Communication Services
Live Price
Offline$341.10
+1.48% today
1Y Change
+101.20%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026
Coverage: 250 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $4.57T and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $341.10 and up 101.2% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +15.1%, EPS growth of +34.2%, a dividend yield of 0.2%. What stands out right now is revenue +15.1%, EPS +34.2%, free cash flow +0.7% with operating margin 32.7% and ROIC 19.2%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.2%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 28.5 and price/sales 10.8. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a quality compounder than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines GOOG price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+15.1% vs +5.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+32.7% vs +3.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 23, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +15.1% and EPS at +34.2%, with operating margin around 32.7%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 0.2%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +3.3% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 23, 2026 | โ | +1.4% | +13.1% | +13.5% |
2026 Feb 4, 2026 | +7.2% | -0.6% | -6.6% | -9.7% |
2025 Oct 29, 2025 | +24.8% | +2.4% | +3.5% | +16.4% |
Benchmark Edge
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
GOOG
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
GOOG Max Drawdown
-20.81%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Uses the longest available daily history for GOOG and SPY.

Company Overview
Alphabet Inc.
NASDAQ Global Select
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. The Google Services segment provides products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. It is also involved in the sale of apps and in-app purchases and digital content in the Google Play and YouTube; and devices, as well as in the provision of YouTube consumer subscription services. The Google Cloud segment offers infrastructure, cybersecurity, databases, analytics, AI, and other services; Google Workspace that include cloud-based communication and collaboration tools for enterprises, such as Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, and Meet; and other services for enterprise customers. The Other Bets segment sells healthcare-related and internet services. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
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Next Step
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