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.
SSP
The E.W. Scripps Company
There isn't enough reported data to score SSP 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.
SSP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
SSP's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and balance sheet are 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.
SSP PE Valuation
SSP 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.
SSP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SSP's losses to shrink, with revenue holding steady.
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 stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 89% for GOOGL versus SSP down 117%.
SSP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | -$8.90 | -830% |
| Q3 2023 | -$5.89 | -720% |
| Q2 2023 | -$5.47 | -621% |
| Q1 2023 | $0.86 | +16% |
| Q4 2022 | $1.22 | +100% |
| Q3 2022 | $0.95 | -62% |
| Q2 2022 | $1.05 | -60% |
| Q1 2022 | $0.74 | -70% |
SSP lost $1.53 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before, but its loss has widened in each of the last three quarters.
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 SSP 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 SSP on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SSP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $544.9M | +3.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $490.4M | -9.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $516.9M | -1.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $560.3M | -23% |
| Q3 2025 | $525.9M | -19% |
| Q2 2025 | $540.1M | -5.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $524.4M | -6.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $728.4M | +18% |
SSP's revenue has slid since its 2024 peak: $545M last quarter, up 3.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | +5.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | -236% | -250 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.8% | -0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.5% | -19 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.2% | -12 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | +4.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.2% | -2.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 26% | +59 points |
SSP's operating margin was 12% last quarter, up 5.2 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.
SSP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $119.6M | +1774% |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.9M | +$19.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $350K | +$8.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $31.2M | -79% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.4M | -95% |
| Q2 2025 | -$22.7M | -912% |
| Q1 2025 | -$8.4M | -136% |
| Q4 2024 | $146.9M | +215% |
SSP 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.
SSP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +6.5% | +6M shares |
| 1 year | -16% | -18.8M shares |
| 3 years | -12% | -13.3M shares |
| 5 years | -9.9% | -10.8M shares |
| Available history | -9.3% | -10.1M shares |
SSP has the edge over GOOGL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | — |
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).
SSP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 7.5x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 7.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 5.3x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.7x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.5x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 15.6x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 26.9x | High |
SSP's net debt is about 7.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 4.7 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).
SSP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 61.4 | Neutral |
SSP's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 61 (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.
SSP PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | SSP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
SSP 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.
SSP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.81 | 29% above |
| 20 week MA | $3.02 | 20% above |
| 50 week MA | $3.51 | 3.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $3.04 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $4.60 | 21% below |
SSP 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 the edge over SSP on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SSP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $15.8 | $14.4 | -8.4% |
| 2021 | $14.4 | $19.7 | +37% |
| 2022 | $19.7 | $13.4 | -32% |
| 2023 | $13.4 | $7.99 | -40% |
| 2024 | $7.99 | $2.00 | -75% |
| 2025 | $2.00 | $3.96 | +98% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.96 | $3.62 | -8.6% |
SSP has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 8.6% so far in 2026.