ALPHABET INC-CL A (GOOGL) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:GOOGL • US02079K3059

314.98 USD
+12.13 (+4.01%)
At close: Feb 20, 2026
315.45 USD
+0.47 (+0.15%)
After Hours: 2/20/2026, 8:00:01 PM
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Fundamental Rating

7

Taking everything into account, GOOGL scores 7 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. GOOGL was compared to 69 industry peers in the Interactive Media & Services industry. GOOGL has outstanding health and profitabily ratings, belonging to the best of the industry. This is a solid base for any company. GOOGL is valued quite expensive, but it does show an excellent growth. With these ratings, GOOGL could be worth investigating further for growth and quality investing!.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • GOOGL had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year GOOGL had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • In the past 5 years GOOGL has always been profitable.
  • In the past 5 years GOOGL always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
GOOGL Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFGOOGL Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50B 100B 150B

1.2 Ratios

  • GOOGL has a better Return On Assets (22.20%) than 95.65% of its industry peers.
  • GOOGL has a Return On Equity of 31.83%. This is amongst the best in the industry. GOOGL outperforms 98.55% of its industry peers.
  • With an excellent Return On Invested Capital value of 23.24%, GOOGL belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 91.30% of the companies in the same industry.
  • GOOGL had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 24.04%. This is significantly above the industry average of 13.55%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 22.2%
ROE 31.83%
ROIC 23.24%
ROA(3y)20.93%
ROA(5y)20.07%
ROE(3y)29.56%
ROE(5y)28.46%
ROIC(3y)24.04%
ROIC(5y)23.21%
GOOGL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICGOOGL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10 20 30

1.3 Margins

  • Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 32.81%, GOOGL belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 94.20% of the companies in the same industry.
  • GOOGL's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • The Operating Margin of GOOGL (33.62%) is better than 97.10% of its industry peers.
  • GOOGL's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • With a Gross Margin value of 59.65%, GOOGL perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 53.62% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of GOOGL has grown nicely.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 33.62%
PM (TTM) 32.81%
GM 59.65%
OM growth 3Y6.58%
OM growth 5Y7.24%
PM growth 3Y15.66%
PM growth 5Y8.26%
GM growth 3Y2.51%
GM growth 5Y2.17%
GOOGL Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsGOOGL Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20 40 60

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • GOOGL has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for GOOGL has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
  • GOOGL has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for GOOGL is higher compared to a year ago.
GOOGL Yearly Shares OutstandingGOOGL Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B
GOOGL Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsGOOGL Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100B 200B 300B 400B 500B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 14.61 indicates that GOOGL is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • GOOGL has a better Altman-Z score (14.61) than 94.20% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of GOOGL is 0.64, which is an excellent value as it means it would take GOOGL, only 0.64 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • With an excellent Debt to FCF ratio value of 0.64, GOOGL belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 82.61% of the companies in the same industry.
  • GOOGL has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.11. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
  • GOOGL's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.11 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. GOOGL outperforms 53.62% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.11
Debt/FCF 0.64
Altman-Z 14.61
ROIC/WACC2.68
WACC8.68%
GOOGL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFGOOGL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100B 200B 300B 400B

2.3 Liquidity

  • GOOGL has a Current Ratio of 2.01. This indicates that GOOGL is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • GOOGL's Current ratio of 2.01 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. GOOGL outperforms 56.52% of its industry peers.
  • GOOGL has a Quick Ratio of 2.01. This indicates that GOOGL is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • GOOGL has a Quick ratio of 2.01. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: GOOGL outperforms 56.52% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.01
Quick Ratio 2.01
GOOGL Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesGOOGL Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50B 100B 150B 200B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • GOOGL shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 30.43%, which is quite impressive.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 29.04% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
  • The Revenue has grown by 15.09% in the past year. This is quite good.
  • The Revenue has been growing by 17.15% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)30.43%
EPS 3Y32.14%
EPS 5Y29.04%
EPS Q2Q%31.16%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)15.09%
Revenue growth 3Y12.51%
Revenue growth 5Y17.15%
Sales Q2Q%17.99%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 16.10% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 13.47% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
EPS Next Y10.01%
EPS Next 2Y13.1%
EPS Next 3Y12.56%
EPS Next 5Y16.1%
Revenue Next Year13.86%
Revenue Next 2Y13.49%
Revenue Next 3Y12.43%
Revenue Next 5Y13.47%

3.3 Evolution

  • Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
  • Although the future Revenue growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
GOOGL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesGOOGL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 200B 400B 600B 800B
GOOGL Yearly EPS VS EstimatesGOOGL Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 10 20 30

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 30.00, the valuation of GOOGL can be described as expensive.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as GOOGL.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 26.99, GOOGL is valued at the same level.
  • With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 27.27, GOOGL can be considered very expensive at the moment.
  • GOOGL's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.
  • GOOGL is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 28.06, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 30
Fwd PE 27.27
GOOGL Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsGOOGL Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as GOOGL.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Free Cash Flow ratio as GOOGL.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 52.01
EV/EBITDA 22.27
GOOGL Per share dataGOOGL EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 10 20 30

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
  • The excellent profitability rating of GOOGL may justify a higher PE ratio.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as GOOGL's earnings are expected to grow with 12.56% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)3
PEG (5Y)1.03
EPS Next 2Y13.1%
EPS Next 3Y12.56%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • With a yearly dividend of 0.27%, GOOGL is not a good candidate for dividend investing.
  • GOOGL's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 0.89. GOOGL pays more dividend than 85.51% of the companies in the same industry.
  • With a Dividend Yield of 0.27, GOOGL pays less dividend than the S&P500 average, which is at 1.85.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0.27%

