GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL has the edge over TU overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
TU
TELUS Corporation
TU trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
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.
TU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
TU's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its 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.
TU PE Valuation
TU 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.
TU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Decline | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect TU's profitability to improve, but its earnings to decline. 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 TU on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
TU Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.40 | -189% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.42 | -25% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.51 | +8.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.54 | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.45 | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.56 | +56% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.47 | +15% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.44 | +13% |
TU has swung to a loss: it lost $0.40 per share over the past year, after a profit 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 TU 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 TU on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TU Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $3.5B | -2.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.5B | -0.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.7B | -1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.6B | +0.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.5B | +2.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.5B | +3.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.7B | +3.4% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.5B | +1% |
TU's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $3.5B last quarter, down 2.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 15% | +11 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +1.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | -1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | -1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.5% | -10 points |
| Q1 2025 | 15% | +3.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 14% | +1.4 points |
| Q3 2024 | 16% | +5.3 points |
TU's operating margin was 15% last quarter, up 11 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.
TU Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $485.1M | +21% |
| Q1 2026 | -$17.6M | -106% |
| Q4 2025 | $352.2M | +$607.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $506.8M | -4.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $399.3M | -43% |
| Q1 2025 | $297.4M | +2921% |
| Q4 2024 | -$255.2M | -158% |
| Q3 2024 | $529.4M | +40% |
TU 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 TU 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.
TU Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.8% | +12M shares |
| 1 year | +2.9% | +44M shares |
| 3 years | +8.4% | +122M shares |
| 5 years | +16% | +215M shares |
| Available history | +31% | +370M shares |
TU has 1.6B diluted shares, up 2.9% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
TU hasn't bought back shares in 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 has the edge over TU on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
TU Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 4.1x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.0x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.1x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 4.2x | High |
TU's net debt is about 4.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as 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).
TU Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 43.4 | Neutral |
TU's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 43 (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.
TU PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | TU | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
TU 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 the edge over TU on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TU Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.50 | 0.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $9.27 | 8.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.4 | 25% below |
| 100 week MA | $13.3 | 36% below |
| 200 week MA | $15.5 | 45% below |
TU has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 45% below its 200-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 the edge over TU on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TU Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $19.3 | $20.0 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | $20.0 | $23.2 | +16% |
| 2022 | $23.2 | $19.7 | -15% |
| 2023 | $19.7 | $17.8 | -9.6% |
| 2024 | $17.8 | $13.5 | -24% |
| 2025 | $13.5 | $12.9 | -4.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $12.9 | $8.52 | -34% |
TU has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 34% so far in 2026.