FLNT
Fluent, Inc.
FLNT's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL has the edge over FLNT overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
FLNT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
FLNT's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable, but its profitability 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.
FLNT PE Valuation
FLNT 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.
FLNT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
FLNT 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.
FLNT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.58 | +$0.50 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.73 | +$0.56 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.83 | +$0.91 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.05 | +$0.75 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.08 | +$0.72 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.29 | +$2.49 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.74 | +$0.99 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.80 | +$2.82 |
FLNT is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.58 per share over the past year, against $11.28 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 FLNT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
FLNT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $53.6M | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $48.4M | +8.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $44.9M | -19% |
| Q4 2025 | $61.8M | -5.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $47M | -27% |
| Q2 2025 | $44.7M | -24% |
| Q1 2025 | $55.2M | -16% |
| Q4 2024 | $65.4M | -10% |
FLNT's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $54M last quarter, up 14% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -5.8% | +7.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | -10% | +5.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -8.7% | +4.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.3% | +8.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | -13% | -7.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | -16% | +1.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -13% | -6.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | -8.3% | -5.9 points |
FLNT's operating margin was −5.8% last quarter, up 7.6 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 FLNT 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 FLNT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
FLNT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.4M | +$9.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $5.1M | +139% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.8M | +$4.9M |
| Q3 2025 | -$7.3M | -693% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.1M | +$2.2M |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.2M | -$596K |
| Q3 2024 | $1.2M | -84% |
| Q4 2023 | -$1.6M | +$3.6M |
FLNT has the edge over GOOGL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$9.1B, but it generated $19.7B over the past year.
FLNT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4% | +1.3M shares |
| 1 year | +17% | +4.7M shares |
| 3 years | +138% | +19M shares |
| 5 years | +146% | +19.5M shares |
| Available history | +148% | +19.6M shares |
FLNT has 33M diluted shares, up 17% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | $1.3M |
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 FLNT 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.
FLNT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q4 2021 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q3 2021 | 4.6x | High |
| Q2 2021 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2021 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2020 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q3 2020 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2020 | 1.5x | Healthy |
FLNT's net debt is about 1.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year 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's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
FLNT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 58.2 | Neutral |
FLNT's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 58 (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).
FLNT PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | FLNT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
FLNT 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.
FLNT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.13 | 6.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $3.44 | 3.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.18 | 4.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $2.72 | 22% above |
| 200 week MA | $3.31 | 0.3% above |
FLNT has the edge over GOOGL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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 pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 46% above its 200-week average.
FLNT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $14.3 | $32.5 | +126% |
| 2021 | $32.5 | $13.6 | -58% |
| 2022 | $13.6 | $6.48 | -52% |
| 2023 | $6.48 | $4.02 | -38% |
| 2024 | $4.02 | $2.66 | -34% |
| 2025 | $2.66 | $2.53 | -4.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.53 | $3.32 | +31% |
FLNT has the edge over GOOGL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
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 finished higher in five of the last six years, three of them by more than 50%. It's down 4.7% so far in 2026.