GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL has the edge over MSGK overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
MSGK
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.
MSGK'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.
MSGK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
MSGK's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, but its cash flow and balance sheet 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.
MSGK PE Valuation
MSGK 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.
MSGK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect MSGK's losses to shrink, with 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 MSGK on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
MSGK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0.24 | +$0.94 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.71 | -518% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.53 | -130% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.75 | -134% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.70 | -138% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.17 | -77% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.79 | +50% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.20 | +59% |
MSGK has returned to profit: it earned $0.24 per share over the past year, after losing money 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 MSGK 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 MSGK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MSGK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $45.5M | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $278.7M | +37% |
| Q1 2026 | $432.2M | +1.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $403.4M | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $39.5M | -26% |
| Q2 2025 | $204M | -10% |
| Q1 2025 | $424.2M | -1.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $357.8M | +9.4% |
MSGK's revenue is recovering but still below its 2019 peak: $45M last quarter, up 15% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -56% | +14 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +23 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.5% | -7.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.5% | +1.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -70% | -54 points |
| Q2 2025 | -11% | -34 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.6% | -11 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7% | -5.1 points |
MSGK's operating margin was −56% 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 has the edge over MSGK on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
MSGK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$146.9M | -$61.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $57.6M | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $57.4M | +1369% |
| Q4 2025 | $31.6M | -48% |
| Q3 2025 | -$85.3M | -$58.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $49.4M | -54% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.9M | -0.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $61.2M | +84% |
MSGK's free cash flow was −$353,000 over the past year, against $29M 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.
MSGK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +113K shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +216K shares |
| 3 years | +0.2% | +77K shares |
| 5 years | +0.5% | +163K shares |
| Available history | -28% | -12.4M shares |
MSGK has the edge over GOOGL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2020 | $330,000 |
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 MSGK on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
MSGK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.6x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 27.0x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 8.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q3 2024 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2024 | 1.5x | Healthy |
MSGK's net debt is about 7.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.1 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).
MSGK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 66.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 64.3 | Neutral |
MSGK's weekly RSI is 66 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 64 (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 MSGK on valuation relative to its sector.
MSGK PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | MSGK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 1,299x | 16x | 7,775% above |
| PE % | 100 | 26 | 74 pts above |
MSGK 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.
MSGK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $305.3 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $300.6 | 4.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $262.3 | 20% above |
| 100 week MA | $208.7 | 51% above |
| 200 week MA | $176.3 | 79% above |
MSGK 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.
MSGK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $110.7 | $133.5 | +21% |
| 2021 | $133.5 | $131.1 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | $131.1 | $136.7 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | $136.7 | $136.9 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | $136.9 | $166.5 | +22% |
| 2025 | $166.5 | $195.9 | +18% |
| 2026 YTD | $195.9 | $314.9 | +61% |
MSGK has the edge over GOOGL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.