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| 1 Year | 5 Year | 5 Year Annualized | Since IPO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOGL | +64.89% | +194.06% | +24.05% | +12,180% |
| S&P | +11.79% | +73.73% | +11.67% | +526% |
So dominant it’s a verb, Google is the leading internet search provider and uses its proprietary algorithms to offer targeted advertising.
Buying a great stock is only the starting point. The most important (and often hardest) part is holding.
Alphabet's artificial intelligence (AI) is again gaining momentum.
| Q4 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $114.00B | 18.2% |
| Gross Profit | $68.23B | 22.2% |
| Gross Margin | 59.85% | 2.0% |
| Market Cap | $3.78T | 63.0% |
| Market Cap / Employee | $19.79M | 56.6% |
| Employees | 190.8K | 4.1% |
| Net Income | $34.46B | 29.8% |
| EBITDA | $42.14B | 19.9% |
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| Q4 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Net Cash | $30.71B | 30.9% |
| Accounts Receivable | $62.89B | 20.1% |
| Inventory | 0 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term Debt | $61.35B | 155.5% |
| Short Term Debt | $5.65B | 37.0% |
| Q4 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Assets | 25.28% | 1.8% |
| Return On Invested Capital | 23.47% | 2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow | $24.55B | -1.2% |
| Operating Free Cash Flow | $52.40B | 34.0% |
| Metric | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Earnings | 17.24 | 18.77 | 23.98 | 28.97 | 23.12% |
| Price to Book | 5.81 | 6.20 | 8.11 | 9.77 | 32.21% |
| Price to Sales | 5.29 | 5.79 | 7.70 | 9.50 | 42.10% |
| Price to Tangible Book Value | 6.44 | 6.84 | 8.90 | 10.69 | 29.94% |
| Price to Free Cash Flow TTM | 29.20 | 37.81 | 46.65 | 60.54 | 69.40% |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 52.65 | 57.62 | 71.75 | 89.40 | 38.46% |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.4% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 1.7% | -40.97% |
| Return on Equity | 34.8% | 34.8% | 35.5% | 35.7% | 8.50% |
| Total Debt | $28.50B | $41.67B | $41.20B | $67.00B | 138.11% |
Do you remember all of the surprises investors got in 2025? We had tariffs, AI upheaval, and even gold having a great year.
The AI trade continues to be the biggest topic on the market, and there have recently been reports that OpenAI is looking to raise another $100 billion.
Gemini 3 is out and it may change the landscape in artificial intelligence. Benchmarks have it performing better than GPT-5, and Google is leaning into its competitive advantages in AI tech.
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