 31% signals execution on profitability.
⚖️ ASYMMETRY CHECK
  • Analyst target range: $185 — $443 (mean $379, 56 analysts).
  • Unfavorable asymmetry — limited upside +27% vs downside -47% (0.6x).
  • P/E of 32.2x — fair value territory; catalysts needed for re-rating.
🔭 FUTURE OUTLOOK
  • Analyst consensus: Strong Buy (56 analysts).
  • Latest quarter earnings grew 30% YoY — positive trajectory.
VALUATION
10/25
25% WEIGHT
  • P/E at 32x
  • P/B at 10.2x
  • Analyst target: $378.50 (+8.4%)
  • 1Y return: +118.2%
FINANCIAL HEALTH
23/25
25% WEIGHT
  • ROE: 35.7%
  • Profit margin: 32.8%
  • Revenue growth: 18.0%
  • Debt/Equity: 16%
GROWTH
17/25
25% WEIGHT
  • Revenue growth: 18.0%
  • Earnings growth: 31.1%
  • Beta: 1.13
  • Sector: Communication Services
TECHNICAL
18/25
25% WEIGHT
  • RSI, MACD, MA crossovers
  • 200 DMA & 50 EMA position
  • Volume trend analysis
  • Price momentum signals
📈 Price Movement
🕯 Candlestick Chart
🎯 Price Prediction · Analyst Target Cone
📉 Valuation Trends (at current CMP)
88.1 72.9 57.8 42.6 27.5 2022 2023 2024 2025 2022: 76.6 2023: 60.2 2024: 43.4 2025: 32.3 32.3
💎 Valuation & Financial Metrics
P/E RATIO
32.2x
Trailing twelve months
P/B RATIO
10.2x
Price to Book value
ROE
35.7%
Return on Equity
PROFIT MARGIN
32.8%
Net profit margin
OPM
31.6%
Operating profit margin
ANALYST TARGET
$378.50
Range: $185.00 - $443.00
PEG RATIO
2.40
Price/Earnings to Growth
EV/EBITDA
27.8x
Enterprise value ratio
CURRENT RATIO
2.00
Liquidity measure
DIVIDEND YIELD
24.00%
Annual yield
ROA
15.4%
Return on Assets
GROSS MARGIN
59.7%
Gross profit margin
SECTOR BENCHMARKS — INTERNET CONTENT & INFORMATION
P/E (fair) 25.0x (sector mid)
P/B (fair) 4.0x (sector mid)
ROE (good) 15% (sector target)
OPM (good) 20% (sector target)
D/E comfort <50 (sector)
📋 Quarterly Performance Trend
QuarterRevenueQoQ %Net ProfitQoQ %Op. Cash FlowEBITDA Margin
Q3 '24 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Q4 '24 $96.5B $26.5B $39.1B 37.8%
Q1 '25 $90.2B-6.5% $34.5B+30.2% $36.1B 51.3%
Q2 '25 $96.4B+6.9% $28.2B-18.4% $27.7B 40.6%
Q3 '25 $102.3B+6.1% $35.0B+24.1% $48.4B 48.6%
Q4 '25 $113.8B+11.2% $34.5B-1.5% $52.4B 39.9%
📊 Year-on-Year Trend
FYRevenueYoY %Net ProfitYoY %Op. Cash FlowYoY %
2021 N/A N/A N/A
2022 $282.8B $60.0B $91.5B
2023 $307.4B+8.7% $73.8B+23.0% $101.7B+11.2%
2024 $350.0B+13.9% $100.1B+35.7% $125.3B+23.1%
2025 $402.8B+15.1% $132.2B+32.0% $164.7B+31.5%
📈 Revenue vs Earnings
💰 How Alphabet Inc. Makes Its Money
Revenue $113.8B Cost of Revenue $45.8B Gross Profit $68.1B R&D $18.6B SG&A $13.6B Operating Inc. $35.9B Tax $4.7B Other $2.3B Net Income $34.5B (30.3% margin) Dec 2025 · All values in $ Millions
🏦 Snapshot of Alphabet Inc.'s Balance Sheet
Total Assets $595.3B Cash & Equiv.: $30.7B (5.2%) Receivables: $62.9B (10.6%) Other Current: $112.4B (18.9%) PP&E: $261.8B (44.0%) Goodwill: $33.4B (5.6%) Other Non-Curr.: $94.0B (15.8%) Liab. + Equity $595.3B Current Liab.: $102.7B (17.3%) Long-Term Debt: $46.5B (7.8%) Other Liab.: $30.7B (5.2%) Equity: $415.3B (69.8%) As of Dec 2025 · All values in $ Millions
💸 Looking into Alphabet Inc.'s Cash Flow
Operating CF $52.4B Capital Exp. $27.9B Free Cash Flow $24.6B Dividends $2.5B Buybacks $5.5B Debt Repaid $6.3B Retained / Other $10.2B FY2025 · All values in $ Millions
🎯 EPS: Estimate vs Actual
📅 Quarterly Results Source: Yahoo Finance ↗
