As of 2026-07-23 · Last updated: 2026-07-24 · Source: SEC EDGAR (10-K, 10-Q), TradingView (price, consensus), StatCounter (market share), Company IR · Prices & financials updated periodically (not real-time) · Information tool (not investment advice)
Very little debt to repay and plenty of cash on hand, so it is hard to shake.
Metrics · D/E ~20% · Current Ratio 2.72
💲Is the price expensive now?
Not cheap (fair to slightly pricey)
Because it is a good, popular company, those expectations are already priced in.
Metrics · P/E 15.9 · PEG 1.42 · P/B 6.2
💡Almost no debt (~20% D/E) and strong returns. The 15.9x P/E and 54.8% net margin are TTM, inflated by a one-off gain; forward P/E is 23.8x.
Compiled from public financial data. Not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. · Source: Company filings · TradingView (operating margin, debt, liquidity, P/B are TTM), as of 2026-07-23
Business Summary · Key Value Metrics
The parent company of Google, spanning Search, video (YouTube), the Android mobile OS, Google Cloud, AI (Gemini, TPU), and hardware (Pixel). FY2025 revenue was $403B with $129B in operating income.
Current Price
$317.69
-7.13%-$24.40· Close 2026-07-23
Analyst Consensus Target (external reference)
$428.12
Avg. of 72 external analysts · TradingView (analyst consensus)
P/E (TTM)
15.9x
one-off gain inflates TTM; fwd 23.8x
PEG
1.42
Based on 3-yr EPS growth
ROE
48.7%
TTM · incl. one-off gain
Revenue Growth
+24%
Q2 2026 YoY
Operating Income Growth
+30%
Q2 2026 YoY
Market Cap
$3.89T
As of 2026-07-23
Economic Moat · Key Business Segments
Its platforms anchor the business: ~90% search share (StatCounter, 2026-04), YouTube MAU of ~2.7B (company IR, 2025-12), and ~70% mobile-OS share. Search advertising is about 55% of revenue, while Google Cloud reached FY2025 revenue of $58.7B (+36% YoY), ranking third globally.
Google Search
~90% global search share (StatCounter, 2026-04). Search ads are about 55% of revenue.
YouTube
Monthly active users (MAU) of about 2.7 billion (company IR, 2025-12).
Android
~70% global mobile-OS share (StatCounter, 2026-04).
Google Cloud
FY2025 revenue of $58.7B (+36% YoY). Third in the global cloud market.
Gemini / TPU
Runs its self-designed TPU v6 AI accelerators. Launched Gemini 2.0 (2025-12).
10-Year Financial Trends
FY2025 revenue was $402.8B (about $403B), a 9-year CAGR of +18.1%, while EPS compounded at +25.5% over the same period. Operating income was $129.0B, and the FY2025 operating margin of 32.0% was the second-highest in a decade after FY2024 (32.1%) — effectively level with its best. In Q2 2026 (reported 2026-07-22) revenue was $119.8B (+24.2% YoY) and operating income $40.8B (+30.4% YoY); an accompanying ~$205B capex plan raised AI cost concerns and the stock fell 7.1% on 2026-07-23.
10-Year Growth
Revenue$403B · CAGR +18.1%
Operating Income$129B · CAGR +20.7%
EPS$10.81 · CAGR +25.7%
10-Year Valuation
P/E (year-end)28.9x · avg 28.9x
ROE38.9% · avg 23.3%
Operating Margin32.0% · avg 26.1%
📊 Annual Data Table (GOOGL) — expand/collapse
Year
Revenue (B$)
Op. Income (B$)
EPS ($)
P/E (x)
ROE (%)
Op. Margin (%)
2016
90.3
23.7
1.38
28.7
14
26.3
2017
110.9
26.2
0.91
57.9
9
23.6
2018
136.8
26.3
2.18
24
18.9
19.2
2019
161.9
34.2
2.46
27.2
18.1
21.1
2020
182.5
41.2
2.93
29.9
19
22.6
2021
257.6
78.7
5.61
25.8
30.9
30.6
2022
282.8
74.8
4.56
19.3
23.4
26.5
2023
307.4
84.3
5.8
24.1
27.9
27.4
2024
350
112.4
8.05
23.5
33.2
32.1
2025
402.8
129
10.81
28.9
38.9
32
— = no data for that year/metric (P/E omitted before EPS turned positive)
9-Year CAGR: Revenue +18.1% · Operating Income +20.7% · Net Income +23.7% · EPS +25.5%
Sources: compiled from SEC EDGAR 10-K and quarterly 10-Q filings · EPS and P/E are on a diluted basis (P/E = year-end close ÷ diluted EPS).
Mega-Cap Value Metric Comparison
A forward P/E of 23.8 is the second-lowest among the four-company peer group (MSFT 31.0, META 23.0, AAPL 30.0), and its 48.7% ROE (TTM, inflated by a one-off gain) is the highest once buyback-heavy AAPL is set aside. Q2 2026 operating-income growth of +30% ties META at the top of the group.
Metric
★ GOOGL
MSFT
META
AAPL
Fwd P/E
23.8
31.0
23.0
30.0
ROE
48.7%
35.0%
35.0%
150%*
Revenue YoY Growth
+24%
+18%
+33%
+17%
Operating Income YoY Growth
+30%
+20%
+30%
+21%
Operating Margin
33.1%
44.6%
42.7%
30.2%
* AAPL's ROE includes the cumulative effect of buybacks. Revenue and operating-income YoY: GOOGL Q2 2026, META Q1 2026, MSFT FY26 Q3, AAPL FY26 Q2 (company filings · SEC EDGAR).
Key Risk Factors (from 10-K)
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DOJ antitrust suit— A partial loss at trial over alleged search-market monopolization (2024-08). A forced Chrome divestiture is possible.Source: U.S. DOJ vs. Google LLC
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AI search competition— New entrants such as Perplexity and ChatGPT Search.Source: Company 10-K Risk Factors
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Rising CapEx— FY2025 CapEx exceeded $75B (up from $52B), reflecting AI-infrastructure investment. Alongside Q2 2026 results the company announced a capex plan of about $205B.Source: Company IR, 2025 earnings call · 2026 Q2 earnings call
✦ ValueCrab Dashboard PreviewGOOGL $317.69 -7.13% · as of 2026-07-23
Q. What are Alphabet's (GOOGL) key value-investing metrics?P/E (TTM) 15.9 — inflated by a large one-off gain, forward P/E 23.8 — PEG 1.42, ROE 48.7%, revenue growth +24%, operating-income growth +30%, and a 9-year revenue CAGR of +18.1% (sources: company IR · TradingView, as of 2026-07-23).
Q. What is the analyst price-target consensus for Alphabet?The average target across 72 analysts is $428.12. This is an external consensus, not our own estimate. Source: TradingView, 2026-07-23.
Q. How does it look on Peter Lynch's PEG measure?In One Up on Wall Street (1989), Peter Lynch cited a PEG of 1.0-1.5 as a reference range for value investing. GOOGL's PEG is currently 1.42.
Q. Who are the main competitors?In search, Microsoft Bing; in advertising, Meta Platforms; in cloud, Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure; in AI, OpenAI and Anthropic, among others.
Q. How were the latest (Q2 2026) results?Revenue of $119.8B (+24.2% YoY) and operating income of $40.8B (+30.4% YoY) (sources: company IR · SEC EDGAR, Q2 2026 earnings release, reported 2026-07-22).