
A high-quality mega-cap risk-flagged situation trading near fair value. Frameworks sharply disagree on it.
Mkt Cap
$4.66T
P/E
—
PEG
1.58
P/B
11.19
Dividend
0.23%
ROE
38.9%
About the business
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 Google Play and YouTube; and devices, as well as the provision of YouTube consumer subscription services, such as YouTube TV, YouTube Music and Premium, NFL Sunday Ticket, and Google One. The Google Cloud segment offers consumption-based fees and subscriptions for AI solutions, including AI infrastructure, Vertex AI platform, and Gemini enterprise. It also provides cybersecurity, and data and analytics services; Google Workspace that include cloud-based communication and collaboration tools for enterprises, such as Calendar, Gmail, Docs, Drive, and Meet; and other enterprise services. The Other Bets segment sells transportation and internet services. Alphabet Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Who would buy GOOGL?
Consensus 56/100 · Mixed · Investors are split.
Endorses
· 3 frameworksROE > 15% 38.9% clears "> 15.0%".
ROE > 20% 38.9% clears "> 20.0%".
Debt/Equity < 0.5 0.20 clears "< 0.50".
1 insiders sold $387K on a discretionary basis. Discretionary selling carries more signal than planned disposals, but insiders sell for many non-thesis reasons (taxes, diversification, life events) — do not over-read it. Over the 6M window, insiders are net buyers by 539,308 shares.
In Prism's context
Insider selling is worth flagging but insiders sell for many non-thesis reasons. Read alongside the framework verdict (Partial match).
| Insider | Role | Type | Date | Shares | Avg price | Value | Own |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERGEY BRIN | Director and Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security | Stock Gift at price 0.00 per share. | Feb 19, 2026 | 437,500 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| HENNESSY JOHN L | Director | Open-market sell | Feb 13, 2026 | 600 | $306.73 | $184K | Indirect |
| HENNESSY JOHN L | Director | Open-market sell | Jan 13, 2026 | 600 | $337.52 | $203K | Indirect |
| SHRIRAM KAVITARK RAM | Director | Stock Gift at price 0.00 per share. | Dec 9, 2025 | 39,200 | $0.00 | $0 | Indirect |
Insider activity from Yahoo Finance (quoteSummary: insiderTransactions + netSharePurchaseActivity). Cached 6 hours. · Insiders hold 0.6% of shares outstanding.
Net 6M: +539,308 sh
Price history
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What this means: A significant rerating — the valuation-sensitive frameworks below will have tightened since this move.
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Sign in to run this simulationGOOGL: 53% estimated probability of outperforming over the next 12M window. 3 of 6 signal families positive (medium confidence). Strongest support: ROE 39%. Main risk to monitor: 48% above fair value.
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P/B 11.19× · FCF yield 0.6%
48% above fair value
Indicative only. Probabilities are model-implied weights for stress-testing — not forecasts.
Operating leverage kicks in or a new product line scales — margins inflect higher, growth steps up by 200–400 bps, and the multiple re-rates as the durability becomes obvious to a wider audience.
Business continues to compound at recent rates — 36% operating margin holds, 22% top-line growth persists, capital allocation stays disciplined. Multiple stays roughly where it is.
Sector: Communication Services. MENA-aware investors can sanity-check whether the US name is offering value relative to regional peers.
| Metric | GOOGL | GCC median | MENA median | Global ex-US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | — | 14.2× | — | 13.5× |
| P/B | 11.19× | 2.10× | — | 2.00× |
| Dividend yield | 0.23% | 4.40% | — | 4.00% |
| ROE | 38.9% |
Reported EPS $5.11 vs $2.88 expected — well outside the normal beat-and-raise band. The market typically rewards a print this size only if it is read as durable, not one-off. Trailing operating margin: 36.1%.
Confirms operating leverage — 82% trailing EPS growth + a beat of this size is the pattern that drives multi-year re-rates.
If ROE (39%) and operating margin (36%) are stable or rising, the beat is consistent with compounding rather than one-off.
A blow-out can pull future quarters forward — value investors will look for sustained margin, not a single-quarter spike.
Next earnings
Thu, Jul 23 · consensus EPS $2.88 · last actual $5.11
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/A
PEG Ratio
1.58
P/B Ratio
11.19
EPS Growth
82.0%
Revenue Growth
21.8%
Debt / Equity
0.20
Net Cash / Share
$5.32
Return on Equity
38.9%
Gross Margin
60.4%
Operating Margin
36.1%
FCF / Share
$4.72
Current Ratio
1.92
Rejects
· 1 frameworkP/B < 1.5 is 11.19× — fails "< 1.50×".
Trades meaningfully above the fair-value range — limited margin of safety.
Returns and margins are healthy and consistent.
Capital structure is conservative and well-covered.
Price action is firm and trending higher.
Behavioural read is mixed — some accumulation, some distribution.
Mixed catalyst picture.
Among 99 historical setups with similar Prism Score and signal-agreement profiles, 53% beat the benchmark over the next 12 months, with average excess return of +1.7% / yr.
ROE 39% · Op margin 36%
D/E 0.20 · CR 1.92
Net selling — 2 insiders
13 tracked holders · peak 36.5%
0.23% yield
93% through 52w range
EPS 82% · Rev 22%
A growth-rate scare or a quarter of margin compression resets the multiple. The business is still fine, but the price was assuming a level of compounding that takes 12–24 months to re-prove.
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| 13.0% |
Institutional Own.
80.8%
Insider Own.
0.6%
Dividend Yield
0.23%
Book Value / Share
$34.35
Superinvestor ownership
Held by 13 tracked superinvestors · peak weight 25.8%
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