ALPHABET INC-CL C (GOOG) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:GOOG • US02079K1079

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This GOOG fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. GOOG Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • GOOG had positive earnings in the past year.
  • GOOG had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • Each year in the past 5 years GOOG has been profitable.
  • Each year in the past 5 years GOOG had a positive operating cash flow.
GOOG Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFGOOG Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50B 100B 150B

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of GOOG (22.20%) is better than 94.20% of its industry peers.
  • GOOG has a better Return On Equity (31.83%) than 94.20% of its industry peers.
  • The Return On Invested Capital of GOOG (23.22%) is better than 94.20% of its industry peers.
  • GOOG had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 24.40%. This is significantly above the industry average of 11.18%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 22.2%
ROE 31.83%
ROIC 23.22%
ROA(3y)20.93%
ROA(5y)20.07%
ROE(3y)29.56%
ROE(5y)28.46%
ROIC(3y)24.4%
ROIC(5y)23.42%
GOOG Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICGOOG Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10 20 30

1.3 Margins

  • With an excellent Profit Margin value of 32.81%, GOOG belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 94.20% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of GOOG has grown nicely.
  • GOOG has a Operating Margin of 33.59%. This is amongst the best in the industry. GOOG outperforms 97.10% of its industry peers.
  • GOOG's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • GOOG has a Gross Margin (59.65%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • GOOG's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 33.59%
PM (TTM) 32.81%
GM 59.65%
OM growth 3Y8.26%
OM growth 5Y8.25%
PM growth 3Y15.66%
PM growth 5Y8.26%
GM growth 3Y2.51%
GM growth 5Y2.17%
GOOG Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsGOOG Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20 40 60

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2. GOOG Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so GOOG is creating value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, GOOG has less shares outstanding
  • The number of shares outstanding for GOOG has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, GOOG has a worse debt to assets ratio.
GOOG Yearly Shares OutstandingGOOG Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B
GOOG Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsGOOG Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100B 200B 300B 400B 500B

2.2 Solvency

  • GOOG has an Altman-Z score of 14.67. This indicates that GOOG is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
  • The Altman-Z score of GOOG (14.67) is better than 95.65% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of GOOG is 0.70, which is an excellent value as it means it would take GOOG, only 0.70 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • GOOG has a better Debt to FCF ratio (0.70) than 82.61% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.12 indicates that GOOG is not too dependend on debt financing.
  • Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.12, GOOG is in line with its industry, outperforming 53.62% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.12
Debt/FCF 0.7
Altman-Z 14.67
ROIC/WACC2.63
WACC8.83%
GOOG Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFGOOG Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100B 200B 300B 400B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 2.01 indicates that GOOG has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • GOOG has a Current ratio (2.01) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • GOOG has a Quick Ratio of 2.01. This indicates that GOOG is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • GOOG has a Quick ratio of 2.01. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: GOOG outperforms 56.52% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.01
Quick Ratio 2.01
GOOG Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesGOOG Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50B 100B 150B 200B

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3. GOOG Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 30.43% over the past year.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 29.04% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
  • Looking at the last year, GOOG shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 15.09% in the last year.
  • GOOG shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 17.15% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)30.43%
EPS 3Y32.14%
EPS 5Y29.04%
EPS Q2Q%31.16%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)15.09%
Revenue growth 3Y12.51%
Revenue growth 5Y17.15%
Sales Q2Q%17.99%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, GOOG will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 16.22% on average per year.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 13.79% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
EPS Next Y12.37%
EPS Next 2Y14.34%
EPS Next 3Y14.82%
EPS Next 5Y16.22%
Revenue Next Year17.84%
Revenue Next 2Y16.44%
Revenue Next 3Y15.6%
Revenue Next 5Y13.79%

3.3 Evolution

  • Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
  • The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
GOOG Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesGOOG Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 200B 400B 600B 800B 1T
GOOG Yearly EPS VS EstimatesGOOG Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 10 20 30

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4. GOOG Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 29.47, the valuation of GOOG can be described as expensive.
  • GOOG's Price/Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 26.11. GOOG is around the same levels.
  • A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 26.22 indicates a quite expensive valuation of GOOG.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Forward Earnings ratio as GOOG.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 24.12, GOOG is valued at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 29.47
Fwd PE 26.22
GOOG Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsGOOG Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • GOOG's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.
  • GOOG's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. GOOG is cheaper than 63.77% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 51.09
EV/EBITDA 22.44
GOOG Per share dataGOOG EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 10 20 30

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates GOOG does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
  • The excellent profitability rating of GOOG may justify a higher PE ratio.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as GOOG's earnings are expected to grow with 14.82% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)2.38
PEG (5Y)1.01
EPS Next 2Y14.34%
EPS Next 3Y14.82%

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5. GOOG Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • GOOG has a yearly dividend return of 0.28%, which is pretty low.
  • GOOG's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 0.68. GOOG pays more dividend than 85.51% of the companies in the same industry.
  • With a Dividend Yield of 0.28, GOOG pays less dividend than the S&P500 average, which is at 1.91.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0.28%

5.2 History

  • GOOG has paid a dividend for less than 5 years, so there is no long track record yet.
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
GOOG Yearly Dividends per shareGOOG Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2024 2025 2026 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8

