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Alphabet Inc Class C

United States · Large Cap · listed since 2014 · Revenue 12 mo. $445.9B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
7.3
of 10 8 of 11 points High Match To the score
Price
$283.93
1 Y −10.1%
Market cap
$3.5T
Phase
Growth
revenue growing, core business profitable
Revenue +12.5% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 32.0%Payout 34.2% of operating cash flow

Alphabet Inc. offers various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America.

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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. It is also involved in the sale of apps and in-app purchases and digital content in Google Play and YouTube; and devices, as well as the provision of YouTube consumer subscription services, such as YouTube TV, YouTube Music and Premium, NFL Sunday Ticket, and Google One. The Google Cloud segment offers consumption-based fees and subscriptions for AI solutions, including AI infrastructure, Vertex AI platform, and Gemini enterprise. It also provides cybersecurity, and data and analytics services; Google Workspace that include cloud-based communication and collaboration tools for enterprises, such as Calendar, Gmail, Docs, Drive, and Meet; and other enterprise services. The Other Bets segment sells transportation and internet services. Alphabet Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

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Summary

Alphabet Inc Class C is around the middle of the Communication Services sector overall

51.3 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

Capital spending of €82.1B is pushing down FCF: the price requires 20.3% FCF growth a year, 13.9% at a normal investment rate.

If free cash flow stays at €65.7B (2025), it supports €730.5B. The remaining €2.4T of the market value assume it grows 20.3% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

20.3%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€3.1T market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€730.5B without growth
€2.4T priced-in growth
  • 5 yrs achieved 8.3%
  • 10 yrs achieved 16.0%
  • priced in 20.3%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 18.8×, within its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 15.5× to 20.1×, median 18.3×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

1 sign supports the expectation, 1 speaks against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • High, stable gross margin median 56.8%, range 7.5 pp (10 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Profit well above operating result 1.65 times EBIT, last 12 months

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q2 2026

A mixed quarter: 2 figures better, 2 worse.

  • Revenue, 12 mo.$422.5B → $445.9B+5.5%better
  • FCF, 12 mo.$64.4B → $53.3B−17.3%worse
  • FCF margin15.3% → 12.0%−3.3 ppworse
  • Return on equity33.5% → 38.1%+4.7 ppbetter

4 more unchanged: Gross margin, EBIT margin, Net debt, Shares outstanding

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability78.4above the middleEarns more than the sector: Return on equity 31.83%, sector 11.44%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity31.83%11.44%Rank 92
Return on capital (Greenblatt)35.34%22.01%Rank 73
EBIT margin32.03%17.12%Rank 90
FCF margin18.19%15.81%Rank 65
Gross margin59.65%44.45%Rank 73
Growth87.2above the middleGrows faster than the sector: Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) 22.70%, sector 9.07%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year15.09%4.46%Rank 80
Earnings growth, 3 years per year33.63%5.70%Rank 86
Earnings growth, 5 years per year29.82%6.76%Rank 90
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)22.70%9.07%Rank 93
Valuation21.4below the middleValued higher than the sector: EV/sales 8.50, sector 2.84.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield3.81%3.92%Rank 46
FCF yield2.10%6.59%Rank 17
EV/saleslower is better8.502.84Rank 5
EV/EBITlower is better26.5516.58Rank 18
Momentum21.1below the middleShare price doing worse than the sector: Share price, 6 months −28.01%, sector −0.69%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year−10.10%−11.03%Rank 52
Share price, 6 months−28.01%−0.69%Rank 5
Share price, 3 months−14.54%4.43%Rank 5
Distance from 52-week high−28.85%−16.85%Rank 23
Quality28.9below the middleQuality below the sector: Price reaction to results, market-adjusted −12.24%, sector 0.56%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better16.79%−0.38%Rank 5
Change in share countlower is better−1.74%−0.06%Rank 77
Dividend streak in years15Rank 30
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted−12.24%0.56%Rank 4
Balance sheet & risk70.6above the middleLess risk than the sector: Equity ratio 69.76%, sector 37.05%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio69.76%37.05%Rank 84
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better−0.371.47Rank 76
Debt to equitylower is better0.140.75Rank 76
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better33.12%31.95%Rank 47

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $90.3B (2016) to $402.8B (2025), 18.1% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCF, $BSharesNet debt
201690.326.3%25.814.0B−$9.0B
2017110.923.6%23.914.1B−$6.7B
2018136.820.1%22.814.1B−$12.7B
2019161.921.2%31.014.0B−$3.7B
2020182.522.6%42.813.7B$307.0M
2021257.630.6%67.013.6B$5.3B
2022282.826.5%60.013.2B$5.3B
2023307.427.4%69.512.7B$3.1B
2024350.032.1%72.812.4B$2.0B
2025402.832.1%73.312.2B$28.6B
7.3 / 10High MatchStockScorer score8 of 11 points

5 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

Alphabet Inc Class C mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

This stock · Profitability: 100%This stock · Growth: 100%This stock · Valuation: 0%This stock · Momentum: 0%Median of all stocks · Profitability: 33%Median of all stocks · Growth: 0%Median of all stocks · Valuation: 0%Median of all stocks · Momentum: 0%50%100%ProfitabilityGrowthValuationMomentumThis stockMedian of all stocks

How Alphabet Inc Class C's score is built

Alphabet Inc Class C is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

5 of 7 rules met

8 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector medianmet1 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%met2 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.met1 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does Alphabet Inc Class C stock perform across 18 strategies?

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  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Earnings Quality: Accrual Check (Sloan)
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Dividend Quality: 4 Factors
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum

Alphabet Inc Class C key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Alphabet Inc Class C.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio26.321.7
P/B ratio8.42.5
Return on equity (ROE)31.8%11.4%
Equity ratio69.8%37.1%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)0.140.75
Dividend yield0.3%2.8%

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Frequently asked questions about Alphabet Inc Class C stock

How does Alphabet Inc Class C stock (GOOG) score in the StockScorer model?
Alphabet Inc Class C stock reaches a StockScorer score of 7.3 out of 10, which is a high match with the rule-based strategies. 5 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is Alphabet Inc Class C's P/E ratio?
Alphabet Inc Class C's P/E ratio is 26.3. The Communication Services sector median is 21.7.
What sector is Alphabet Inc Class C in?
Alphabet Inc Class C is assigned to the Communication Services sector. Its rank within the sector is 51.3 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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