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.
ZH
Zhihu Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score ZH 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.
ZH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
ZH's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are weak.
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.
ZH PE Valuation
ZH 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.
ZH Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for ZH 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 has the edge over ZH on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
ZH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.56 | -333% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.36 | -$0.33 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.36 | -$0.08 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.17 | +$0.75 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.24 | +$1.23 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.03 | +$1.24 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.28 | +$0.99 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.58 | +$0.80 |
ZH has swung to a loss: it lost $0.56 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 ZH 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 ZH on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ZH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $103.3M | -3.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $97.2M | -11% |
| Q4 2025 | $95.2M | -27% |
| Q3 2025 | $98.9M | -20% |
| Q2 2025 | $106.6M | -24% |
| Q1 2025 | $109.3M | -25% |
| Q4 2024 | $130.9M | -22% |
| Q3 2024 | $124M | -20% |
ZH's revenue has slid since its 2023 peak: $103M last quarter, down 3.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -11% | +1.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -9.7% | -2.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -21% | -23 points |
| Q3 2025 | -15% | -5.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | -13% | +7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -7.2% | +16 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.4% | +17 points |
| Q3 2024 | -10% | +24 points |
ZH's operating margin was −11% last quarter, up 1.7 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 ZH on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
ZH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2025 | -$63.7M | -$63.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q2 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2024 | $0 | $0 |
| Q3 2024 | $0 | $0 |
ZH's free cash flow was −$64M over the past year, against $0 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.
ZH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1% | -743K shares |
| 1 year | -4.7% | -3.8M shares |
| 3 years | -24% | -23.8M shares |
| 5 years | -21% | -20.4M shares |
| Available history | -23% | -22.6M shares |
ZH has the edge over GOOGL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $55.5M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
ZH spent $55M buying back its own shares over the past year, after none 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).
ZH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | -18.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -17.0x | Net Cash |
ZH has more cash than debt.
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).
ZH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.7 | Oversold |
ZH's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (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.
ZH PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | ZH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
ZH 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 ZH on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ZH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.21 | 18% below |
| 20 week MA | $3.14 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.23 | 18% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.75 | 30% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.55 | 42% below |
ZH is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 42% 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 ZH on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ZH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $51.0 | $31.7 | -38% |
| 2022 | $31.7 | $8.40 | -73% |
| 2023 | $8.40 | $5.62 | -33% |
| 2024 | $5.62 | $3.71 | -34% |
| 2025 | $3.71 | $3.38 | -8.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.38 | $2.64 | -22% |
ZH has finished every year since 2021 lower, and it's down 22% so far in 2026.