ItemDec '25Sep '25Jun '25Mar '25Dec '24Sep '24
Total Revenue$113.83B$102.35B$96.43B$90.23B$96.47B
Cost of Revenue$45.77B$41.37B$39.04B$36.36B$40.61B
Gross Profit$68.06B$60.98B$57.39B$53.87B$55.86B
Operating Expense$32.13B$29.75B$26.12B$23.27B$24.88B
Operating Income$35.93B$31.23B$31.27B$30.61B$30.97B
Interest Expense$298.0M$143.0M$261.0M$34.0M$53.0M
Pretax Income$39.12B$43.99B$33.93B$41.79B$32.24B
Tax Provision$4.66B$9.01B$5.74B$7.25B$5.71B
Net Income$34.45B$34.98B$28.20B$34.54B$26.54B
EBITDA$45.45B$49.74B$39.19B$46.31B$36.50B
EPS (Basic)$2.85$2.89$2.33$2.84$2.17
EPS (Diluted)$2.82$2.87$2.31$2.81$2.15
Shares Outstanding12.23B12.20B12.20B12.29B12.35B
📊 Profit & Loss Statement Source: Yahoo Finance ↗
ItemDec '25Dec '24Dec '23Dec '22Dec '21
Total Revenue$402.84B$350.02B$307.39B$282.84B
Cost of Revenue$162.53B$146.31B$133.33B$126.20B
Gross Profit$240.30B$203.71B$174.06B$156.63B
Operating Expense$111.26B$91.32B$89.77B$81.79B
Operating Income$129.04B$112.39B$84.29B$74.84B
Interest Expense$736.0M$268.0M$308.0M$357.0M
Pretax Income$158.83B$119.81B$85.72B$71.33B
Tax Provision$26.66B$19.70B$11.92B$11.36B
Net Income$132.17B$100.12B$73.80B$59.97B
EBITDA$180.70B$135.39B$97.97B$85.16B
EPS (Basic)$10.91$8.13$5.84$4.59
EPS (Diluted)$10.81$8.04$5.80$4.56
Shares Outstanding12.23B12.45B12.72B13.16B
🏦 Balance Sheet Source: Yahoo Finance ↗
ItemDec '25Dec '24Dec '23Dec '22Dec '21
Total Assets$595.28B$450.26B$402.39B$365.26B
Current Assets$206.04B$163.71B$171.53B$164.79B
Cash & Equivalents$30.71B$23.47B$24.05B$21.88B
Accounts Receivable$62.89B$52.34B$47.96B$40.26B
Inventory$2.67B$1.17B
Non-Current Assets$389.24B$286.55B$230.86B$200.47B
Property Plant & Equip$261.82B$184.62B$148.44B$127.05B
Goodwill$33.38B$31.89B$29.20B$28.96B
Intangible Assets$33.38B$31.89B$29.20B$28.96B
Current Liabilities$102.75B$89.12B$81.81B$69.30B
Accounts Payable$12.20B$7.99B$7.49B$5.13B
Short-Term Debt$2.89B$2.79B$2.48B$2.19B
Long-Term Debt$46.55B$10.88B$11.87B$12.86B
Total Equity$415.26B$325.08B$283.38B$256.14B
Retained Earnings$324.06B$245.08B$211.25B$195.56B
Book Value/Share381.88B293.20B254.18B227.18B
💰 Cash Flow Statement Source: Yahoo Finance ↗
ItemDec '25Dec '24Dec '23Dec '22Dec '21
Operating Cash Flow$164.71B$125.30B$101.75B$91.50B
Depreciation & Amort.$13.47B
Change in Working Cap$618.0M$-8.41B$-3.85B$-2.23B
Capital Expenditure$-91.45B$-52.53B$-32.25B$-31.48B
Free Cash Flow$73.27B$72.76B$69.50B$60.01B
Investing Cash Flow$-120.29B$-45.54B$-27.06B$-20.30B
Acquisitions$-1.59B$-2.93B$-495.0M$-6.97B
Financing Cash Flow$-37.39B$-79.73B$-72.09B$-69.76B
Debt Issued$64.56B$13.59B$10.79B$52.87B
Debt Repaid$-32.43B$-12.70B$-11.55B$-54.07B
Dividends Paid$-10.05B$-7.36B$0$0
Share Buyback$-45.71B$-62.22B$-61.50B$-59.30B
Net Change in Cash$7.03B$30.0M$2.59B$1.44B
📈 Key Financial Ratios
RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Gross Margin %59.7%58.2%56.6%55.4%
Operating Margin %32.0%32.1%27.4%26.5%
Net Margin %32.8%28.6%24.0%21.2%
EBITDA Margin %44.9%38.7%31.9%30.1%
ROE %31.8%30.8%26.0%23.4%
ROA %22.2%22.2%18.3%16.4%
Debt/Equity %14.3%6.9%9.6%11.6%
Current Ratio2.011.842.102.38
FCF Margin %18.2%20.8%22.6%21.2%
Asset Turnover0.680.780.760.77
🚀 Compounded Growth Rates
Revenue
1-Year+15.1%
3-Year CAGR+14.5%
Net Profit
1-Year+32.0%
3-Year CAGR+33.8%
EPS
1-Year+34.5%
3-Year CAGR+36.5%
🏭 Industry Peers — Internet Content & Information
