GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL has the edge over IHRT overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
IHRT
iHeartMedia, Inc.
IHRT trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
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.
IHRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
IHRT's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently 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'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.
IHRT PE Valuation
IHRT 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.
IHRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses steady | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect IHRT's earnings, revenue and profitability to hold roughly steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 IHRT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
IHRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.44 | +$1.16 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.81 | +$0.63 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.83 | +$6.57 |
| Q4 2025 | -$3.06 | +$3.62 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.60 | +$4.19 |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.44 | +$4.14 |
| Q1 2025 | -$8.40 | -$2.39 |
| Q4 2024 | -$6.68 | +$0.71 |
IHRT is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.44 per share over the past year, against $13.15 at its worst in late 2020.
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 IHRT 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 IHRT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
IHRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1B | +3.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $977.2M | +4.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $884.2M | +9.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +0.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $997M | -1.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $933.7M | +0.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $807.1M | +1% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B | +4.8% |
IHRT's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $1B last quarter, up 3.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.1% | +19 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.6% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.2% | +3.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.6% | -1.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -12% | -19 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.8% | +102 points |
| Q1 2025 | -3.1% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.3% | +1.9 points |
IHRT's operating margin was 7.1% last quarter, up 19 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.
IHRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$10.4M | +$22.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $46M | +$59.1M |
| Q1 2026 | -$114.5M | -$33.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $137.6M | +$161.8M |
| Q3 2025 | -$32.8M | -145% |
| Q2 2025 | -$13.2M | -337% |
| Q1 2025 | -$80.7M | +$185K |
| Q4 2024 | -$24.2M | -117% |
IHRT 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 IHRT 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.
IHRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +787K shares |
| 1 year | +2.1% | +3.3M shares |
| 3 years | +5.9% | +8.8M shares |
| 5 years | +5.4% | +8.1M shares |
| Available history | +145% | +93.8M shares |
IHRT has 158M diluted shares, up 2.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $101,000 |
| Q4 2019 | — |
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 IHRT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
IHRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.4x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 14.2x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 13.8x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 14.1x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 13.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 8.6x | High |
| Q1 2023 | 12.0x | High |
| Q4 2022 | 10.1x | High |
IHRT's net debt is about 9.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 13 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).
IHRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 24.5 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 10.8 | Oversold |
IHRT's weekly RSI is 24 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
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.
IHRT PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | IHRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
IHRT 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 the edge over IHRT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
IHRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.73 | 66% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.68 | 78% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.44 | 83% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.78 | 79% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.82 | 79% below |
IHRT is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 79% 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 IHRT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
IHRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $16.0 | $12.2 | -24% |
| 2021 | $12.2 | $21.0 | +73% |
| 2022 | $21.0 | $6.67 | -68% |
| 2023 | $6.67 | $2.67 | -60% |
| 2024 | $2.67 | $1.91 | -28% |
| 2025 | $1.91 | $4.41 | +131% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.41 | $0.58 | -87% |
IHRT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +131% in 2025 to −68% in 2022. It's down 87% so far in 2026.