Alphabet Inc Class C GOOG
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
Alphabet Inc Class C is a mega-cap company in the Communication Services sector (Internet Content & Information), with a market value of $4.16T, based in the USA.
It employs about 198,933 people and has been listed since Apr 03, 2014.
Alphabet Inc. offers various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments.
Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 16.8 versus 16.9 for the median of the Communication Services sector in our universe (14 companies) — priced in line with its group.
Revenue is growing 24% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple rises to 21.8 — they expect lower earnings.
The average analyst price target is 422.34, 24% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 62% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- • More cash leaves than comes in (negative free cash flow).
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 94 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ More cash than debt.
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (55 vs 0).
- ✅ Revenue is growing 24% a year.
- ✅ Pays a dividend (0.2% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock fell 0.2% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLC -2.3%).
No notable news about the company was found in the past week.
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.