GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL has the edge over UCL overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
UCL
uCloudlink Group Inc.
UCL'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.
UCL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
UCL's balance sheet is currently strong, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow 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.
UCL PE Valuation
UCL 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.
UCL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
UCL 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 stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 89% for GOOGL versus UCL down 20%.
UCL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $0.12 | +$0.27 |
| Q1 2024 | $0.03 | +$0.36 |
| Q4 2023 | $0.08 | +$0.74 |
| Q3 2023 | $0.10 | +$1.27 |
| Q2 2023 | -$0.15 | +$1.12 |
| Q1 2023 | -$0.33 | +$1.02 |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.66 | +$0.96 |
| Q3 2022 | -$1.17 | +$0.35 |
UCL has returned to profit: it earned $0.12 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before. Its recent earnings include one-off gains.
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 UCL 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 UCL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
UCL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $18.2M | -5.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $16.9M | -10% |
| Q4 2025 | $22.3M | -14% |
| Q3 2025 | $21.2M | -16% |
| Q2 2025 | $19.4M | -13% |
| Q1 2025 | $18.7M | +3.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $26M | +19% |
| Q3 2024 | $25.2M | +5.6% |
UCL's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: $18M last quarter, down 5.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -16% | -20 points |
| Q1 2026 | -16% | -13 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.5% | +15 points |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6% | -13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.2% | -5.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.5% | -5.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | -6.6% | +1.9 points |
| Q3 2024 | 13% | -0.7 points |
UCL's operating margin was −16% last quarter, down 20 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 has the edge over UCL on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
UCL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$3.1M | -$2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$8.7M | -$8.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $4.4M | +$7.8M |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.4M | -170% |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.1M | -135% |
| Q1 2025 | -$64K | -105% |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.5M | -$80K |
| Q3 2024 | $2M | +1.2% |
UCL has burned cash in six of the last eight quarters: −$9M over the past year, against −$3M the year before.
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.
UCL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +163K shares |
| 1 year | +1.3% | +478K shares |
| 3 years | +33% | +9.3M shares |
| 5 years | +44% | +11.6M shares |
UCL has the edge over GOOGL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
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).
UCL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -7.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -4.4x | Net Cash |
UCL has the edge over GOOGL on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
UCL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 19.1 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 4.7 | Oversold |
UCL's weekly RSI is 19 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 5 (oversold).
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.
UCL PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | UCL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
UCL 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 UCL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
UCL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.25 | 12% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.50 | 56% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.07 | 79% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.49 | 85% below |
| 200 week MA | $1.90 | 88% below |
UCL is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 88% 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 UCL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
UCL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $16.5 | $10.4 | -37% |
| 2021 | $10.4 | $3.30 | -68% |
| 2022 | $3.30 | $3.97 | +20% |
| 2023 | $3.97 | $1.75 | -56% |
| 2024 | $1.75 | $2.40 | +37% |
| 2025 | $2.40 | $2.05 | -15% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.05 | $0.22 | -89% |
UCL has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 89% so far in 2026.