CMPR
Cimpress plc
CMPR offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL has the edge over CMPR overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
CMPR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure |
CMPR's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable, but its balance sheet is 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.
CMPR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $36.09 | -36% |
| Current | 17x | $56.43 | — |
| Fair | 26x | $89.07 | +58% |
| Expensive | 60x | $202 | +258% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CMPR's PE is in its fair range at 17x.
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 has the edge over CMPR in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
CMPR Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for CMPR 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.
CMPR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.38 | +145% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.79 | +553% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.85 | -68% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.97 | -84% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.38 | -76% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.58 | -91% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.80 | +78% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.98 | +291% |
CMPR's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $3.38 over the past year, against $8.77 in late 2019.
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 CMPR on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CMPR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $934.1M | +8.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $945M | +8.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $886.2M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $863.3M | +7.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $869.5M | +4.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $789.5M | +1.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $939.2M | +1.9% |
CMPR's revenue has grown year over year for 15 quarters in a row: $934M last quarter, up 8.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.8% | -2.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.9% | -0.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.5% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.4% | -0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.7% | +0.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.5% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.1% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.6% | -3.1 points |
CMPR's operating margin was 2.8% last quarter, down 2.9 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 CMPR on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 CMPR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CMPR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.1M | +$7.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $84.8M | -2.1% |
| Q1 2026 | -$39.5M | -$24.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $139.5M | -7.1% |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.3M | +$11.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $86.7M | -24% |
| Q1 2025 | -$15.1M | -$13.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $150.1M | -8.2% |
CMPR still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2019 peak: $191M 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 CMPR on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CMPR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -3.3% | -842K shares |
| 1 year | -2.3% | -567K shares |
| 3 years | -9.6% | -2.6M shares |
| 5 years | -7.9% | -2.1M shares |
| Available history | -12% | -3.4M shares |
CMPR has the edge over GOOGL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $21.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $25.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $20.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $3.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $42.4M |
CMPR spent $47M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 32% from the year before.
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.
CMPR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7x | Elevated |
CMPR's net debt is about 3.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.7 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 CMPR on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CMPR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 28.6 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 2.6 | Oversold |
CMPR's weekly RSI is 29 (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).
CMPR PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | CMPR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 16x | 1.3% above |
| PE % | 38 | 26 | 12 pts above |
CMPR is trading at 17x earnings, in line with the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
GOOGL PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | GOOGL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 16x | 6% below |
| PE % | 1 | 26 | 25 pts below |
GOOGL has the edge over CMPR on valuation relative to its sector.
CMPR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $69.4 | 19% below |
| 20 week MA | $83.6 | 32% below |
| 50 week MA | $81.5 | 31% below |
| 100 week MA | $68.4 | 18% below |
| 200 week MA | $69.6 | 19% below |
CMPR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 19% 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 CMPR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CMPR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $126.4 | $86.6 | -31% |
| 2021 | $86.6 | $69.8 | -19% |
| 2022 | $69.8 | $27.1 | -61% |
| 2023 | $27.1 | $80.1 | +196% |
| 2024 | $80.1 | $72.2 | -9.8% |
| 2025 | $72.2 | $69.2 | -4.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $69.2 | $56.4 | -18% |
CMPR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +196% in 2023 to −61% in 2022. It's down 18% 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 CMPR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.