GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL has the edge over NEXN overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
NEXN
Nexxen International Ltd.
NEXN'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.
NEXN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
NEXN's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable.
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.
NEXN PE Valuation
NEXN 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.
NEXN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for NEXN, with profitability 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 NEXN on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NEXN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0.22 | -70% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.30 | -53% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.42 | -18% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.61 | +221% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.74 | +$0.77 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.64 | +$0.79 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.51 | +$0.81 |
| Q3 2024 | $0.19 | +$0.46 |
NEXN's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.22 over the past year, against $0.98 in late 2021.
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 NEXN 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 NEXN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NEXN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $100.5M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $86.8M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $100.7M | -10% |
| Q3 2025 | $94.8M | +5.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $90.9M | +2.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $78.3M | +5.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $112.3M | +17% |
| Q3 2024 | $90.2M | +13% |
NEXN's revenue has held roughly level: $101M last quarter, up 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 4.1% | -5.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -5.6% | -10 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | -9.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.7% | -10 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.6% | +2.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.4% | +13 points |
| Q4 2024 | 22% | +12 points |
| Q3 2024 | 18% | +22 points |
NEXN's operating margin was 4.1% last quarter, down 5.4 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.
NEXN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $46M | +215% |
| Q1 2026 | -$29.3M | -273% |
| Q4 2025 | $38M | -22% |
| Q3 2025 | $34.2M | -2.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $14.6M | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $17M | -46% |
| Q4 2024 | $48.7M | +27% |
| Q3 2024 | $35M | +313% |
NEXN has the edge over GOOGL on cash flow, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
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.
NEXN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.7% | +1.6M shares |
| 1 year | -2.1% | -1.3M shares |
| 3 years | -15% | -10.6M shares |
| 5 years | -16% | -11.2M shares |
| Available history | -8.9% | -5.9M shares |
NEXN has the edge over GOOGL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $187,345 |
| Q1 2026 | $7.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $12.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $22.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $41.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $32M |
| Q4 2024 | $19.7M |
| Q3 2024 | $18.2M |
NEXN spent $42M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 62% 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's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
NEXN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
NEXN has the edge over GOOGL on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
NEXN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.7 | Neutral |
NEXN's weekly RSI is 65 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (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.
NEXN PE vs Communication Services Sector
NEXN 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 |
NEXN has stronger trend alignment. GOOGL is above 2 of 5 weekly averages versus NEXN above 3 of 3.
NEXN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.00 | 13% above |
| 20 week MA | $9.54 | 7% above |
| 50 week MA | $8.06 | 27% above |
NEXN is in an uptrend: it's above all three of its weekly moving averages, and 27% 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.
NEXN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8.94 | $6.70 | -25% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.70 | $10.2 | +52% |
NEXN has the edge over GOOGL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.