GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
NYT
The New York Times Company
NYT has the edge over GOOGL overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
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.
NYT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
NYT'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 NYT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
NYT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $71.46 | — |
| Current | 29x | $71.46 | — |
| Cheap | 30x | $74.74 | +4.6% |
| Fair | 35x | $86.99 | +22% |
| Expensive | 51x | $127 | +78% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NYT's PE is in its cheap range at 29x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 23x 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.
NYT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
NYT 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 NYT on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
NYT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.12 | +25% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.50 | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.40 | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.33 | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.09 | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.04 | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.93 | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.83 | +21% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.77 | +26% |
NYT's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $2.50 over the past year, up 23% from the year before, and higher year over year for 13 quarters in a row.
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 NYT on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 NYT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NYT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $768.5M | +9.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $762.5M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $712.2M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $802.3M | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $700.8M | +9.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $685.9M | +9.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $635.9M | +7.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $726.6M | +7.5% |
NYT's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $769M last quarter, up 9.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 16% | +0.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 15% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | +3.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | 0 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | +3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 16% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.2% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 20% | +1.1 points |
NYT's operating margin was 16% last quarter, up 0.9 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.
NYT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $170.1M | -15% |
| Q2 2026 | $184.2M | +78% |
| Q1 2026 | $81.5M | -9.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $157.6M | +9.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $199.7M | +69% |
| Q2 2025 | $103.3M | +42% |
| Q1 2025 | $89.9M | +93% |
| Q4 2024 | $143.6M | +10% |
NYT 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.
NYT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.5% | -790K shares |
| 1 year | -1.3% | -2.1M shares |
| 3 years | -1.9% | -3.2M shares |
| 5 years | -3.7% | -6.3M shares |
| Available history | -3.3% | -5.5M shares |
NYT has the edge over GOOGL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $79.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $35.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $56.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $55.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $27.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $23.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $59M |
| Q4 2024 | $24.7M |
NYT spent $226M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 68% 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).
NYT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
NYT 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).
NYT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 65.4 | Neutral |
NYT's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 65 (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 NYT on valuation relative to its sector.
NYT PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | NYT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 29x | 16x | 73% above |
| PE % | 11 | 26 | 15 pts below |
NYT is trading at 29x earnings, a 73% 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 |
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.
NYT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $67.5 | 5.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $68.9 | 3.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $72.7 | 1.7% below |
| 100 week MA | $63.6 | 12% above |
| 200 week MA | $54.5 | 31% above |
NYT 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.
NYT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $32.1 | $51.4 | +60% |
| 2021 | $51.4 | $47.4 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | $47.4 | $33.0 | -30% |
| 2023 | $33.0 | $49.0 | +48% |
| 2024 | $49.0 | $53.2 | +8.6% |
| 2025 | $53.2 | $70.2 | +32% |
| 2026 YTD | $70.2 | $71.5 | +1.9% |
NYT has the edge over GOOGL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.