GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL has the edge over STRZ overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
STRZ
Starz Entertainment Corp.
STRZ'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.
STRZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
STRZ's cash flow is currently stable, but its revenue, profitability 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.
STRZ PE Valuation
STRZ 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.
STRZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect STRZ'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 edge over STRZ on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
STRZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$24.36 | -$17.25 |
| Q2 2026 | -$25.49 | -$20.85 |
| Q1 2026 | -$16.76 | -$14.41 |
| Q4 2025 | -$8.26 | -$7.02 |
| Q3 2025 | -$7.11 | -$5.51 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.64 | +$0.07 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.35 | +$2.42 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.24 | +$3.72 |
STRZ lost $24.36 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than 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 STRZ 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 STRZ on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
STRZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $322.4M | +0.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $307.9M | -3.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $306.9M | -68% |
| Q4 2025 | $322.8M | -67% |
| Q3 2025 | $320.9M | -66% |
| Q2 2025 | $319.7M | -62% |
| Q1 2025 | $970.5M | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $970.5M | -0.5% |
STRZ's revenue has slid since its 2024 peak: $322M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -6.6% | +4.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | -57% | -49 points |
| Q1 2026 | -50% | -58 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.5% | -2.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | -11% | -1.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | -8.4% | -11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.6% | +14 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7% | +8.2 points |
STRZ's operating margin was −6.6% last quarter, up 4.3 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.
STRZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $13.1M | +$44.4M |
| Q2 2026 | -$33.4M | -157% |
| Q1 2026 | $68.7M | +$136.1M |
| Q4 2025 | -$26M | +$98.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$31.3M | +$59.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $58.5M | +$226.4M |
| Q1 2025 | -$67.4M | -$52.8M |
| Q4 2024 | -$124.2M | -292% |
STRZ 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 STRZ 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.
STRZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.4% | +400K shares |
| 1 year | +3% | +500K shares |
| 3 years | -93% | -217M shares |
| 5 years | -92% | -211M shares |
| Available history | -92% | -201M shares |
STRZ has 17M diluted shares, up 3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
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 STRZ on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
STRZ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15.7x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 120.8x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 25.2x | High |
STRZ's net debt is about 16 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.7 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).
STRZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 46.0 | Neutral |
STRZ's weekly RSI is 59 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 46 (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.
STRZ PE vs Communication Services Sector
STRZ 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 |
STRZ has stronger trend alignment. GOOGL is above 2 of 5 weekly averages versus STRZ above 3 of 3.
STRZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $23.3 | 13% above |
| 20 week MA | $25.3 | 4% above |
| 50 week MA | $19.7 | 34% above |
STRZ is in an uptrend: it's above all three of its weekly moving averages, and 34% above its 50-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 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.
STRZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12.3 | $11.8 | -4.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.8 | $26.3 | +122% |
STRZ has the edge over GOOGL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.