GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL has the edge over LYV overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
LYV
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
LYV'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.
LYV Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
LYV's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
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.
LYV PE Valuation
LYV 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.
LYV Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
LYV 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 LYV on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LYV Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.39 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.17 | -112% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.13 | -148% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.77 | -159% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.24 | -109% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.43 | +46% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.36 | +115% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.98 | +173% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.77 | +102% |
LYV has swung to a loss: it lost $0.17 per share over the past year, after a profit 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 LYV 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 LYV on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LYV Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10.1B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.7B | +9.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.8B | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.3B | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.5B | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $7B | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.4B | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.7B | -2.7% |
LYV's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $10.1B last quarter, up 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.8% | -0.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.8% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | -9.8% | -13 points |
| Q4 2025 | -2.3% | +2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.3% | +1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7% | -0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.4% | +4.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | -4.2% | -2.8 points |
LYV's operating margin was 8.8% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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.
LYV Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$861M | -$489.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $129.7M | +$169.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $2B | +76% |
| Q4 2025 | -$405.6M | -146% |
| Q3 2025 | -$371.3M | +$507.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$39.9M | -119% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.2B | +35% |
| Q4 2024 | $890.2M | +88% |
LYV 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 LYV 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.
LYV Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +5.1% | +12.3M shares |
| 1 year | +9.2% | +21.6M shares |
| 3 years | +5% | +12.2M shares |
| 5 years | +15% | +32.6M shares |
| Available history | +22% | +46.3M shares |
LYV has 256M diluted shares, up 9.2% 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 has the edge over LYV on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
LYV Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
LYV's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
LYV Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 53.0 | Neutral |
LYV's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 53 (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.
LYV PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | LYV | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
LYV 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.
LYV Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $173.4 | 3.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $176.4 | 2.1% above |
| 50 week MA | $163.8 | 9.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $153.8 | 17% above |
| 200 week MA | $122.8 | 47% above |
LYV 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.
LYV Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $71.7 | $71.6 | 0% |
| 2021 | $71.6 | $118.5 | +65% |
| 2022 | $118.5 | $70.7 | -40% |
| 2023 | $70.7 | $93.6 | +32% |
| 2024 | $93.6 | $131.9 | +41% |
| 2025 | $131.9 | $145.8 | +11% |
| 2026 YTD | $145.8 | $180.1 | +24% |
LYV has the edge over GOOGL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.