GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL has the edge over LILA overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
LILA
Liberty Latin America Ltd.
LILA 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.
LILA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
LILA's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue and profitability are 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.
LILA PE Valuation
LILA 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.
LILA Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for LILA to show an outlook.
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 LILA on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LILA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.90 | +$2.43 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.46 | +$4.90 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.25 | +$1.39 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.78 | +$0.23 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.33 | -$0.58 |
| Q2 2025 | -$5.36 | -$4.90 |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.64 | -$3.53 |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.01 | -$2.69 |
LILA is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.90 per share over the past year, against $5.36 at its worst in mid-2025.
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 LILA 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 LILA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LILA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | +0.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | +1.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | -0.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | +0.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | +2.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1B | -2.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | -1.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2B | -1.1% |
LILA's revenue grew through 2022 and has held roughly level since: $1.1B last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 16% | -0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +47 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | +1.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | -0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | +52 points |
| Q2 2025 | -31% | -41 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +3.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | +1.4 points |
LILA's operating margin was 16% last quarter, down 0.6 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.
LILA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $44.2M | -21% |
| Q2 2026 | $96M | +4953% |
| Q1 2026 | -$57.1M | +$15M |
| Q4 2025 | $320.1M | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $56M | +9.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9M | -88% |
| Q1 2025 | -$72.1M | +$14.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $234.9M | +2.8% |
LILA 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 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.
LILA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -3.2% | -6.4M shares |
| 1 year | -15% | -33.8M shares |
| 3 years | -15% | -34.8M shares |
| 5 years | -30% | -84.1M shares |
| Available history | -8.3% | -17.7M shares |
LILA has the edge over GOOGL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $90.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $12.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $14.3M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
LILA spent $117M buying back its own shares over the past year, after none the year before.
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 LILA on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
LILA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.1x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 5.0x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 7.5x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 7.4x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 7.6x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 16.2x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 8.1x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 8.1x | High |
LILA's net debt is about 5.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 7.6 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).
LILA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 73.6 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 71.3 | Neutral |
LILA's weekly RSI is 74 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 71 (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.
LILA PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | LILA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
LILA 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.
LILA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.54 | 14% above |
| 20 week MA | $8.31 | 17% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.44 | 51% above |
| 100 week MA | $5.31 | 83% above |
| 200 week MA | $5.18 | 88% above |
LILA 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.
LILA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $12.0 | $6.94 | -42% |
| 2021 | $6.94 | $7.21 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | $7.21 | $4.73 | -34% |
| 2023 | $4.73 | $4.52 | -4.4% |
| 2024 | $4.52 | $3.96 | -12% |
| 2025 | $3.96 | $4.62 | +17% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.62 | $9.73 | +111% |
LILA has the edge over GOOGL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.