GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL has the edge over JOYY overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
JOYY
JOYY, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
JOYY'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.
JOYY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
JOYY's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability and cash flow are stable.
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 JOYY in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
JOYY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 2.1x | $8.84 | -89% |
| Fair | 11x | $44.59 | -43% |
| Expensive | 17x | $72.85 | -7.5% |
| Current | 19x | $78.74 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
JOYY's PE is in its expensive range at 19x.
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.
JOYY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect JOYY's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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 JOYY on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
JOYY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $4.20 | -86% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.32 | -85% |
| Q4 2025 | $36.52 | +$39.59 |
| Q3 2025 | $29.89 | +831% |
| Q2 2025 | $29.78 | +819% |
| Q1 2025 | $29.46 | +568% |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.07 | -176% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.21 | +$5.24 |
JOYY earned $4.20 per share over the past year, down 86% from the year before.
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 JOYY 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 JOYY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
JOYY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $591.7M | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $555.7M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $581.9M | +5.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $540.2M | -3.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $507.8M | -10% |
| Q1 2025 | $494.4M | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $549.4M | -3.6% |
| Q3 2024 | $558.7M | -1.5% |
JOYY's revenue is growing: $592M last quarter, up 17% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2.3% | +1.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.3% | -1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.1% | -1.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.6% | +0.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.1% | +0.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.5% | +1.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.9% | +4.1 points |
| Q3 2024 | 2.9% | +0.8 points |
JOYY's operating margin was 2.3% last quarter, up 1.1 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 has the edge over JOYY on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
JOYY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q3 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q2 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2024 | $0 | $0 |
| Q3 2024 | $0 | $0 |
JOYY's free cash flow was $0 over the past year, against $0 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 12.4B diluted shares, up 1.4% from a year ago.
| 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.
JOYY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.2% | +588K shares |
| 1 year | -4.2% | -2.2M shares |
| 3 years | -33% | -25.8M shares |
| 5 years | -34% | -26.9M shares |
| Available history | -36% | -28.9M shares |
JOYY has the edge over GOOGL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
JOYY hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
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).
JOYY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -3.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
JOYY 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).
JOYY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 60.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 61.7 | Neutral |
JOYY's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 62 (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 JOYY on valuation relative to its sector.
JOYY PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | JOYY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 16x | 14% above |
| PE % | 90 | 26 | 64 pts above |
JOYY is trading at 19x earnings, a 14% 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 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.
JOYY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $80.7 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $76.4 | 3.1% above |
| 50 week MA | $68.2 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $58.9 | 34% above |
| 200 week MA | $46.4 | 70% above |
JOYY 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.
JOYY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $54.7 | $77.4 | +41% |
| 2021 | $77.4 | $49.6 | -36% |
| 2022 | $49.6 | $31.9 | -36% |
| 2023 | $31.9 | $39.7 | +24% |
| 2024 | $39.7 | $42.2 | +6.4% |
| 2025 | $42.2 | $66.0 | +56% |
| 2026 YTD | $66.0 | $78.7 | +19% |
JOYY has the edge over GOOGL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.