GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL has the edge over PERI overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
PERI
Perion Network Ltd.
PERI'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.
PERI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
PERI's cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability is 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.
PERI PE Valuation
PERI 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.
PERI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
PERI has the edge over GOOGL on the outlook, with more favorable 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 PERI on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
PERI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.39 | — |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.35 | -$0.23 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.25 | -$0.08 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.18 | -169% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.26 | -128% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.12 | -108% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.17 | -108% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.26 | -89% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.93 | -60% |
PERI lost $0.35 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than 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 PERI 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 PERI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PERI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $98.2M | -4.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $90.4M | +1.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $137.1M | +5.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $110.5M | +8.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $103M | -5.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $89.3M | -43% |
| Q4 2024 | $129.6M | -45% |
| Q3 2024 | $102.2M | -45% |
PERI's revenue fell from its 2023 peak and has held roughly level since: $98M last quarter, down 4.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -7.6% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | -17% | -2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.6% | +4.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | -4.5% | -1.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | -7.2% | +4.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -15% | -20 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.2% | -14 points |
| Q3 2024 | -2.8% | -20 points |
PERI's operating margin was −7.6% last quarter, about level with 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.
PERI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2.6M | -87% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.3M | +$13M |
| Q4 2025 | $23M | +685% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.2M | -56% |
| Q2 2025 | $19.8M | +$41M |
| Q1 2025 | -$8.7M | -235% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.9M | -94% |
| Q3 2024 | $11.9M | -70% |
PERI still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $35M over the past year.
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.
PERI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -5.4% | -2.1M shares |
| 1 year | -12% | -5M shares |
| 3 years | -25% | -12.6M shares |
| 5 years | -0.3% | -94.6K shares |
| Available history | +38% | +10.1M shares |
PERI has the edge over GOOGL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $25.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $24.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $26.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $7.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $33.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $6.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $13.4M |
| Q3 2024 | $13.5M |
PERI spent $83M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 25% 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).
PERI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -5.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -4.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -8.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -5.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -8.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
PERI 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).
PERI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 69.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 71.6 | Neutral |
PERI's weekly RSI is 69 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 72 (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.
PERI PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | PERI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
PERI 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.
PERI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.35 | 22% above |
| 20 week MA | $9.40 | 21% above |
| 50 week MA | $9.39 | 21% above |
| 100 week MA | $9.40 | 21% above |
| 200 week MA | $16.2 | 30% below |
PERI 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.
PERI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.25 | $13.8 | +121% |
| 2021 | $13.8 | $23.9 | +73% |
| 2022 | $23.9 | $24.8 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | $24.8 | $30.9 | +24% |
| 2024 | $30.9 | $8.45 | -73% |
| 2025 | $8.45 | $9.77 | +16% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.77 | $11.4 | +16% |
PERI has the edge over GOOGL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.