BZFD
BuzzFeed, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score BZFD yet.
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL's fundamentals are strong: revenue grew 22% and its operating margin rose 1 points to 33%, though free cash flow fell 73%. Its PE of 16x looks cheaper than it really is, because one-off gains boosted its recent earnings. Analysts expect GOOGL's strong growth to continue.
BZFD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Weak |
BZFD's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently 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.
BZFD PE Valuation
BZFD 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.
BZFD Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BZFD to show an outlook.
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.
BZFD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.56 | -3220% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.54 | -613% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.60 | -521% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.53 | -$1.26 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.05 | +$1.46 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.30 | +$2.12 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.38 | +$2.80 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.27 | +$2.21 |
BZFD has swung to a loss: it lost $1.56 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
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 BZFD on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
BZFD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $26M | -44% |
| Q2 2026 | $36.3M | -22% |
| Q1 2026 | $31.6M | -12% |
| Q4 2025 | $56.5M | +67% |
| Q3 2025 | $46.3M | -28% |
| Q2 2025 | $46.4M | -1.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $36M | -20% |
| Q4 2024 | $33.9M | -1.3% |
BZFD's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $26M last quarter, down 44% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -67% | -54 points |
| Q2 2026 | -28% | -21 points |
| Q1 2026 | -43% | -4.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -44% | -38 points |
| Q3 2025 | -13% | -19 points |
| Q2 2025 | -7.5% | +1.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -38% | +8.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -6.2% | -55 points |
BZFD's operating margin was −67% last quarter, down 54 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2020.
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 BZFD 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 BZFD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BZFD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$10.1M | -1235% |
| Q2 2026 | -$8.1M | +$2.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.4M | +155% |
| Q4 2025 | -$12M | -$7.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $892K | -90% |
| Q2 2025 | -$10.5M | +$2M |
| Q1 2025 | $956K | +$14.3M |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.7M | -$803K |
BZFD has burned cash in most quarters: −$28M over the past year, against −$13M the year before.
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 BZFD on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
BZFD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +53% | +29.3M shares |
| 1 year | +127% | +47.1M shares |
| 3 years | +133% | +48.1M shares |
| 5 years | +116% | +45.4M shares |
BZFD has 84M diluted shares, up 127% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
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 the edge over BZFD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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.
BZFD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | 11.5x | High |
| Q1 2025 | -7.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | 5.8x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 46.5x | High |
BZFD's net debt is about 11 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
BZFD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 29.7 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 3.4 | Oversold |
BZFD's weekly RSI is 30 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 3 (oversold).
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).
BZFD PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | BZFD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
BZFD 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.
BZFD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.89 | 54% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.08 | 62% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.03 | 60% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.53 | 73% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.06 | 80% below |
BZFD is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 80% 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 BZFD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BZFD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $39.2 | $22.1 | -44% |
| 2022 | $22.1 | $2.96 | -87% |
| 2023 | $2.96 | $1.00 | -66% |
| 2024 | $1.00 | $2.84 | +184% |
| 2025 | $2.84 | $1.02 | -64% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.02 | $0.41 | -60% |
BZFD's yearly returns have swung widely, from +184% in 2024 to −87% in 2022. It's down 60% 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 BZFD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.