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.
VEON
VEON Ltd.
There isn't enough reported data to score VEON 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.
VEON Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Strong | |
| Unavailable | |
| Healthy |
VEON's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue and cash flow.
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 has the edge over VEON in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
VEON PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.5x | $63.62 | -15% |
| Fair | 8.5x | $83.40 | +11% |
| Current | 9.8x | $75.15 | — |
| Expensive | 10x | $103 | +37% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VEON's PE is 9.8x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
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.
VEON Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for VEON to show an outlook.
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's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $19.16 over the past year, up 89% from the year before, and higher year over year for 13 quarters in a row. Its recent earnings include one-off gains.
VEON Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $9.82 | +409% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.07 | +$10.08 |
| Q1 2025 | $2.53 | -2.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.93 | -71% |
| Q4 2023 | $6.67 | +$8.92 |
| Q4 2022 | -$2.25 | -123% |
| Q4 2021 | $9.75 | +$14.73 |
| Q4 2020 | -$4.98 | -155% |
VEON has the edge over GOOGL in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
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's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $128B last quarter, up 25% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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's operating margin was 32% last quarter, up 1.3 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VEON Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $2.3B | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1B | +5.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1B | +8.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $2B | +7.2% |
| Q2 2024 | $1B | +12% |
| Q1 2024 | $942M | +6.6% |
| Q4 2023 | $1.9B | -49% |
| Q4 2022 | $3.8B | -52% |
VEON has the edge over GOOGL in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 17% | -10 points |
| Q2 2025 | 75% | +54 points |
| Q1 2025 | 23% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 31% | +4.6 points |
| Q2 2024 | 27% | +3.9 points |
| Q1 2024 | 21% | -9.6 points |
| Q4 2023 | 25% | +5.6 points |
| Q2 2023 | 26% | +29 points |
VEON's operating margin was 17% last quarter, down 10 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.
VEON Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $408M | +3.6% |
| Q2 2025 | -$48M | -167% |
| Q1 2025 | $255M | +410% |
| Q4 2024 | $394M | -17% |
| Q2 2024 | $72M | -78% |
| Q1 2024 | $50M | -86% |
| Q4 2023 | $476M | +59% |
| Q4 2022 | $299M | -48% |
VEON still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2016 peak: $1B over the past year.
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 VEON 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.
VEON Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2459% | +1.7B shares |
| 1 year | +2439% | +1.7B shares |
| 3 years | +2488% | +1.7B shares |
| 5 years | +2464% | +1.7B shares |
| Available history | +2464% | +1.7B shares |
VEON has 1.8B diluted shares, up 2439% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $37M |
| Q2 2025 | $44M |
| Q1 2025 | $24M |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q2 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's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
VEON Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q1 2024 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q4 2023 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q4 2022 | 1.8x | Healthy |
VEON's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.0 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).
VEON Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 70.6 | Neutral |
VEON's weekly RSI is 65 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 71 (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.
VEON PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | VEON | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.8x | 16x | 41% below |
| PE % | 77 | 26 | 51 pts above |
VEON has the edge over GOOGL on valuation relative to its sector.
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.
VEON Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $78.4 | 4.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $66.1 | 14% above |
| 50 week MA | $57.9 | 30% above |
| 100 week MA | $52.9 | 42% above |
| 200 week MA | $37.7 | 100% above |
VEON 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 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.
VEON Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $63.3 | $40.3 | -36% |
| 2021 | $40.3 | $41.8 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | $41.8 | $11.5 | -72% |
| 2023 | $11.5 | $19.7 | +71% |
| 2024 | $19.7 | $39.0 | +98% |
| 2025 | $39.0 | $52.7 | +35% |
| 2026 YTD | $52.7 | $75.2 | +43% |
VEON has the edge over GOOGL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.