TECHi.comAlphabet is a search, advertising, cloud, YouTube, Android, and AI company. The durable thesis balances a massive search cash machine against AI disruption, Google Cloud growth, regulatory pressure, and heavy infrastructure investment.
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Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) stock profile and business model
What Alphabet Inc. does, how the business earns money, and how valuation, peers, ownership, and risk shape the TECHi profile.
Section freshness
Price Aug 7, 4:00 PM EDT · Statements Jun 29, 8:00 PM EDT
Investor profile snapshot
GOOGL live price, business model and key metrics
Start with the live market print, then use this profile to connect Alphabet Inc.'s operating model with revenue, margins, peer context, and investor risk.
Market closedLatest regular-session print
$354.30
▼ -$3.45(-0.96%)4:00 PM ET - vs previous closeiQuote as of Aug 7, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
NASDAQ market is closed. Showing the latest available regular-session trade from Aug 7, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT.
Market data source
Today10%
$353.78L Aug 7 '26$358.90H Aug 7 '26
52-week74%
$196.60$408.61
Long-term ranges5Y, 10Y, Since first printHide
5Y83%
$83.34L Nov 3 '22$408.61H May 18 '26
10Y86%
$33.63L Jun 27 '16$408.61H May 18 '26
Since first print87%
$6.19L Nov 21 '08$408.61H May 18 '26
Live price
$354.30
Live during market hours
Market cap
$4.33T
Equity scale
Forward P/E
22.40
Consensus valuation multiple
Analyst view
Buy
Target $428.04 (+20.81% implied)
Company · Profile
About Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL)
Sector, leadership, and how Alphabet Inc. earns its revenue.
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Company · Profile
About Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL)
Sector, leadership, and how Alphabet Inc. earns its revenue.
Alphabet Inc.
NASDAQ · GOOGL · US
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Internet Content & Information
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, California
- Country
- US
- Founded
- 1998
- Employees
- 190,820
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
How Alphabet Inc. makes money
Search
The cash machine under AI pressure
Google Search remains Alphabet profit engine, but generative AI changes both user behavior and the cost structure of answering queries.
Cloud
A scale business with backlog leverage
Google Cloud gives Alphabet enterprise AI exposure and a second growth engine beyond ads, with margins improving as scale increases.
YouTube
Video advertising and subscriptions
YouTube combines brand advertising, creator distribution, connected TV, and subscriptions in a way few competitors can replicate.
Regulation
Antitrust is a standing valuation discount
Alphabet has the financial strength to absorb legal pressure, but remedies around search distribution, ad tech, or app stores could alter the moat.
Key takeaways for GOOGL
GOOGL is still anchored by search profits, but AI changes the terms of the debate.
Cloud and YouTube are the most important non-search drivers for re-rating.
The main risk is that regulation and AI cost inflation reduce the quality of the advertising moat.
Business identity
Alphabet Inc. company facts and operating footprint
Alphabet is a search, advertising, cloud, YouTube, Android, and AI company. The durable thesis balances a massive search cash machine against AI disruption, Google Cloud growth, regulatory pressure, and heavy infrastructure investment.
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Internet Content & Information
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, California
- Founded
- 1998
- Employees
- 190,820
- Country
- US
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
Registration and filing identifiersShowHide
- Asset type
- Common Stock
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Latest quarter
- Jun 30, 2026
- CIK
- 0001652044
Key metrics
GOOGL valuation, revenue and margin profile
- Market cap
- $4.33T
- Equity scale
- Forward P/E
- 22.40
- Consensus earnings multiple
- Net margin
- 54.76%
- Profit after expenses
- Free cash flow
- -$5.86B
- Reported in USD
Margin quality snapshot
Gross margin60.90%
Operating margin33.12%
Net margin54.76%
Competitors
GOOGL competitors and peer context
Risk heatmap
GOOGL business risks investors should monitor
Valuation sensitivity
Monitor22.40x
Use the forward P/E and PEG context before treating the profile as cheap or expensive.
Balance-sheet flexibility
MonitorD/E 0.15 · CR 2.72
Debt load and near-term liquidity shape how much strategic patience the company has.
Growth durability
Monitor—
Latest YoY revenue growth is the first check on whether the business model is still expanding.
Market sensitivity
MonitorBeta 1.24
Higher beta can amplify drawdowns when rates, earnings expectations, or sector appetite shift.
Regulatory and operating pressure
ElevatedCommunication Services
Platform rules, AI governance, export controls, and supply-chain constraints can move product timing, margins, or addressable markets.
AI atlas links
GOOGL leadership and product context
GOOGL ownership and registration profile
- Float shares
- 10.75B
- Insider ownership
- 1.18%
- Institutional ownership
- 80.66%
- Address
- 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA, 94043, US
Size & scale
- Market cap
- $4.33T
- Enterprise value
- $4.34T
- Shares outstanding
- 5.87B
- Currency
- USD
Frequently asked
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