Alphabet Inc. Class A (GOOGL) financials
NASDAQ · Communication Services · Internet Content & Information · 198,933 employees · CEO Sundar Pichai
- Price
- $279.84 -1.40%
- Market cap
- $3.41T
- Enterprise value
- $3.5T
- Last report
- Q3 '26 filed 2026-10-29
- Next report
- 2027-02-03 EPS est. $3.17
Valuation & key figures
- Market cap
- $3.41T EV $3.5T
- Revenue
- $471B Trailing 12 months
- Revenue growth
- +24% FY2026 consensus
- Profit margin
- 50.0% Net income / revenue, TTM
- P/E
- 14.3× Forward 14.2× (FY2026)
- P/S
- 7.2× Price / sales, TTM
- EV / EBITDA
- 11.0× TTM
- Free cash flow
- $19.7B Trailing 12 months
- Net income
- $236B Trailing 12 months
- Revenue estimate
- $499B FY2026 consensus
- Earnings
- 2027-02-03 Revenue est. $142B
- Dividend
- $0.86 Per share, last 12 months
Key takeaways
Computed from the reported numbers - every statement carries the figure it rests on.
- Last report (2026-10-28): revenue in line, EPS missed by 29.8%Revenue $128B vs $128B expected (-0.3%); EPS $2.12 vs $3.02 (-29.8%).
- Revenue growth accelerating: 24.7% year on yearQ3 '26 revenue $128B, against an average of 20.0% over the four quarters before.
- Operating margin 33.3% (TTM), +1.1 pp on a year agoOperating income grew 26.5% while revenue grew 22.2%.
- 45.4% of pre-tax profit is non-operatingPre-tax income $288B vs operating income $157B (TTM). Gains on equity stakes and other one-off items lift net income and EPS - operating income is the cleaner measure of the business.
- Capex 33.9% of revenue (a year ago 20.2%)$160B invested in the last 4 quarters (+105.2% on a year earlier). Free cash flow $19.7B = 8.4% of net income.
- Returned $16.2B to shareholders = 82.0% of free cash flowBuybacks $5.5B (a year earlier $55.8B), dividends $10.7B, stock-based pay $30.4B (TTM).
- Diluted share count up 1.4% in a year12.4B diluted shares in Q3 '26, 12.2B a year earlier.
- Net cash $123BCash + short-term investments $265B, debt incl. leases $142B; a year ago net cash $64.8B.
- Google Cloud: revenue +102.6%, margin 36.2% (was 23.7%)Fastest-growing reported segment in Q3 '26: operating income $11.1B on revenue $30.7B (from the segment note of the filing).
Last quarter: Q3 '26
Quarter ended 2026-09-30. Compared with the same quarter a year earlier and with the analyst consensus before the report.
Quarter vs a year ago
| Q3 '26 | Year ago | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $128B | $102B | +24.7% |
| Gross margin | 59.7% | 59.6% | +0.1 pp |
| Operating income | $40.6B | $31.2B | +29.9% |
| Operating margin | 31.8% | 30.5% | +1.3 pp |
| Net income | $26.5B | $35B | -24.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.12 | $2.87 | -26.1% |
| Operating cash flow | $42.3B | $48.4B | -12.6% |
| Capex | $51.4B | $24B | +114.4% |
| Free cash flow | -$9.07B | $24.5B | -137.1% |
| R&D | $20.6B | $15.2B | +36.2% |
| Stock-based compensation | $8.63B | $6.37B | +35.5% |
Reported vs consensus
2026-10-28| Actual | Consensus | vs consensus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $128B | $128B | -0.3% |
| EPS (as estimated) | $2.12 | $3.02 | -29.8% |
From the report of 2026-10-28 for Q3 '26: revenue and the EPS analysts estimate (often adjusted), so it can differ from the EPS of the statements above.
EPS vs consensus
last 8 reportsRevenue
Where the money comes from - by business line and by region, quarter by quarter.
