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
Prices as of Sep 23, 4:00 PM EDT · Fundamentals checked Sep 23, 10:32 PM EDT · Statements Jun 30, 2026
Market pulse
$337.83
GOOGL
-3.80%
Day range
$337.45 - $350.00
Market cap
$4.13T
Volume
35.3M
Last tick
Sep 23, 4:00 PM EDT
52-week position
59%
$235.84 - $408.61
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
$337.83
▼ -$13.33(-3.80%)4:00 PM ET - vs previous closeiQuote as of Sep 23, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
After-hours NASDAQ quote as of Sep 23, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT. Extended-hours prices can sit outside the regular-session range.
Market data source
Today3%
$337.45L Sep 23 '26$350.00H Sep 23 '26
52-week59%
$235.84$408.61
Long-term ranges5Y, 10Y, Since first printHide
5Y78%
$82.55L Nov 3 '22$408.10H May 18 '26
10Y81%
$36.83L Nov 14 '16$408.10H May 18 '26
Since first print83%
$2.38L Aug 19 '04$408.10H May 18 '26
Live price
$337.83
Live during market hours
Market cap
$4.13T
Equity scale
Forward P/E
22.40
Consensus valuation multiple
Analyst view
Buy
Target $429.46 (+27.12% implied)
Company · Profile
About Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL)
Sector, leadership, and how Alphabet Inc. earns its revenue.
Communication Services
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
- 198,933
- 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
- 198,933
- Country
- US
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
Registration and filing identifiersShowHide
- Share class
- Class A
- 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
- $4.13T
- Equity scale
- Forward P/E
- 22.40
- Consensus earnings multiple
- Net margin
- 67.89%
- Profit after expenses
- Free cash flow
- -$5.86B
- Reported in USD
Margin quality snapshot
Operating margin41.04%
Net margin67.89%
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 1.23
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
- 10.88B
- Insider ownership
- 1.60%
- Institutional ownership
- 80.99%
- Address
- 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Size & scale
- Market cap
- $4.13T
- Enterprise value
- $4.17T
- Shares outstanding
- 5.87B
- Currency
- USD
Frequently asked
Common questions.
What does Alphabet Inc. do?
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.
Where does TECHi source the GOOGL profile?
GOOGL profile facts come from company filings and TECHi's market-data providers; any detail that is not available is left blank rather than inferred.
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Street view
Buy
Target $429.46 · +27.12%i
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Sell
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