CNET
ZW Data Action Technologies Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CNET 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.
CNET Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
CNET's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
CNET PE Valuation
CNET 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.
CNET Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for CNET 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.
CNET Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.29 | +$1.66 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.46 | +$1.34 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.73 | +$1.32 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.93 | +$1.81 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.95 | +$0.57 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.80 | +$1.36 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.05 | +$1.27 |
| Q3 2024 | -$2.74 | +$2.03 |
CNET is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.29 per share over the past year, against $5.77 at its worst in early 2023.
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 CNET on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
CNET Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $652K | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $383K | -77% |
| Q4 2025 | $697K | -69% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.7M | -47% |
| Q2 2025 | $548K | -91% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7M | -53% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.2M | -57% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.2M | -65% |
CNET's revenue is recovering but still below its 2019 peak: $652,000 last quarter, up 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -58% | +66 points |
| Q1 2026 | 21% | +56 points |
| Q4 2025 | -77% | -53 points |
| Q3 2025 | -8.9% | +53 points |
| Q2 2025 | -124% | -120 points |
| Q1 2025 | -35% | -8.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -24% | +9.3 points |
| Q3 2024 | -62% | -44 points |
CNET's operating margin was −58% last quarter, up 66 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 CNET 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 CNET on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CNET Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$108K | -116% |
| Q1 2026 | -$292K | +$729K |
| Q4 2025 | -$148K | +$682K |
| Q3 2025 | -$482K | -$284K |
| Q1 2025 | -$1M | -$668K |
| Q4 2024 | -$830K | -$325K |
| Q1 2024 | -$353K | +$563K |
| Q4 2023 | -$505K | -141% |
CNET has burned cash in most quarters: −$1M over the past year, against −$1M 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 CNET on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
CNET Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +9.4% | +308K shares |
| 1 year | +50% | +1.2M shares |
| 3 years | +99% | +1.8M shares |
| 5 years | +117% | +1.9M shares |
| Available history | +333% | +2.8M shares |
CNET has 4M diluted shares, up 50% from a year ago.
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 CNET 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.
CNET Net Leverage
CNET's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
CNET Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.7 | Oversold |
CNET's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (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).
CNET PE vs Communication Services Sector
CNET 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.
CNET Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.23 | 43% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.23 | 43% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.05 | 33% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.34 | 48% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.73 | 74% below |
CNET is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 74% 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 CNET on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CNET Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $23.4 | $25.2 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | $25.2 | $22.2 | -12% |
| 2022 | $22.2 | $10.0 | -55% |
| 2023 | $10.0 | $3.32 | -67% |
| 2024 | $3.32 | $1.93 | -42% |
| 2025 | $1.93 | $1.21 | -37% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.21 | $0.70 | -42% |
CNET has finished five years in a row lower, and it's down 42% 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 CNET on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.