13F Pro Quality Score

78.2/100

Rank #57 of 2,961 stocksTOP 5%

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Revenue Growth

78.1/100

Profitability

98.3/100

Balance Sheet

98.8/100

Earnings Quality

34.3/100

Free Cash Flow

59.6/100

Institutional Flow

98.5/100

Revenue Scale

99.8/100

Dilution Risk

21.9/100
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GOOG Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

Data updated 2026-09-11

AI stock analysis and institutional research for Alphabet Inc. (GOOG), a Technology sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores GOOG at 78.2/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #57 of 2,961 stocks — the top 5% of the AI-ranked universe. GOOG scores in the top quartile across revenue scale (99.8), balance sheet strength (98.8), institutional flow (98.5). Areas of concern include earnings quality (34.3), which score below median versus the broader universe. Shareholder dilution risk is elevated at 21.9/100, reflecting ongoing share issuance or stock-based compensation. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q2 2026), Alphabet Inc. reports quarterly revenue of $119.8B, net income of $112.2B, an operating margin of 34.0%. Top institutional holders of GOOG by reported 13-F value include BlackRock, VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, BlackRock, based on the most recent SEC filings. GOOG trades on the Nasdaq exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 1652044. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate GOOG daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for Alphabet Inc. directly from SEC EDGAR. Alphabet Inc.'s 13F Pro composite quality score has ranged between 75 and 89 since 2021, currently 78.2 — a declining long-term trajectory across 68 quarterly and live scoring snapshots.

Fun facts about Alphabet Inc.

Quirks, history, and lore behind GOOG — the kind of stuff that makes a stock memorable.

  • 1
    The Basics
    U.S. technology company · mega-cap · listed on Nasdaq · headquartered in California.
  • 2
    The Numbers
    Annual revenue north of $300 billion, with the vast majority coming from a single business line: selling ads against things people search for and watch.
  • 3
    The History
    Born as a Stanford research project in the late 1990s, it incorporated in a garage in Menlo Park and went public in an unusual Dutch auction IPO in 2004.
  • 4
    The Secret
    Its holding company was created in 2015 specifically to separate moonshot bets — self-driving cars, life-extension research, balloon-powered internet — from the core ad machine.
  • 5
    The Lore
    Its unofficial founding motto was "Don't Be Evil" — quietly retired from the code of conduct after the 2015 restructuring. The new parent's motto is a somewhat vaguer "Do the Right Thing."
  • 6
    The Giveaway
    It owns the world's most-visited search engine, the world's largest video platform, and the mobile OS running on most of the planet's smartphones — all under one two-letter ticker.
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What's Driving GOOG's Business? Latest 10-Q Breakdown

40/40 datapoints verified

AI-extracted from Alphabet Inc.'s 10-Q filed 2026-07-23 — Q2 2026 (quarter ended June 30, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.

Revenue rose 24% YoY to $119.8B as Google Cloud grew 82% to $24.8B, while a $99.0B unrealized equity gain from SpaceX and a private company lifted net income to $112.2B.

Biggest Revenue Drivers

Google Services$94,540M+15% YoY

Growth led by Google Search & other and YouTube ads

Google Cloud$24,768M+82% YoY

Primarily driven by growth in Google Cloud Platform, largely infrastructure and platform services, plus initial TPU system sales

AI-extracted and verified against SEC EDGAR filing text. Not investment advice.

Revenue

Q2 2026

$119.8B

Net Income

Q2 2026

$112.2B

Free Cash Flow

Q2 2026

$-5.9B

Operating Margin

Q2 2026

34.0%

ROIC

Q2 2026

22.0%

D/E Ratio

Q2 2026

0.16

Period

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Key Financials Over Time

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Revenue

+15.1% YoY
$402.84BFY 2025
FY22 $282.84BFY23 $307.39BFY24 $350.02BFY25 $402.84B

Net Income

+32.0% YoY
$132.17BFY 2025
FY22 $59.97BFY23 $73.80BFY24 $100.12BFY25 $132.17B

Operating Income

+14.8% YoY
$129.04BFY 2025
FY22 $74.84BFY23 $84.29BFY24 $112.39BFY25 $129.04B

EPS (Diluted)

+34.5% YoY
$10.81FY 2025
FY22 $4.56FY23 $5.80FY24 $8.04FY25 $10.81

Total Assets

+32.2% YoY
$595.28BFY 2025
FY22 $365.26BFY23 $402.39BFY24 $450.26BFY25 $595.28B

Total Debt

+293.0% YoY
$51.08BFY 2025
FY22 $15.31BFY23 $14.25BFY24 $13.00BFY25 $51.08B

Op. Cash Flow

+31.5% YoY
$164.71BFY 2025
FY22 $91.50BFY23 $101.75BFY24 $125.30BFY25 $164.71B

Free Cash Flow

+0.7% YoY
$73.27BFY 2025
FY22 $60.01BFY23 $69.50BFY24 $72.76BFY25 $73.27B

AI Insight: GOOG Financial Trends

Alphabet's revenue accelerated to $119.8B in Q2 2026, but debt surged to $100.2B while operating cash flow decelerated sharply.

Revenue grew 30.5% YoY from Q2 2025 ($96.4B) to Q2 2026 ($119.8B), marking consistent acceleration.

Operating income expanded 30.2% YoY to $40.8B in Q2 2026; operating margin stable at 34.0%.

Total debt nearly quadrupled from Q2 2025 ($24.6B) to Q2 2026 ($100.2B), while equity jumped 165% in two quarters.

Operating cash flow fell 41.0% QoQ from Q1 2026 ($45.8B) to Q2 2026 ($39.1B), despite higher earnings.

Debt-to-equity ratio spiked from 3.8% (Q2 2025) to 15.6% (Q2 2026)—largest leverage increase on record.

Net income doubled to $112.2B in Q2 2026 but OCF diverged sharply; working capital or capex timing may mask underlying cash generation.

AI Insight: GOOG Ratio Trends

Alphabet's Q2 2026 net margin surged to 93.7%, but ROIC collapsed to 22.0%—the lowest in two years—signaling deteriorating capital efficiency despite record profitability.

Operating margin expanded to 36.1% in Q1 2026 and settled at 34.0% in Q2 2026, up from 30.5% in Q3 2025.

Net profit margin spiked to 93.7% in Q2 2026 from 30.3% in Q4 2025, driven by one-time gains or favorable tax items.

ROIC declined 8.4 percentage points from 30.4% in Q3 2025 to 22.0% in Q2 2026, the steepest drop in the dataset.

Leverage ratio (D/E) doubled from 0.08 average in 2024 to 0.16–0.17 in Q1–Q2 2026; highest level in dataset.

ROA spiked to 48.7% in Q2 2026 but reflects distorted quarterly earnings; TTM ROA of 26.5% more sustainable.

Sequential ROIC decline over four consecutive quarters (Q3 2025 to Q2 2026) suggests capital deployment challenges.

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