5.3 Sustainability

  • 7.60% of the earnings are spent on dividend by GOOG. This is a low number and sustainable payout ratio.
DP7.6%
EPS Next 2Y14.34%
EPS Next 3Y14.82%
GOOG Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendGOOG Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20B 40B 60B 80B 100B
GOOG Dividend Payout.GOOG Dividend Payout, showing the Payout Ratio.GOOG Dividend Payout.PayoutRetained Earnings

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GOOG Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

ALPHABET INC-CL C

NASDAQ:GOOG (3/17/2026, 8:20:34 PM)

After market: 309.11 -0.3 (-0.1%)

309.41

+4.99 (+1.64%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryInteractive Media & Services
Earnings (Last)02-04
Earnings (Next)04-22
Inst Owners80.67%
Inst Owner Change5.52%
Ins Owners0.06%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap3.74T
Revenue(TTM)402.84B
Net Income(TTM)132.17B
Analysts82.9
Price Target367.18 (18.67%)
Short Float %0.55%
Short Ratio1.45
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0.28%
Yearly Dividend0.83
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP7.6%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-Date03-09
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)16.81%
Min EPS beat(2)4.2%
Max EPS beat(2)29.41%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)11.45%
Min EPS beat(4)2.67%
Max EPS beat(4)29.41%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)9.51%
EPS beat(12)9
Avg EPS beat(12)7.56%
EPS beat(16)9
Avg EPS beat(16)2.78%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.68%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.83%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.53%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.86%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.7%
Max Revenue beat(4)-0.4%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.24%
Revenue beat(12)0
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.33%
Revenue beat(16)0
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.92%
PT rev (1m)8.41%
PT rev (3m)15.53%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0.04%
EPS NQ rev (3m)3.42%
EPS NY rev (1m)2.15%
EPS NY rev (3m)2.91%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.05%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)3.47%
Revenue NY rev (1m)3.83%
Revenue NY rev (3m)4.35%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 29.47
Fwd PE 26.22
P/S 9.29
P/FCF 51.09
P/OCF 22.72
P/B 9.01
P/tB 9.8
EV/EBITDA 22.44
EPS(TTM)10.5
EY3.39%
EPS(NY)11.8
Fwd EY3.81%
FCF(TTM)6.06
FCFY1.96%
OCF(TTM)13.62
OCFY4.4%
SpS33.3
BVpS34.33
TBVpS31.57
PEG (NY)2.38
PEG (5Y)1.01
Graham Number90.06
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 22.2%
ROE 31.83%
ROCE 27.48%
ROIC 23.22%
ROICexc 31.28%
ROICexgc 34.42%
OM 33.59%
PM (TTM) 32.81%
GM 59.65%
FCFM 18.19%
ROA(3y)20.93%
ROA(5y)20.07%
ROE(3y)29.56%
ROE(5y)28.46%
ROIC(3y)24.4%
ROIC(5y)23.42%
ROICexc(3y)34.39%
ROICexc(5y)36.14%
ROICexgc(3y)39.01%
ROICexgc(5y)41.93%
ROCE(3y)28.87%
ROCE(5y)27.72%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-6.33%
ROICexgc growth 5Y0.43%
ROICexc growth 3Y-3.44%
ROICexc growth 5Y2.49%
OM growth 3Y8.26%
OM growth 5Y8.25%
PM growth 3Y15.66%
PM growth 5Y8.26%
GM growth 3Y2.51%
GM growth 5Y2.17%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.68
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.12
Debt/FCF 0.7
Debt/EBITDA 0.31
Cap/Depr 432.66%
Cap/Sales 22.7%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 105.27%
Profit Quality 55.43%
Current Ratio 2.01
Quick Ratio 2.01
Altman-Z 14.67
F-Score6
WACC8.83%
ROIC/WACC2.63
Cap/Depr(3y)348.58%
Cap/Depr(5y)288.3%
Cap/Sales(3y)16.07%
Cap/Sales(5y)13.78%
Profit Quality(3y)74.09%
Profit Quality(5y)82.1%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)30.43%
EPS 3Y32.14%
EPS 5Y29.04%
EPS Q2Q%31.16%
EPS Next Y12.37%
EPS Next 2Y14.34%
EPS Next 3Y14.82%
EPS Next 5Y16.22%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)15.09%
Revenue growth 3Y12.51%
Revenue growth 5Y17.15%
Sales Q2Q%17.99%
Revenue Next Year17.84%
Revenue Next 2Y16.44%
Revenue Next 3Y15.6%
Revenue Next 5Y13.79%
EBIT growth 1Y17.98%
EBIT growth 3Y21.8%
EBIT growth 5Y26.82%
EBIT Next Year68.99%
EBIT Next 3Y33.6%
EBIT Next 5Y26.22%
FCF growth 1Y0.69%
FCF growth 3Y6.88%
FCF growth 5Y11.33%
OCF growth 1Y31.46%
OCF growth 3Y21.65%
OCF growth 5Y20.39%

ALPHABET INC-CL C / GOOG Fundamental Analysis FAQ

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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 7 / 10 to GOOG.


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ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to ALPHABET INC-CL C (GOOG). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


How profitable is ALPHABET INC-CL C (GOOG) stock?

ALPHABET INC-CL C (GOOG) has a profitability rating of 9 / 10.


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The financial health rating of ALPHABET INC-CL C (GOOG) is 8 / 10.


Can you provide the dividend sustainability for GOOG stock?

The dividend rating of ALPHABET INC-CL C (GOOG) is 3 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 7.6%.