GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL has the edge over TTWO overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
TTWO
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
TTWO'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.
TTWO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
TTWO's profitability is currently stable, but its revenue, 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.
TTWO PE Valuation
TTWO 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.
TTWO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
TTWO 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 TTWO on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
TTWO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.45 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.29 | +$21.49 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.73 | +$22.40 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.62 | +$23.96 |
| Q4 2025 | -$22.57 | -$1.21 |
| Q3 2025 | -$22.78 | -$1.59 |
| Q2 2025 | -$24.13 | -$1.82 |
| Q1 2025 | -$25.58 | -$3.57 |
| Q4 2024 | -$21.36 | -$12.58 |
TTWO is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.29 per share over the past year, against $25.58 at its worst in early 2025.
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 TTWO 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 TTWO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TTWO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5B | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | +2% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.7B | +6.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7B | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.8B | +31% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5B | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.6B | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4B | -0.5% |
TTWO's revenue fell from its 2025 peak and has held roughly level since: $1.5B last quarter, down 16% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -7.8% | -2.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | -2.3% | -3.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.7% | +239 points |
| Q4 2025 | -2.3% | +7.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | -5.5% | +16 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.4% | +15 points |
| Q1 2025 | -239% | -45 points |
| Q4 2024 | -9.7% | -0.2 points |
TTWO's operating margin was −7.8% last quarter, down 2.3 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.
TTWO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$143M | -248% |
| Q2 2026 | -$193.8M | -$124M |
| Q1 2026 | $198.6M | -12% |
| Q4 2025 | $236.2M | +$284.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $96.5M | +$261.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$69.8M | +$156.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $224.9M | +$280M |
| Q4 2024 | -$48.2M | +$64.4M |
TTWO 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.
TTWO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +900K shares |
| 1 year | +1.4% | +2.5M shares |
| 3 years | +10% | +17.2M shares |
| 5 years | +60% | +70.3M shares |
| Available history | +64% | +72.8M shares |
TTWO has 187M diluted shares, up 1.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| 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 has the edge over TTWO on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
TTWO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 92.6x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 33.0x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 10.3x | High |
| Q3 2022 | 30.0x | High |
| Q2 2022 | 7.2x | High |
| Q1 2022 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2021 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2021 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
TTWO's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 7.2 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).
TTWO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 36.8 | Neutral |
TTWO's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 37 (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.
TTWO PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | TTWO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
TTWO 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.
TTWO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $207.3 | 9.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $223.6 | 1.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $222.8 | 1.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $223.0 | 1.8% above |
| 200 week MA | $184.7 | 23% above |
TTWO 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 TTWO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TTWO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $124.5 | $202.5 | +63% |
| 2021 | $202.5 | $178.0 | -12% |
| 2022 | $178.0 | $99.8 | -44% |
| 2023 | $99.8 | $161.0 | +61% |
| 2024 | $161.0 | $186.4 | +16% |
| 2025 | $186.4 | $256.1 | +37% |
| 2026 YTD | $256.1 | $227.0 | -11% |
TTWO has finished higher in four of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's down 11% so far in 2026.