GOOGL
Alphabet Inc.
GOOGL has the edge over ZDGE overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
ZDGE
Zedge, Inc.
ZDGE offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
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.
ZDGE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
ZDGE's cash flow and balance sheet are currently strong, and its revenue and profitability are stable.
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.
ZDGE PE Valuation
ZDGE 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.
ZDGE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
ZDGE 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 ZDGE on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
ZDGE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.15 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.01 | +$0.16 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.09 | +$0.04 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.15 | -$0.02 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.09 | +$0.58 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.17 | +$0.48 |
| Q1 2023 | $0.45 | -30% |
| Q4 2022 | $0.50 | -23% |
| Q3 2022 | $0.65 | +10% |
ZDGE is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.01 per share over the past year, against $0.67 at its worst in late 2024.
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 ZDGE 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 ZDGE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ZDGE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.8M | +4% |
| Q2 2026 | $8M | +3% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.3M | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.6M | +5.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.5M | -1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.8M | +1.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $7M | -10% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.2M | +1.6% |
ZDGE's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $8M last quarter, up 4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3% | +13 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | +11 points |
| Q1 2026 | -35% | -3.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | +18 points |
| Q3 2025 | -9.6% | -8.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.1% | +3.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -32% | +122 points |
| Q4 2024 | -6.3% | -11 points |
ZDGE's operating margin was 3.3% last quarter, up 13 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.
ZDGE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.7M | +158% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2M | +43% |
| Q1 2026 | $855K | +24% |
| Q4 2025 | $808K | -30% |
| Q3 2025 | $640K | -6.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $851K | -63% |
| Q1 2025 | $689K | -56% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2M | -6.4% |
ZDGE has the edge over GOOGL on cash flow, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
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.
ZDGE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.1% | -279K shares |
| 1 year | -5.4% | -743K shares |
| 3 years | -8.9% | -1.3M shares |
| 5 years | +4% | +497K shares |
| Available history | +27% | +2.8M shares |
ZDGE has the edge over GOOGL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $784,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $253,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $87,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $789,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $536,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $690,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $804,000 |
ZDGE spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 57% from the year before.
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).
ZDGE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -333.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -17.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2022 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -2.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2021 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
ZDGE 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).
ZDGE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.8 | Oversold |
ZDGE's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (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.
ZDGE PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | ZDGE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
ZDGE 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.
ZDGE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.73 | 2.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $2.89 | 3.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.04 | 7.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.96 | 5.4% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.78 | 0.7% above |
ZDGE's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 0.7% above 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 ZDGE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ZDGE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.59 | $5.66 | +256% |
| 2021 | $5.66 | $9.61 | +70% |
| 2022 | $9.61 | $1.85 | -81% |
| 2023 | $1.85 | $2.35 | +27% |
| 2024 | $2.35 | $3.11 | +32% |
| 2025 | $3.11 | $3.54 | +14% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.54 | $2.80 | -21% |
ZDGE's yearly returns have swung widely, from +256% in 2020 to −81% in 2022. It's down 21% so far in 2026.