ALPHABET INC-CL A (GOOGL) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:GOOGL • US02079K3059

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This GOOGL fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. GOOGL Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • GOOGL had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year GOOGL had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • GOOGL had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • GOOGL had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
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

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 22.20%, GOOGL belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 92.75% of the companies in the same industry.
  • GOOGL's Return On Equity of 31.83% is amongst the best of the industry. GOOGL outperforms 89.86% of its industry peers.
  • With an excellent Return On Invested Capital value of 23.22%, GOOGL belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 94.20% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for GOOGL is significantly above the industry average of 11.03%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 22.2%
ROE 31.83%
ROIC 23.22%
ROA(3y)20.93%
ROA(5y)20.07%
ROE(3y)29.56%
ROE(5y)28.46%
ROIC(3y)24.4%
ROIC(5y)23.42%
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

  • GOOGL has a better Profit Margin (32.81%) than 92.75% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of GOOGL has grown nicely.
  • With an excellent Operating Margin value of 33.59%, GOOGL belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 95.65% of the companies in the same industry.
  • GOOGL's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • The Gross Margin of GOOGL (59.65%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • GOOGL's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 33.59%
PM (TTM) 32.81%
GM 59.65%
OM growth 3Y8.26%
OM growth 5Y8.25%
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. GOOGL Health Analysis

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.
  • GOOGL has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • Compared to 5 years ago, GOOGL has less shares outstanding
  • Compared to 1 year ago, GOOGL has a worse debt to assets ratio.
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 16.28 indicates that GOOGL is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 16.28, GOOGL belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 97.10% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of GOOGL is 0.70, which is an excellent value as it means it would take GOOGL, only 0.70 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • With a decent Debt to FCF ratio value of 0.70, GOOGL is doing good in the industry, outperforming 76.81% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.12 indicates that GOOGL is not too dependend on debt financing.
  • GOOGL has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.12) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.12
Debt/FCF 0.7
Altman-Z 16.28
ROIC/WACC2.61
WACC8.91%
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

  • A Current Ratio of 2.01 indicates that GOOGL has no problem at all paying 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.
  • With a Quick ratio value of 2.01, GOOGL perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 56.52% of the companies in the same industry.
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. GOOGL Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 30.43% over the past year.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 29.04% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
  • GOOGL shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 15.09%.
  • GOOGL shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 17.15% yearly.
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

  • Based on estimates for the next years, GOOGL will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 16.45% on average per year.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, GOOGL will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 13.93% on average per year.
EPS Next Y12.47%
EPS Next 2Y14.41%
EPS Next 3Y14.82%
EPS Next 5Y16.45%
Revenue Next Year18.01%
Revenue Next 2Y16.63%
Revenue Next 3Y15.88%
Revenue Next 5Y13.93%

3.3 Evolution

  • The estimated forward EPS growth is still strong, although it is decreasing when compared to the stronger growth in the past years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
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 1T
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. GOOGL Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 32.80, the valuation of GOOGL can be described as expensive.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as GOOGL.
  • When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of GOOGL to the average of the S&P500 Index (27.42), we can say GOOGL is valued inline with the index average.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 29.16, which means the current valuation is very expensive for GOOGL.
  • GOOGL's Price/Forward Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
  • GOOGL is valuated rather expensively when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 22.24, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 32.8
Fwd PE 29.16
GOOGL Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsGOOGL Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30

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 56.86
EV/EBITDA 25.53
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.
  • GOOGL has an outstanding profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
  • GOOGL's earnings are expected to grow with 14.82% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)2.63
PEG (5Y)1.13
EPS Next 2Y14.41%
EPS Next 3Y14.82%

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5. GOOGL Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • With a yearly dividend of 0.25%, GOOGL is not a good candidate for dividend investing.
  • Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 0.66, GOOGL pays a better dividend. On top of this GOOGL pays more dividend than 86.96% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 1.81, GOOGL's dividend is way lower than the S&P500 average.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0.25%

