GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL has the edge over RDI overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
RDI
Reading International, Inc.
RDI'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.
RDI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
RDI's revenue is currently healthy, and its profitability and cash flow are stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
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.
RDI PE Valuation
RDI 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.
RDI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
RDI 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 RDI on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RDI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.55 | +$0.20 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.77 | +$0.43 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.62 | +$0.96 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.62 | +$1.41 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.75 | +$1.17 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.20 | +$0.27 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.58 | -$0.20 |
| Q3 2024 | -$2.03 | -$0.61 |
RDI is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.55 per share over the past year, against $3.18 at its worst in late 2020.
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 RDI 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 RDI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RDI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $66.9M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $45.1M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $50.3M | -14% |
| Q3 2025 | $52.2M | -13% |
| Q2 2025 | $60.4M | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $40.2M | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $58.6M | +29% |
| Q3 2024 | $60.1M | -9.7% |
RDI's revenue has held roughly level: $67M last quarter, up 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +6.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -8.1% | +9.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1.9% | -4.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | -0.6% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.8% | +21 points |
| Q1 2025 | -17% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.6% | +18 points |
| Q3 2024 | -0.6% | -2.1 points |
RDI's operating margin was 11% last quarter, up 6.4 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top 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 usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$9.1B, but it generated $19.7B over the past year.
RDI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2.3M | +95% |
| Q1 2026 | -$3M | +$5M |
| Q4 2025 | $4.1M | -41% |
| Q3 2025 | -$246K | +$811K |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2M | +$11.8M |
| Q1 2025 | -$8M | -$3.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $7M | +$8.7M |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.1M | -$738K |
RDI 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 the edge over RDI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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.
RDI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +5% | +1.1M shares |
| 1 year | +5% | +1.1M shares |
| 3 years | +1.4% | +340K shares |
| 5 years | +6.1% | +1.4M shares |
| Available history | +5.1% | +1.2M shares |
RDI has 24M diluted shares, up 5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | $480,000 |
| Q3 2020 | $161,000 |
| Q2 2020 | $318,000 |
| Q1 2020 | $671,000 |
| Q4 2019 | $3.4M |
| Q3 2019 | $5.2M |
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 RDI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
RDI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 16.3x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 16.4x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 22.1x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 14.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 15.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 132.9x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 109.3x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 31.9x | High |
RDI's net debt is about 16 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 15 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).
RDI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 35.2 | Neutral |
RDI's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 35 (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.
RDI PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | RDI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
RDI 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.
RDI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.82 | 2.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $1.74 | 7.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $1.36 | 38% above |
| 100 week MA | $1.37 | 36% above |
| 200 week MA | $1.77 | 5.6% above |
RDI 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.
RDI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.8 | $4.98 | -54% |
| 2021 | $4.98 | $4.07 | -18% |
| 2022 | $4.07 | $2.83 | -30% |
| 2023 | $2.83 | $1.91 | -33% |
| 2024 | $1.91 | $1.25 | -35% |
| 2025 | $1.25 | $1.04 | -17% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.04 | $1.87 | +80% |
RDI has the edge over GOOGL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.