5.2 History

  • GOOGL does not have a reliable dividend history as it only pays dividend since a couple or years.
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
GOOGL Yearly Dividends per shareGOOGL Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2024 2025 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8

5.3 Sustainability

  • GOOGL pays out 7.60% of its income as dividend. This is a sustainable payout ratio.
DP7.6%
EPS Next 2Y13.1%
EPS Next 3Y12.56%
GOOGL Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendGOOGL Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20B 40B 60B 80B 100B
GOOGL Dividend Payout.GOOGL Dividend Payout, showing the Payout Ratio.GOOGL Dividend Payout.PayoutRetained Earnings

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ALPHABET INC-CL A

NASDAQ:GOOGL (2/20/2026, 8:00:01 PM)

After market: 315.45 +0.47 (+0.15%)

314.98

+12.13 (+4.01%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryInteractive Media & Services
Earnings (Last)02-04
Earnings (Next)04-22
Inst Owners81.24%
Inst Owner Change-0.78%
Ins Owners0.05%
Ins Owner Change-0.41%
Market Cap3.81T
Revenue(TTM)402.84B
Net Income(TTM)132.17B
Analysts82.61
Price Target337.5 (7.15%)
Short Float %1.31%
Short Ratio2.21
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0.27%
Yearly Dividend0.83
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP7.6%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)16.81%
Min EPS beat(2)4.2%
Max EPS beat(2)29.41%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)11.45%
Min EPS beat(4)2.67%
Max EPS beat(4)29.41%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)9.51%
EPS beat(12)9
Avg EPS beat(12)7.56%
EPS beat(16)9
Avg EPS beat(16)2.78%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.68%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.83%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.53%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.86%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.7%
Max Revenue beat(4)-0.4%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.24%
Revenue beat(12)0
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.33%
Revenue beat(16)0
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.92%
PT rev (1m)4.91%
PT rev (3m)28.26%
EPS NQ rev (1m)2.7%
EPS NQ rev (3m)3.43%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.43%
EPS NY rev (3m)2.51%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)3.07%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)3.52%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.31%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1.23%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 30
Fwd PE 27.27
P/S 9.46
P/FCF 52.01
P/OCF 23.13
P/B 9.18
P/tB 9.98
EV/EBITDA 22.27
EPS(TTM)10.5
EY3.33%
EPS(NY)11.55
Fwd EY3.67%
FCF(TTM)6.06
FCFY1.92%
OCF(TTM)13.62
OCFY4.32%
SpS33.3
BVpS34.33
TBVpS31.57
PEG (NY)3
PEG (5Y)1.03
Graham Number90.06
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 22.2%
ROE 31.83%
ROCE 27.5%
ROIC 23.24%
ROICexc 31.3%
ROICexgc 34.44%
OM 33.62%
PM (TTM) 32.81%
GM 59.65%
FCFM 18.19%
ROA(3y)20.93%
ROA(5y)20.07%
ROE(3y)29.56%
ROE(5y)28.46%
ROIC(3y)24.04%
ROIC(5y)23.21%
ROICexc(3y)33.92%
ROICexc(5y)35.86%
ROICexgc(3y)38.49%
ROICexgc(5y)41.62%
ROCE(3y)28.45%
ROCE(5y)27.46%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-7.78%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-0.51%
ROICexc growth 3Y-4.94%
ROICexc growth 5Y1.54%
OM growth 3Y6.58%
OM growth 5Y7.24%
PM growth 3Y15.66%
PM growth 5Y8.26%
GM growth 3Y2.51%
GM growth 5Y2.17%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.68
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.11
Debt/FCF 0.64
Debt/EBITDA 0.3
Cap/Depr 432.66%
Cap/Sales 22.7%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 105.2%
Profit Quality 55.43%
Current Ratio 2.01
Quick Ratio 2.01
Altman-Z 14.61
F-Score6
WACC8.68%
ROIC/WACC2.68
Cap/Depr(3y)348.58%
Cap/Depr(5y)288.3%
Cap/Sales(3y)16.07%
Cap/Sales(5y)13.78%
Profit Quality(3y)74.09%
Profit Quality(5y)82.1%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)30.43%
EPS 3Y32.14%
EPS 5Y29.04%
EPS Q2Q%31.16%
EPS Next Y10.01%
EPS Next 2Y13.1%
EPS Next 3Y12.56%
EPS Next 5Y16.1%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)15.09%
Revenue growth 3Y12.51%
Revenue growth 5Y17.15%
Sales Q2Q%17.99%
Revenue Next Year13.86%
Revenue Next 2Y13.49%
Revenue Next 3Y12.43%
Revenue Next 5Y13.47%
EBIT growth 1Y18.07%
EBIT growth 3Y19.91%
EBIT growth 5Y25.64%
EBIT Next Year63.43%
EBIT Next 3Y29.73%
EBIT Next 5Y25.97%
FCF growth 1Y0.69%
FCF growth 3Y6.88%
FCF growth 5Y11.33%
OCF growth 1Y31.46%
OCF growth 3Y21.65%
OCF growth 5Y20.39%

ALPHABET INC-CL A / GOOGL FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for ALPHABET INC-CL A?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 7 / 10 to GOOGL.


What is the valuation status for GOOGL stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 3 / 10 to ALPHABET INC-CL A (GOOGL). This can be considered as Overvalued.


How profitable is ALPHABET INC-CL A (GOOGL) stock?

ALPHABET INC-CL A (GOOGL) has a profitability rating of 9 / 10.


What are the PE and PB ratios of ALPHABET INC-CL A (GOOGL) stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for ALPHABET INC-CL A (GOOGL) is 30 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 9.18.


What is the expected EPS growth for ALPHABET INC-CL A (GOOGL) stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of ALPHABET INC-CL A (GOOGL) is expected to grow by 10.01% in the next year.