Revenue, operating income and growth
quarterlyRevenue by business line
stacked, quarterly| Segment | Q3 '26 | y/y | Share | TTM | TTM y/y | 12 quarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Search & other | $63.4B | +12.0% | 49.7% | $250B | +16.1% | |
| Google Cloud | $30.7B | +102.6% | 24.1% | $93.2B | +75.8% | |
| Google subscriptions, platforms, and devices | $14.3B | +11.0% | 11.2% | $53.2B | +15.4% | |
| YouTube ads | $11.2B | +9.2% | 8.8% | $43.5B | +10.3% | |
| Google Network | $7.46B | +1.4% | 5.8% | $29.6B | -1.2% | |
| Other Bets | $372M | +8.1% | 0.3% | $1.54B | -2.0% | |
| Hedging gains (losses) | $194M | +193.7% | 0.2% | $52M | +233.3% |
Revenue by region
share of total| Segment | Q3 '26 | y/y | Share | TTM | TTM y/y | 12 quarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $67.7B | +38.8% | 53.1% | $238B | +27.8% | |
| EMEA | $32.7B | +9.3% | 25.7% | $130B | +15.4% | |
| Asia Pacific | $19.9B | +11.7% | 15.6% | $76B | +18.2% | |
| Americas Excluding United States | $7.1B | +17.1% | 5.6% | $27.3B | +20.1% |
Segment profits
Operating income per reported segment, read from the segment note of each 10-Q / 10-K (the profit split most data feeds leave out).
Segments in Q3 '26
| Segment | Revenue | y/y | Operating income | y/y | Margin | Margin a year ago | TTM operating income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Services | $96.3B | +10.6% | $39.2B | +16.8% | 40.7% | 38.5% | $159B |
| Google Cloud | $30.7B | +102.6% | $11.1B | +209.4% | 36.2% | 23.7% | $31.8B |
| All other segments | $372M | +8.1% | -$2.05B | -43.5% | -550.3% | -414.5% | -$9.56B |
| Corporate (unallocated) | – | – | -$7.66B | -71.4% | – | – | -$24.7B |
Operating income by segment
quarterlySegment operating margin
quarterlyFourth quarters are derived: the 10-K reports the full year, minus the three quarters of the 10-Qs.
Margins & cost structure
How much of each unit of revenue is left at each level - and where the costs go.
Margins
quarterlyCosts as % of revenue
quarterlyCash flow & capital allocation
Cash generated, what it is spent on, and what reaches shareholders.
Operating cash flow, capex, free cash flow
quarterlyUses of cash vs operating cash flow
fiscal yearsLast 4 quarters
cash flow statement- Operating cash flow
- $180B
- Capex
- -$160B
- Buybacks
- -$5.5B
- Dividends
- -$10.7B
- Acquisitions
- -$34.3B
- Net debt issued
- $96.6B
- Stock-based compensation
- $30.4B
- Free cash flow
- $19.7B
- Returned to shareholders / FCF
- 82.0%
Share count and EPS
quarterly, dilutedBalance sheet
Liquidity, investments and debt at each quarter end.
Cash, investments and debt
quarter endsValuation & returns
Today's multiples against the company's own last five fiscal years; analyst targets and ratings.
Multiples and returns
TTM vs 5 fiscal years| Now | 5y average | Where today sits in the 5-year range | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 14.3× | 24.2× | 19.3× – 28.8× |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.0× | 17.8× | 13.7× – 21.2× |
| EV / Sales | 7.4× | 6.7× | 4.1× – 9.5× |
| Price / FCF | 172.7× | 31.6× | 19.3× – 51.9× |
| Price / Book | 5.0× | 7.0× | 4.5× – 9.2× |
| FCF yield | 0.6% | 3.5% | 1.9% – 5.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 14.8% | 22.7% | 21.1% – 25.8% |
| Return on equity | 42.6% | 28.5% | 23.4% – 31.8% |
Analysts
Consensus target $400.32 (+43.1%)
range $325.00 – $485.00 · rating Buy
Outlook
Analyst consensus for the coming fiscal years and what it implies at today's price.
