GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL has the edge over IQST overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
IQST
iQSTEL Inc.
IQST's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
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.
IQST Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
IQST's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
IQST PE Valuation
IQST 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.
IQST Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
IQST has the edge over GOOGL on the outlook, with more favorable 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 IQST on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
IQST Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$2.26 | +$1.34 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.68 | +$0.90 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.83 | +$0.32 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.48 | -$1.91 |
| Q2 2023 | -$3.15 | -$2.36 |
| Q1 2023 | -$3.15 | -$1.58 |
| Q4 2022 | -$3.15 | -$0.79 |
IQST is still losing money, but far less than before: $2.26 per share over the past year, against $32.25 at its worst in early 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's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $128B last quarter, up 25% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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 IQST on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
IQST Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $109.1M | +51% |
| Q1 2026 | $97.9M | +70% |
| Q4 2025 | $84.2M | -15% |
| Q3 2025 | $102.9M | +90% |
| Q2 2025 | $72.2M | -8.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $57.6M | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $98.9M | +109% |
| Q3 2024 | $54.2M | +36% |
IQST's revenue is growing: $109M last quarter, up 51% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -1% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -2.9% | -2.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | -0.5% | -0.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | -0.9% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1.1% | -0.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | -0.3% | -0.7 points |
| Q3 2024 | -0.1% | -0.3 points |
IQST's operating margin was −1% last quarter, about level with 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 has the edge over IQST on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
IQST Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$1.5M | -806% |
| Q1 2026 | -$176.8K | +$1.8M |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.2M | -$822.9K |
| Q3 2025 | -$969.2K | -263% |
| Q2 2025 | $211.7K | +$2.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$2M | -$1.3M |
| Q4 2024 | -$421.3K | +$683.2K |
| Q3 2024 | $594.5K | +134% |
IQST has burned cash in most quarters: −$4M over the past year, against −$2M the year before.
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 IQST 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.
IQST Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +62% | +4.2M shares |
| 1 year | +198% | +7.2M shares |
| 3 years | +422% | +8.8M shares |
| 5 years | +625% | +9.4M shares |
| Available history | +5289% | +10.7M shares |
IQST has 11M diluted shares, up 198% 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).
IQST Net Leverage
IQST's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
IQST Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 30.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.7 | Oversold |
IQST's weekly RSI is 30 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 7 (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.
IQST PE vs Communication Services Sector
IQST 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 IQST on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
IQST Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.90 | 19% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.98 | 26% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.64 | 55% below |
| 100 week MA | $6.03 | 88% below |
| 200 week MA | $11.1 | 93% below |
IQST is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 93% 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 IQST on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
IQST Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.93 | $7.24 | +84% |
| 2021 | $7.24 | $48.6 | +571% |
| 2022 | $48.6 | $14.2 | -71% |
| 2023 | $14.2 | $11.8 | -17% |
| 2024 | $11.8 | $20.9 | +77% |
| 2025 | $20.9 | $2.99 | -86% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.99 | $0.73 | -76% |
IQST's yearly returns have swung widely, from +571% in 2021 to −86% in 2025. It's down 76% so far in 2026.