GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL has the edge over LION overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
LION
Lionsgate Studios Corp.
LION 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.
LION Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
LION's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, and its profitability 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'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.
LION PE Valuation
LION 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.
LION Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect LION'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 LION on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LION Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.32 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.06 | +$0.61 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.40 | +$0.27 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.70 | -$0.19 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.85 | $0.00 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.67 | +$0.34 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.67 | -$0.10 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.51 | -$0.11 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.85 | -$0.61 |
LION is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.06 per share over the past year, against $1.01 at its worst in late 2024.
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 LION 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 LION on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LION Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $668.8M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $776.6M | +48% |
| Q1 2026 | $906.5M | -15% |
| Q4 2025 | $724.3M | +1.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $475.1M | -57% |
| Q2 2025 | $525.9M | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | +22% |
| Q4 2024 | $713.8M | +3.2% |
LION's revenue is recovering but still below its 2024 peak: $669M last quarter, up 41% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.3% | +14 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.3% | +5.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | +4.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5% | -2 points |
| Q3 2025 | -9.7% | -17 points |
| Q2 2025 | -2% | +2.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.8% | +6.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7% | +5.9 points |
LION's operating margin was 4.3% 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.
LION Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$56.3M | +$50.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $51.2M | +$85.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $265M | +5% |
| Q4 2025 | -$111.9M | +$52.6M |
| Q3 2025 | -$107.2M | -$20.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$34.5M | +$128.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $252.5M | +206% |
| Q4 2024 | -$164.5M | -230% |
LION 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 LION 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.
LION Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.1% | +6M shares |
| 1 year | +2.9% | +8.4M shares |
| 3 years | +3.1% | +8.9M shares |
| 5 years | +1757% | +282M shares |
LION has 298M diluted shares, up 2.9% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
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 LION on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
LION Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.6x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 9.8x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 14.0x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 3.8x | Elevated |
LION's net debt is about 6.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.7 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).
LION Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 82.6 | Overbought |
LION's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 83 (overbought).
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.
LION PE vs Communication Services Sector
LION 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 |
LION has stronger trend alignment. GOOGL is above 2 of 5 weekly averages versus LION above 3 of 3.
LION Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.1 | 16% above |
| 20 week MA | $12.3 | 14% above |
| 50 week MA | $11.4 | 23% above |
LION is in an uptrend: it's above all three of its weekly moving averages, and 23% above its 50-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 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.
LION Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.12 | $9.31 | +31% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.31 | $14.1 | +51% |
LION has the edge over GOOGL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.