AMCX
AMC Networks Inc.
AMCX's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL has the edge over AMCX overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
AMCX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
AMCX's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
GOOGL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
GOOGL's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow is under pressure.
AMCX PE Valuation
AMCX has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GOOGL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 16x | $299 | — |
| Cheap | 20x | $378 | +27% |
| Forward | 22x | $299 | — |
| Fair | 26x | $497 | +66% |
| Expensive | 31x | $586 | +96% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GOOGL's PE is in its cheap range at 16x, but its recent earnings include one-off gains. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 22x.
AMCX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
AMCX has the edge over GOOGL on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
GOOGL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for GOOGL, but weaker profitability.
AMCX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.22 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$3.04 | +$0.56 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.53 | +$3.69 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.89 | +$6.68 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.66 | +$6.76 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.60 | -671% |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.22 | -422% |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.79 | -262% |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.10 | -204% |
AMCX lost $3.04 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before, but its loss has widened in each of the last three quarters.
GOOGL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $13.89 | -28% |
| Q3 2026 | $19.16 | +89% |
| Q2 2026 | $19.91 | +112% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.11 | +46% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.81 | +34% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.13 | +34% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.38 | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.96 | +37% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.04 | +39% |
GOOGL has the edge over AMCX on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
AMCX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $566.1M | +0.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $547.5M | -8.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $542.1M | -2.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $594.8M | -0.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $561.7M | -6.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $600M | -4.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $555.2M | -6.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $599.3M | -12% |
AMCX's revenue fell from its 2022 peak and has held roughly level since: $566M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -7.3% | -17 points |
| Q2 2026 | 2.9% | -7.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.8% | -5.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | -8.6% | +34 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.9% | -5.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | -6.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -42% | -41 points |
AMCX's operating margin was −7.3% last quarter, down 17 points from the same quarter a year ago.
GOOGL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $127.6B | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | $119.8B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $109.9B | +22% |
| Q4 2025 | $113.8B | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $102.3B | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $96.4B | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $90.2B | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $96.5B | +12% |
GOOGL has the edge over AMCX on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 32% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 34% | +1.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 36% | +2.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 32% | -0.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 31% | -1.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 32% | +0.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 34% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 32% | +4.6 points |
GOOGL has the edge over AMCX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AMCX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$52.4M | -225% |
| Q2 2026 | $43.3M | -55% |
| Q1 2026 | $64.8M | -31% |
| Q4 2025 | $40.4M | +7.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $42M | -22% |
| Q2 2025 | $95.7M | +0.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $94.2M | -35% |
| Q4 2024 | $37.6M | -43% |
AMCX usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$52M, but it generated $96M over the past year.
GOOGL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$9.1B | -137% |
| Q2 2026 | -$5.9B | -210% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.1B | -47% |
| Q4 2025 | $24.6B | -1.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $24.5B | +39% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.3B | -61% |
| Q1 2025 | $19B | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $24.8B | +215% |
GOOGL has the edge over AMCX on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
AMCX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.7% | -1.2M shares |
| 1 year | -26% | -14.4M shares |
| 3 years | -4.7% | -2.1M shares |
| 5 years | -3.5% | -1.5M shares |
| Available history | -27% | -15.2M shares |
AMCX has the edge over GOOGL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $7.6M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | $253.8M |
GOOGL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +59M shares |
| 1 year | +1.4% | +165M shares |
| 3 years | -1.2% | -148M shares |
| 5 years | -6.8% | -907M shares |
| Available history | -10% | -1.4B shares |
GOOGL has 12.4B diluted shares, up 1.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $5.5B |
| Q3 2025 | $11.5B |
| Q2 2025 | $13.6B |
| Q1 2025 | $15.1B |
| Q4 2024 | $15.6B |
GOOGL spent $5.5B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 90% from the year before.
AMCX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 32.2x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 8.7x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 6.1x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.5x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 56.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 21.9x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 193.8x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 26.6x | High |
AMCX's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 years a year ago.
GOOGL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
GOOGL has the edge over AMCX on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
AMCX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 21.8 | Neutral |
AMCX's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 22 (neutral).
GOOGL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.7 | Oversold |
GOOGL's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (oversold).
AMCX PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | AMCX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
AMCX has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GOOGL PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | GOOGL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 16x | 6% below |
| PE % | 1 | 26 | 25 pts below |
GOOGL is trading at 16x earnings, in line with the Communication Services sector's median of 16x, though its recent earnings include one-off gains.
AMCX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.88 | 5.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.8 | 14% below |
| 50 week MA | $9.45 | 1.3% below |
| 100 week MA | $8.44 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $10.9 | 15% below |
AMCX's trend is mixed: it's above one of its five weekly moving averages, and 15% below its 200-week average.
GOOGL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $320.4 | 6.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $336.1 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $334.5 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $267.8 | 12% above |
| 200 week MA | $204.7 | 46% above |
GOOGL has the edge over AMCX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
AMCX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $39.5 | $32.9 | -17% |
| 2021 | $32.9 | $35.9 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | $35.9 | $15.6 | -57% |
| 2023 | $15.6 | $18.8 | +21% |
| 2024 | $18.8 | $9.42 | -50% |
| 2025 | $9.42 | $9.80 | +4% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.80 | $9.33 | -4.8% |
AMCX has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 4.8% so far in 2026.
GOOGL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $67.7 | $86.7 | +28% |
| 2021 | $86.7 | $146.9 | +69% |
| 2022 | $146.9 | $89.2 | -39% |
| 2023 | $89.2 | $139.7 | +57% |
| 2024 | $139.7 | $192.8 | +38% |
| 2025 | $192.8 | $313.5 | +63% |
| 2026 YTD | $313.5 | $298.7 | -4.7% |
GOOGL has the edge over AMCX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.