Consensus estimates
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Growth | EPS | Growth | P/E at today's price | Analysts (EPS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $499B | +24.0% | $19.76 | +82.8% | 14.2× | 36 |
| FY2027 | $635B | +27.1% | $15.05 | -23.8% | 18.6× | 38 |
| FY2028 | $776B | +22.2% | $18.17 | +20.7% | 15.4× | 36 |
| FY2029 | $887B | +14.4% | $22.01 | +21.1% | 12.7× | 17 |
| FY2030 | $986B | +11.0% | $24.86 | +13.0% | 11.3× | 17 |
Financial statements
Every line of the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement - 12 quarters and 10 fiscal years, as values, as % of revenue or as growth.
Every reported line
All 327 figures Alphabet Inc. tagged in its recent 10-Q / 10-K filings, with the official SEC label and definition - including the notes (leases, taxes, buybacks, employees, ...).
| Line (SEC label) | Latest quarter | Year ago | y/y | Latest FY | Prior FY | y/y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounts Payable, Current | $22B | $10.5B | +108.4% | $12.2B | $7.99B | +52.7% |
| Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | $72.8B | $57.1B | +27.4% | $62.9B | $52.3B | +20.1% |
| Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | $1.2B | $918M | +30.7% | $924M | $879M | +5.1% |
| Accrued Income Taxes, Current | $1.7B | $551M | +209.1% | $523M | $2.91B | -82.0% |
| Accrued Income Taxes, Noncurrent | $12.2B | $10.1B | +21.3% | $9.53B | $8.78B | +8.5% |
| Accrued Liabilities, Current | $74.3B | $59.4B | +25.0% | $55.6B | $51.2B | +8.5% |
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax | -$4.33B | -$2.05B | -110.6% | -$1.92B | -$4.8B | +60.1% |
| Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Dividends in Excess of Retained Earnings | $2.7B | $2.56B | +5.4% | $10.2B | $7.54B | +34.9% |
| Amortization of Intangible Assets | $375M | $129M | +190.7% | – | – | – |
| APIC, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition | $8.68B | $6.41B | +35.4% | $25.1B | $22.9B | +9.6% |
| Assets | $1T | $536B | +87.0% | $595B | $450B | +32.2% |
| Assets, Current | $375B | $174B | +115.4% | $206B | $164B | +25.9% |
| Capital Expenditures Incurred but Not yet Paid | $6.81B | $3.94B | +72.8% | $15.1B | $10.3B | +46.1% |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value | $56.3B | $23.1B | +144.0% | $30.7B | $23.5B | +30.9% |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-term Investments | $265B | $98.5B | +169.1% | $127B | $95.7B | +32.6% |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | $56.3B | $23.1B | +144.0% | $30.7B | $23.5B | +30.9% |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect | $423M | $2.05B | -79.4% | $7.24B | -$582M | +1,344.3% |
| Commercial Paper | $0 | $3B | -100.0% | $0 | $2.3B | -100.0% |
| Commissions Payable to Broker-Dealers and Clearing Organizations | $3.89B | $4B | -2.9% | $950M | $3.87B | -75.4% |
| Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared | $0.22 | $0.21 | +4.8% | $0.83 | $0.60 | +38.3% |
| Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.0% | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.0% |
| Common Stock, Shares Authorized | 300B | 300B | 0.0% | 300B | 300B | 0.0% |
| Common Stock, Shares, Issued | 12.3B | 12.1B | +1.8% | 12.1B | 12.2B | -1.0% |
| Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding | 12.3B | 12.1B | +1.8% | 12.1B | 12.2B | -1.0% |
| Common Stocks, Including Additional Paid in Capital | $147B | $91.7B | +60.4% | $93.1B | $84.8B | +9.8% |
| Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent | $24.4B | $35.1B | -30.3% | $135B | $99.7B | +35.4% |
| Contract with Customer, Liability | $12.6B | $7.4B | +70.3% | $8.6B | $6B | +43.3% |
| Contract with Customer, Liability, Current | $9.43B | $5.54B | +70.1% | $6.58B | $5.04B | +30.6% |
| Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized | $600M | $600M | 0.0% | $4.6B | $3.9B | +17.9% |
| Convertible Preferred Stock, Nonredeemable or Redeemable, Issuer Option, Value | $18B | $0 | – | $0 | $0 | – |