5.2 History

  • GOOGL has been paying a dividend for less than 5 years, so it still needs to build a track record.
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years1
Div Non Decr Years1
GOOGL Yearly Dividends per shareGOOGL Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2024 2025 2026 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8

5.3 Sustainability

  • 7.60% of the earnings are spent on dividend by GOOGL. This is a low number and sustainable payout ratio.
DP7.6%
EPS Next 2Y14.41%
EPS Next 3Y14.82%
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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GOOGL Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

ALPHABET INC-CL A

NASDAQ:GOOGL (4/24/2026, 8:00:01 PM)

After market: 343.59 -0.81 (-0.24%)

344.4

+5.51 (+1.63%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryInteractive Media & Services
Earnings (Last)02-04
Earnings (Next)04-29
Inst Owners80.67%
Inst Owner Change0.03%
Ins Owners0.06%
Ins Owner Change-0.83%
Market Cap4.17T
Revenue(TTM)402.84B
Net Income(TTM)132.17B
Analysts83.24
Price Target365.82 (6.22%)
Short Float %1.38%
Short Ratio2.33
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0.25%
Yearly Dividend0.83
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP7.6%
Div Incr Years1
Div Non Decr Years1
Ex-Date03-09
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)-0.31%
PT rev (3m)11.55%
EPS NQ rev (1m)2.71%
EPS NQ rev (3m)5.53%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.09%
EPS NY rev (3m)2.23%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.08%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)3.18%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.09%
Revenue NY rev (3m)4.11%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 32.8
Fwd PE 29.16
P/S 10.34
P/FCF 56.86
P/OCF 25.29
P/B 10.03
P/tB 10.91
EV/EBITDA 25.53
EPS(TTM)10.5
EY3.05%
EPS(NY)11.81
Fwd EY3.43%
FCF(TTM)6.06
FCFY1.76%
OCF(TTM)13.62
OCFY3.95%
SpS33.3
BVpS34.33
TBVpS31.57
PEG (NY)2.63
PEG (5Y)1.13
Graham Number90.0554 (-73.85%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 22.2%
ROE 31.83%
ROCE 27.48%
ROIC 23.22%
ROICexc 31.28%
ROICexgc 34.42%
OM 33.59%
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)24.4%
ROIC(5y)23.42%
ROICexc(3y)34.39%
ROICexc(5y)36.14%
ROICexgc(3y)39.01%
ROICexgc(5y)41.93%
ROCE(3y)28.87%
ROCE(5y)27.72%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-6.33%
ROICexgc growth 5Y0.43%
ROICexc growth 3Y-3.44%
ROICexc growth 5Y2.49%
OM growth 3Y8.26%
OM growth 5Y8.25%
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 0.12
Debt/FCF 0.7
Debt/EBITDA 0.31
Cap/Depr 432.66%
Cap/Sales 22.7%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 105.27%
Profit Quality 55.43%
Current Ratio 2.01
Quick Ratio 2.01
Altman-Z 16.28
F-Score6
WACC8.91%
ROIC/WACC2.61
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 Y12.47%
EPS Next 2Y14.41%
EPS Next 3Y14.82%
EPS Next 5Y16.45%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)15.09%
Revenue growth 3Y12.51%
Revenue growth 5Y17.15%
Sales Q2Q%17.99%
Revenue Next Year18.01%
Revenue Next 2Y16.63%
Revenue Next 3Y15.88%
Revenue Next 5Y13.93%
EBIT growth 1Y17.98%
EBIT growth 3Y21.8%
EBIT growth 5Y26.82%
EBIT Next Year69.02%
EBIT Next 3Y33.68%
EBIT Next 5Y26.5%
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 Fundamental Analysis 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.


Can you provide the profitability details for ALPHABET INC-CL A?

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


Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for GOOGL stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for ALPHABET INC-CL A (GOOGL) is 32.8 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 10.03.


Is the dividend of ALPHABET INC-CL A sustainable?

The dividend rating of ALPHABET INC-CL A (GOOGL) is 3 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 7.6%.