GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL has the edge over OPTU overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
OPTU
Optimum Communications, Inc.
OPTU trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
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.
OPTU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
OPTU's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability, 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.
OPTU PE Valuation
OPTU 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.
OPTU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect OPTU's losses to grow, with revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 OPTU on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
OPTU Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$15.63 | -$11.68 |
| Q2 2026 | -$8.86 | -$8.29 |
| Q1 2026 | -$8.40 | -$8.07 |
| Q4 2025 | -$3.99 | -$3.77 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.95 | -$3.58 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.57 | -$0.44 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.33 | -3400% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.22 | -283% |
OPTU lost $15.63 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last seven quarters.
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 OPTU 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 OPTU on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
OPTU Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2B | -5.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $2B | -5.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.1B | -4% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.2B | -2.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.1B | -5.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.1B | -4.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.2B | -4.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.2B | -2.9% |
OPTU's revenue has slid since its 2021 peak: $2B last quarter, down 5.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -153% | -98 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8.2% | -6.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -114% | -130 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | +3 points |
| Q3 2025 | -55% | -75 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | -7.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | -1.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +2.1 points |
OPTU's operating margin was −153% last quarter, down 98 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom 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 has the edge over OPTU on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
OPTU Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$267.9M | -$89.8M |
| Q2 2026 | -$91.9M | -423% |
| Q1 2026 | -$137.4M | +$31.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $199.4M | +300% |
| Q3 2025 | -$178.1M | -332% |
| Q2 2025 | $28.4M | +$69.4M |
| Q1 2025 | -$168.6M | -365% |
| Q4 2024 | $49.9M | -75% |
OPTU's free cash flow was −$298M over the past year, against −$268M 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.
OPTU Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -37% | -164M shares |
| 1 year | -40% | -187M shares |
| 3 years | -38% | -173M shares |
| 5 years | -38% | -175M shares |
| Available history | -57% | -381M shares |
OPTU has the edge over GOOGL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | $79.4M |
| Q2 2021 | $221.9M |
| Q1 2021 | $503.6M |
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).
OPTU Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 15.9x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 16.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 8.0x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 7.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 7.5x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 7.7x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 7.6x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 7.5x | High |
OPTU's net debt is about 16 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 7.5 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).
OPTU Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.9 | Neutral |
OPTU's weekly RSI is 38 (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.
OPTU PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | OPTU | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
OPTU 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 the edge over OPTU on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
OPTU Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.82 | 22% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.90 | 29% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.23 | 48% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.83 | 65% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.28 | 72% below |
OPTU is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 72% below its 200-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 the edge over OPTU on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
OPTU Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $27.2 | $36.0 | +33% |
| 2021 | $36.0 | $16.1 | -55% |
| 2022 | $16.1 | $4.39 | -73% |
| 2023 | $4.39 | $3.25 | -26% |
| 2024 | $3.25 | $2.41 | -26% |
| 2025 | $2.41 | $1.66 | -31% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.66 | $0.64 | -61% |
OPTU has finished five years in a row lower, and it's down 61% so far in 2026.