| Cost of Revenue | $51.4B | $41.4B | +24.3% | $163B | $146B | +11.1% |
| Costs and Expenses | $87B | $71.1B | +22.3% | $274B | $238B | +15.2% |
| Current Federal, State and Local, Tax Expense (Benefit) | – | – | – | $13.4B | $21.1B | -36.6% |
| Current Foreign Tax Expense (Benefit) | – | – | – | $5.03B | $3.85B | +30.5% |
| Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | – | – | – | $18.4B | $25B | -26.2% |
| Debt and Equity Securities, Gain (Loss) | -$9.05B | $10.9B | -183.4% | $24.6B | $2.67B | +821.8% |
| Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (Premium) and Debt Issuance Costs, Net | $1.11B | -$290M | +482.8% | -$542M | -$118M | -359.3% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-sale | $118B | $69.4B | +70.6% | $89.8B | $67.4B | +33.3% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease) | $83M | -$2M | +4,250.0% | -$30M | $2M | -1,600.0% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer | $2.98B | $7.24B | -58.8% | $6.64B | $13.2B | -49.8% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss | $196M | $200M | -2.0% | $165M | $535M | -69.2% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months | $100B | $6.01B | +1,564.4% | $6.52B | $20.6B | -68.3% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss | $2.25B | $35M | +6,331.4% | $13M | $249M | -94.8% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Fair Value, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, after Year 10 | $17.4B | $13.4B | +29.8% | $13.3B | $12.9B | +3.3% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Fair Value, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, after Year 5 Through 10 | $17.5B | $13.4B | +30.8% | $12.8B | $10.9B | +16.9% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Fair Value, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, after Year One Through Five | $66.5B | $36.7B | +81.4% | $37B | $37.2B | -0.6% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Fair Value, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Year One | $17B | $5.95B | +185.6% | $26.7B | $6.34B | +321.6% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Gain (Loss) | -$383M | $122M | -413.9% | $540M | -$1.04B | +151.8% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Realized Gain | $24M | $135M | -82.2% | $572M | $482M | +18.7% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Realized Loss | $81M | $30M | +170.0% | $316M | $1.55B | -79.7% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position | $103B | $13.2B | +677.7% | $13.2B | $33.8B | -61.1% |
| Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss | $2.45B | $235M | +941.3% | $178M | $784M | -77.3% |
| Debt Securities, Realized Gain (Loss) | -$383M | $122M | -413.9% | $540M | -$1.04B | +151.8% |
| Deferred Federal, State and Local, Tax Expense (Benefit) | – | – | – | $8.24B | -$5.35B | +254.1% |
| Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | – | – | – | $7M | $94M | -92.6% |
| Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net | $1.46B | $10.3B | -85.9% | $9.11B | $17.2B | -47.0% |
| Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | – | – | – | $8.25B | -$5.26B | +257.0% |
| Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net | $27.8B | – | – | $485M2023-12-31 | $514M | -5.6% |
| Deferred Income Taxes and Tax Credits | $5.54B | $8.73B | -36.5% | $8.35B | -$5.26B | +258.8% |
| Deferred Tax Assets, Gross | $48B2025-12-31 | $44.9B | +7.1% | $48B | $44.9B | +7.1% |
Source: SEC companyfacts (XBRL of every 10-Q / 10-K). Cash-flow quarters are derived from the year-to-date figures the 10-Q tags. Segment breakdowns are tagged with dimensions and are shown in the segment section instead.
Sources
Statements, segment revenue, metrics, estimates: Financial Modeling Prep. Segment profits and every reported line: SEC EDGAR (XBRL). Filings read: 10-Q 2026-09-30, 10-Q 2026-06-30, 10-Q 2026-03-31, 10-K 2025-12-31, 10-Q 2025-09-30, 10-Q 2025-06-30, 10-Q 2025-03-31, 10-K 2024-12-31, 10-Q 2024-09-30
Data as of 2026-11-01