GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL's fundamentals are strong: revenue grew 22% and its operating margin rose 1 points to 33%, though free cash flow fell 73%. Its PE of 16x looks cheaper than it really is, because one-off gains boosted its recent earnings. Analysts expect GOOGL's strong growth to continue.
PPLI
People Incorporated
There isn't enough reported data to score PPLI yet.
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.
PPLI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable | |
| Weak |
PPLI's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently weak. There isn't enough data to rate its cash flow.
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.
PPLI PE Valuation
PPLI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 45x 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.
PPLI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect PPLI to return to profit, with revenue declining. 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 PPLI on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
PPLI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.96 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$4.37 | -$2.57 |
| Q2 2026 | $4.51 | +$8.45 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.40 | +$8.31 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.83 | +$4.49 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.80 | -3700% |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.94 | -$2.52 |
| Q1 2025 | -$7.91 | -$7.02 |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.32 | -318% |
PPLI is still losing money, but far less than before: $4.37 per share over the past year, against $11.12 at its worst in late 2022.
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 PPLI 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 PPLI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PPLI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $430.8M | -27% |
| Q2 2026 | $436.7M | -26% |
| Q1 2026 | $422.9M | -26% |
| Q4 2025 | $646M | -35% |
| Q3 2025 | $589.8M | -37% |
| Q2 2025 | $586.9M | -38% |
| Q1 2025 | $570.5M | -39% |
| Q4 2024 | $989.3M | -6.5% |
PPLI's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: $431M last quarter, down 27% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.7% | +2.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | -3.3% | -3.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -9.5% | -16 points |
| Q4 2025 | -18% | -23 points |
| Q3 2025 | -3.5% | -5.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.3% | +13 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.1% | +8.6 points |
PPLI's operating margin was −0.7% last quarter, up 2.8 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% |
PPLI has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 200% versus its history, compared with GOOGL at down 69%.
PPLI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.8M | +73% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.5M | +$41.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $31.4M | -66% |
| Q3 2025 | $25.3M | -68% |
| Q2 2025 | -$7.2M | -110% |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.6M | -110% |
| Q4 2024 | $91.9M | +186% |
| Q3 2024 | $79.8M | +$83.9M |
PPLI still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2021 peak: $135M 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.
PPLI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.1% | -800K shares |
| 1 year | -5.7% | -4.5M shares |
| 3 years | -26% | -25.8M shares |
| 5 years | -32% | -35.9M shares |
| Available history | -12% | -10M shares |
PPLI has the edge over GOOGL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $9.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $123.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $15M |
| Q3 2025 | $100M |
| Q2 2025 | $20.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $179.4M |
| Q1 2022 | $8.1M |
PPLI spent $148M buying back its own shares over 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's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
PPLI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 14.0x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2024 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2024 | 2.1x | Moderate |
PPLI's net debt is about 14 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year 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).
PPLI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 51.6 | Neutral |
PPLI's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 52 (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.
PPLI PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | PPLI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.9x | 16x | 52% below |
| PE % | 0 | 27 | 27 pts below |
PPLI has the edge over GOOGL on valuation relative to its sector.
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.
PPLI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $40.1 | 8.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $40.7 | 7% above |
| 50 week MA | $40.4 | 7.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $38.1 | 14% above |
| 200 week MA | $40.6 | 7.3% above |
PPLI 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.
PPLI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $42.5 | $98.0 | +130% |
| 2021 | $98.0 | $108.1 | +10% |
| 2022 | $108.1 | $35.1 | -68% |
| 2023 | $35.1 | $43.0 | +23% |
| 2024 | $43.0 | $35.4 | -18% |
| 2025 | $35.4 | $40.1 | +13% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.1 | $43.6 | +8.6% |
PPLI has the edge over GOOGL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.