GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
MSGE
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.
MSGE has the edge over GOOGL overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
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.
MSGE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
MSGE's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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 MSGE in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
MSGE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 13x | $26.77 | -66% |
| Forward | 33x | $78.80 | — |
| Current | 39x | $78.80 | — |
| Fair | 52x | $105 | +33% |
| Expensive | 69x | $139 | +77% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MSGE's PE is in its fair range at 39x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 33x next year's earnings.
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.
MSGE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
MSGE has the edge over GOOGL on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and 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 MSGE on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
MSGE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.40 | +18% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.03 | +186% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.38 | +79% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.03 | -61% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.09 | -57% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.71 | -80% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.77 | -74% |
| Q3 2021 | -$15.88 | -$15.48 |
| Q2 2021 | -$17.02 | -1873% |
MSGE's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.03 over the past year, against $3.57 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 MSGE 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 MSGE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MSGE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $217.1M | +37% |
| Q2 2026 | $271.1M | +76% |
| Q1 2026 | $246.3M | +1.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $459.9M | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $158.3M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $154.1M | -17% |
| Q1 2025 | $242.5M | +6.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $407.4M | +1.2% |
MSGE's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $217M last quarter, up 37% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.5% | +23 points |
| Q2 2026 | -3.2% | +14 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.5% | -4.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 36% | +1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | -19% | -5.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | -17% | -12 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | +3.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 34% | 0 points |
MSGE's operating margin was 4.5% last quarter, up 23 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.
MSGE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$26.2M | -232% |
| Q2 2026 | -$16.6M | +$10.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $183.9M | +224% |
| Q4 2025 | $164.4M | +46% |
| Q3 2025 | $19.8M | +$47.2M |
| Q2 2025 | -$27M | -12841% |
| Q1 2025 | $56.8M | +876% |
| Q4 2024 | $112.9M | +8.7% |
MSGE 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.
MSGE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -3K shares |
| 1 year | +1.1% | +517K shares |
| 3 years | -4.8% | -2.4M shares |
| 5 years | +99% | +23.9M shares |
| Available history | +100% | +24M shares |
MSGE has the edge over GOOGL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $25M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $25M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $14.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $25M |
MSGE spent $25M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 61% from 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 MSGE on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
MSGE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Elevated |
MSGE's net debt is about 1.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 3.5 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).
MSGE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 27.7 | Neutral |
MSGE's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 28 (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 MSGE on valuation relative to its sector.
MSGE PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | MSGE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 16x | 135% above |
| PE % | 45 | 25 | 20 pts above |
MSGE is trading at 39x earnings, a 135% 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 |
MSGE has stronger trend alignment. GOOGL is above 2 of 5 weekly averages versus MSGE above 3 of 4.
MSGE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $79.0 | 0.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $78.4 | 0.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $68.8 | 15% above |
| 100 week MA | $53.6 | 47% above |
MSGE's trend is up, with a small recent dip: it's below only its 8-week average, and 47% above its 100-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.
MSGE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $59.0 | $31.8 | -46% |
| 2024 | $31.8 | $33.3 | +4.6% |
| 2025 | $33.3 | $54.0 | +62% |
| 2026 YTD | $54.0 | $78.8 | +46% |
MSGE has the edge over GOOGL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.