GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL has the edge over GTN-A overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
GTN-A
Gray Media, Inc.
GTN-A's outlook is improving despite an expensive valuation.
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.
GTN-A Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
GTN-A's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
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 GTN-A in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GTN-A PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 4.1x | $1.22 | -79% |
| Forward | 4.7x | $5.87 | — |
| Fair | 7.2x | $2.15 | -63% |
| Expensive | 14x | $4.15 | -29% |
| Current | 20x | $5.87 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GTN-A's PE is in its expensive range at 20x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 4.7x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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.
GTN-A Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
GTN-A has the edge over GOOGL on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and profitability expectations.
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 GTN-A on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GTN-A Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.26 | +319% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.30 | -32% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.60 | -139% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.52 | -165% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.41 | -142% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.44 | -71% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.54 | +2100% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.34 | +$2.46 |
| Q4 2024 | $3.36 | +$4.75 |
GTN-A's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.30 over the past year, against $4.33 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 GTN-A 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 GTN-A on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GTN-A Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $972M | +30% |
| Q2 2026 | $839M | +8.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $768M | -1.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $792M | -24% |
| Q3 2025 | $749M | -21% |
| Q2 2025 | $772M | -6.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $782M | -5% |
| Q4 2024 | $1B | +21% |
GTN-A's revenue has held roughly level: $972M last quarter, up 30% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 27% | +14 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +5.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | -1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | -17 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | -13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | -7.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | -3.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 31% | +18 points |
GTN-A's operating margin was 27% last quarter, up 14 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.
GTN-A Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $99M | +$110M |
| Q2 2026 | $106M | +1667% |
| Q1 2026 | -$18M | -115% |
| Q4 2025 | $69M | -79% |
| Q3 2025 | -$11M | -104% |
| Q2 2025 | $6M | +$17M |
| Q1 2025 | $117M | +244% |
| Q4 2024 | $328M | +1326% |
GTN-A 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 GTN-A 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.
GTN-A Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | +3.1% | +3M shares |
| 3 years | +7.5% | +7M shares |
| 5 years | +5.3% | +5M shares |
| Available history | 0% | -- |
GTN-A has 100M diluted shares, up 3.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | $30M |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
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 GTN-A on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
GTN-A Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.8x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 8.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 8.9x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 8.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 6.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.0x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.9x | High |
GTN-A's net debt is about 6.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 6.4 years a year ago.
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).
GTN-A Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 39.1 | Neutral |
GTN-A's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 39 (neutral).
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 GTN-A on valuation relative to its sector.
GTN-A PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | GTN-A | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 16x | 19% above |
| PE % | 87 | 26 | 61 pts above |
GTN-A is trading at 20x earnings, a 19% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
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 GTN-A on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GTN-A Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.84 | 0.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $6.12 | 4.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $8.88 | 34% below |
| 100 week MA | $8.76 | 33% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.64 | 32% below |
GTN-A has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 32% below its 200-week average.
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 GTN-A on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
GTN-A Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $20.4 | $16.1 | -21% |
| 2021 | $16.1 | $18.8 | +17% |
| 2022 | $18.8 | $10.1 | -46% |
| 2023 | $10.1 | $8.57 | -15% |
| 2024 | $8.57 | $6.78 | -21% |
| 2025 | $6.78 | $9.81 | +45% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.81 | $5.87 | -40% |
GTN-A has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 40% so far in 2026.