TickerCompanyPriceP/EP/BMCapROEMarginRev Growth
METAMeta Platforms, Inc.$669.1028.57.8$1,698.4B30.2%30.1%23.8%
DISWalt Disney Company (The)$101.7515.01.7$180.3B12.0%12.8%5.2%
NFLXNetflix, Inc.$90.5629.214.4$381.3B48.5%28.5%16.2%
CMCSAComcast Corporation$27.865.51.1$99.5B20.9%15.0%5.3%
TAT&T Inc.$26.208.61.7$182.9B18.4%16.9%2.9%
VZVerizon Communications Inc.$47.1611.51.9$196.9B17.2%12.5%2.9%
TMUST-Mobile US, Inc.$185.2519.13.5$204.1B18.2%12.4%11.3%
CHTRCharter Communications, Inc.$172.994.71.3$24.4B27.5%9.0%-1.0%

Peers selected from Communication Services sector · Data from Yahoo Finance

🏛 Shareholding Pattern
TOP HOLDERS
HolderTypeShares% Held
Vanguard Group IncInst528,969,3229.08%
Blackrock Inc.Inst441,987,8437.59%
FMR, LLCInst231,778,1223.98%
State Street CorporationInst228,296,9553.92%
Geode Capital Management, LLCInst146,193,0372.51%
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard TotalMF182,856,7023.14%
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 IMF146,714,5322.52%
Fidelity Concord Street Trust-FidelMF74,042,1321.27%
🟢 CATALYSTS
🏆Positive Revenue Growth: Revenue growing at 18.0% YoY.
💹High ROE (35.7%): Above sector norm of 15% — efficient capital use.
🔀Healthy Margins (32.8%): Above sector norm of 20%.
🇺Earnings Growth (31%): Above sector norm — strong profit expansion.
🔴 RISKS
📜Market Risk: Broader market correction or sentiment shift could impact stock.
💰Sector Risk: Regulatory or competitive changes in Communication Services space.
🔓Execution Risk: Growth may not meet elevated expectations.
🕸 Factor Analysis · Radar
Momentum 8/10: 1M +27.7%, 6M +30.7%, RSI 70, MACD bullish, Above 200DMA Sentiment 7/10: Analyst upside +8.4%, Rec: strong buy Value 2/10: P/E 32.2, P/B 10.2, PEG 2.40, EV/EBITDA 27.8 Quality 10/10: ROE 35.7%, Margin 32.8%, D/E 16, CR 2.00 Low Volatility 5/10: Beta 1.13, Ann. vol 28% Momentum 8 Sentiment 7 Value 2 Quality 10 Low Vol 5
Momentum 8/10
1M +27.7%, 6M +30.7%, RSI 70, MACD bullish, Above 200DMA
Sentiment 7/10
Analyst upside +8.4%, Rec: strong buy
Value 2/10
P/E 32.2, P/B 10.2, PEG 2.40, EV/EBITDA 27.8
Quality 10/10
ROE 35.7%, Margin 32.8%, D/E 16, CR 2.00
Low Volatility 5/10
Beta 1.13, Ann. vol 28%
🎯 Decision Matrix — Game Theory
ActionIf Stock RisesIf Stock Falls
BUYCapture 8.4% analyst upsideOPM of 32% provides margin buffer
HOLDRetain existing position; wait for better entryMiss further upside if momentum continues; 1M return of +27.7% shows momentum
SELLLock in +118.2% 1Y returnAvoid further drawdown
REASONS TO BUY
  • Analyst upside of 8.4% with mean target of $378.50
  • ROE of 35.7% above sector norm of 15%
  • Revenue growing at 18.0% YoY (sector norm: 6%)
  • Operating margin of 32% shows pricing power (sector norm: 20%)
REASONS TO SELL / AVOID
  • 1Y return of +118.2% — profit booking opportunity
RECOMMENDATION
BUY
COMPOSITE SCORE
68/100
Alphabet Inc. trades at $349.21 with a composite risk score of 68/100. The stock scores 10/25 on valuation, 23/25 on financial health, 17/25 on growth, and 18/25 on technicals. The company is currently profitable with strong return on equity.

Analyst consensus suggests upside of 8.4% with a mean target of $378.50. Revenue growth is at 18.0% — a strong positive signal.

Bottom Line: Attractive risk/reward for Communication Services at current levels. The current recommendation is BUY.
PROFITABLE HIGH ROE