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.
VOD
Vodafone Group Public Limited Company
There isn't enough reported data to score VOD 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.
VOD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable | |
| Weak |
VOD's profitability and balance sheet are currently weak. 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'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.
VOD PE Valuation
VOD 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.
VOD Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for VOD 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.
VOD Earnings Per Share
VOD and GOOGL do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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.
VOD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $23.5B | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $21.8B | +7.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $21.3B | +30% |
| Q3 2024 | $20.3B | -17% |
| Q1 2024 | $16.4B | +4.3% |
| Q3 2023 | $24.4B | -4.3% |
| Q1 2023 | $15.7B | -39% |
| Q3 2022 | $25.5B | +2% |
VOD has the edge over GOOGL in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 5.3% | -8.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +3.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -15% | -35 points |
| Q3 2024 | 13% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2024 | 14% | +0.4 points |
| Q3 2023 | 7.5% | -4.1 points |
| Q1 2023 | 20% | +13 points |
| Q3 2022 | 13% | -3.4 points |
VOD's operating margin was 5.3% last quarter, down 8.3 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.
VOD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $7.2B | -14% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.9B | -24% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.4B | -17% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.8B | +30% |
| Q1 2024 | $10.2B | +1.8% |
| Q3 2023 | $3B | -5.9% |
| Q1 2023 | $10B | +0.4% |
| Q3 2022 | $3.1B | -15% |
VOD generated $22.4B in free cash flow over the past year, down 14% from 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.
VOD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -91% | -22.3B shares |
| 1 year | -15% | -407M shares |
| 3 years | -92% | -27.1B shares |
| 5 years | -14% | -361M shares |
| Available history | -15% | -417M shares |
VOD has the edge over GOOGL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $1.2B |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B |
| Q3 2024 | $976.5M |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $863.2M |
| Q3 2022 | $1.2B |
| Q1 2022 | $1.1B |
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).
VOD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q3 2022 | 4.4x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 4.0x | High |
| Q3 2021 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q1 2021 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q3 2020 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q1 2020 | 3.4x | Elevated |
VOD's net debt is about 4.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.9 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).
VOD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.3 | Oversold |
VOD's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (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.
VOD PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | VOD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
VOD 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.
VOD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $16.0 | 3.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $15.9 | 2.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $15.1 | 2.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $12.7 | 22% above |
| 200 week MA | $11.1 | 39% above |
VOD 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.
VOD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $19.6 | $16.7 | -15% |
| 2021 | $16.7 | $15.2 | -8.9% |
| 2022 | $15.2 | $10.1 | -34% |
| 2023 | $10.1 | $8.70 | -14% |
| 2024 | $8.70 | $8.43 | -3.1% |
| 2025 | $8.43 | $13.1 | +56% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.1 | $15.5 | +18% |
VOD has the edge over GOOGL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.