GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL has the edge over PLAY overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
PLAY
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
PLAY 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.
PLAY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
PLAY'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.
PLAY PE Valuation
PLAY 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 |
GOOGL has the edge over PLAY on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
PLAY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect PLAY'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 PLAY on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
PLAY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$2.54 | -705% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.86 | -271% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.40 | -196% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.04 | -98% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.42 | -85% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.09 | -55% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.46 | -49% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.09 | -24% |
PLAY has swung to a loss: it lost $2.54 per share over the past year, after a profit 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 PLAY 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 PLAY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PLAY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $544.1M | -2.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $559.2M | -1.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $529.6M | -0.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $448.2M | -1.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $557.4M | +0.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $567.7M | -3.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $534.5M | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $453M | -3% |
PLAY's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $544M last quarter, down 2.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.6% | -5.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8.4% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2.6% | -11 points |
| Q4 2025 | -3.6% | -5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.5% | -5.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | -3.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.3% | -6.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.4% | -2.6 points |
PLAY's operating margin was 3.6% last quarter, down 5.9 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 has the edge over PLAY on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
PLAY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$37.9M | +$17.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $8.5M | +$67.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $34M | +$95M |
| Q4 2025 | -$20.6M | +$117.8M |
| Q3 2025 | -$55.2M | -$40.9M |
| Q2 2025 | -$58.8M | -$54.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$61M | -$35.6M |
| Q4 2024 | -$138.4M | -$135.4M |
PLAY has burned cash in six of the last eight quarters: −$16M over the past year, against −$313M 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.
PLAY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -130K shares |
| 1 year | -0.9% | -330K shares |
| 3 years | -20% | -8.6M shares |
| 5 years | -29% | -14.4M shares |
| Available history | +10% | +3.3M shares |
PLAY has the edge over GOOGL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $23.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $83.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $28M |
PLAY hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
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 has the edge over PLAY on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
PLAY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.5x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.2x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.1x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 2.9x | Moderate |
PLAY's net debt is about 4.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.7 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).
PLAY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 29.2 | Neutral |
PLAY's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 29 (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.
PLAY PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | PLAY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
PLAY 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 PLAY on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PLAY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $7.29 | 7.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $8.72 | 10% below |
| 50 week MA | $12.2 | 36% below |
| 100 week MA | $17.6 | 55% below |
| 200 week MA | $29.9 | 74% below |
PLAY has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 74% 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 PLAY on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PLAY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $40.7 | $29.6 | -27% |
| 2021 | $29.6 | $39.5 | +33% |
| 2022 | $39.5 | $35.0 | -11% |
| 2023 | $35.0 | $53.9 | +54% |
| 2024 | $53.9 | $29.1 | -46% |
| 2025 | $29.1 | $16.3 | -44% |
| 2026 YTD | $16.3 | $7.85 | -52% |
PLAY has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 52% so far in 2026.