GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL has the edge over PINS overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
PINS
Pinterest, Inc.
PINS'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.
PINS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PINS'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 has the edge over PINS in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
PINS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 8.9x | $19.12 | — |
| Cheap | 13x | $3.16 | -83% |
| Fair | 56x | $14.03 | -27% |
| Current | 76x | $19.12 | — |
| Expensive | 188x | $47.08 | +146% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PINS's PE is in its fair range at 76x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 8.9x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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.
PINS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
PINS 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 PINS on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PINS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.14 | +757% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.25 | -91% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.34 | -88% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.48 | -82% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.61 | -77% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.86 | +823% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.77 | +889% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.72 | +1136% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.67 | +$2.72 |
PINS's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.25 over the past year, against $2.86 in late 2025.
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 PINS 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 PINS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PINS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $1B | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3B | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $1B | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $998.2M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $855M | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2B | +18% |
PINS's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $1.2B last quarter, up 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.6% | -3 points |
| Q2 2026 | -4.7% | -4.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -8% | -3.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 23% | +0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.6% | +6.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | -0.4% | +2.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | -4.2% | +3.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 23% | +2.7 points |
PINS's operating margin was 2.6% last quarter, down 3 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.
PINS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $300.3M | -5.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $269.9M | +37% |
| Q1 2026 | $311.7M | -13% |
| Q4 2025 | $380.4M | +52% |
| Q3 2025 | $318.4M | +30% |
| Q2 2025 | $196.7M | +94% |
| Q1 2025 | $356.4M | +3.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $250.2M | -1.5% |
PINS 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.
PINS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.5% | +19.7M shares |
| 1 year | -16% | -112M shares |
| 3 years | -15% | -104M shares |
| 5 years | -16% | -109M shares |
| Available history | +1.1% | +6.3M shares |
PINS has the edge over GOOGL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $78.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $1.9B |
| Q4 2025 | $502M |
| Q3 2025 | $197.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $52.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $175M |
| Q4 2024 | $100.2M |
PINS spent $2.5B buying back its own shares over the past year, about five times what it spent 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).
PINS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -5.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -5.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -5.7x | Net Cash |
PINS 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).
PINS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.7 | Oversold |
PINS's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (oversold).
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 PINS on valuation relative to its sector.
PINS PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | PINS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 76x | 16x | 364% above |
| PE % | 64 | 26 | 38 pts above |
PINS is trading at 76x earnings, a 364% 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 the edge over PINS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PINS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $20.2 | 5.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $21.4 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $21.3 | 10% below |
| 100 week MA | $26.9 | 29% below |
| 200 week MA | $29.2 | 34% below |
PINS is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 34% 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 PINS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PINS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $18.5 | $71.0 | +284% |
| 2021 | $71.0 | $37.4 | -47% |
| 2022 | $37.4 | $24.5 | -34% |
| 2023 | $24.5 | $37.0 | +51% |
| 2024 | $37.0 | $29.6 | -20% |
| 2025 | $29.6 | $26.1 | -12% |
| 2026 YTD | $26.1 | $19.1 | -27% |
PINS's yearly returns have swung widely, from +284% in 2020 to −47% in 2021. It's down 27% so far in 2026.