GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL has the edge over GSAT overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
GSAT
Globalstar, Inc.
GSAT offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
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.
GSAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
GSAT's cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability is under pressure.
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.
GSAT PE Valuation
GSAT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
GSAT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| -- |
Analysts expect GSAT's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
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 GSAT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
GSAT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.64 | -$0.18 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.51 | -$0.06 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.15 | +$0.58 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.15 | +$0.57 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.46 | +$0.14 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.45 | +$0.15 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.73 | -$0.28 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.72 | -$0.42 |
GSAT is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.64 per share over the past year, against $2.10 at its worst in late 2022.
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 GSAT 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 GSAT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GSAT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $70.9M | -4% |
| Q2 2026 | $64.8M | -3.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $70.1M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $72M | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $73.8M | +2.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $67.1M | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $60M | +6.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $61.2M | +17% |
GSAT's revenue is growing: $71M last quarter, down 4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | -3 points |
| Q2 2026 | -7.4% | -17 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | +26 points |
| Q4 2025 | -0.5% | +6.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | +0.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.2% | +12 points |
| Q1 2025 | -14% | -5.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | -7% | +16 points |
GSAT's operating margin was 11% last quarter, down 3 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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.
GSAT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $136.1M | -42% |
| Q2 2026 | $123M | -21% |
| Q1 2026 | $33.7M | -34% |
| Q4 2025 | $174.6M | -49% |
| Q3 2025 | $234.6M | +652% |
| Q2 2025 | $156.2M | +362% |
| Q1 2025 | $50.7M | +82% |
| Q4 2024 | $339.5M | +8745% |
GSAT has the edge over GOOGL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 GSAT 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.
GSAT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +459K shares |
| 1 year | +2.3% | +2.9M shares |
| 3 years | +5.9% | +7.2M shares |
| 5 years | +8.4% | +10M shares |
| Available history | +34% | +32.7M shares |
GSAT has 130M diluted shares, up 2.3% from 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).
GSAT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 1.4x | Healthy |
GSAT has the edge over GOOGL on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
GSAT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 69.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 76.4 | Neutral |
GSAT's weekly RSI is 69 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 76 (neutral).
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.
GSAT PE vs Communication Services Sector
GSAT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
GSAT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $83.5 | 3.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $82.4 | 4.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $75.0 | 15% above |
| 100 week MA | $52.2 | 65% above |
| 200 week MA | $36.1 | 139% above |
GSAT has the edge over GOOGL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
GSAT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $7.44 | $5.69 | -24% |
| 2021 | $5.69 | $18.8 | +230% |
| 2022 | $18.8 | $19.4 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | $19.4 | $29.1 | +50% |
| 2024 | $29.1 | $32.3 | +11% |
| 2025 | $32.3 | $62.9 | +95% |
| 2026 YTD | $62.9 | $86.2 | +37% |
GSAT has the edge over GOOGL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.