STOCK · GOOGL · Nasdaq

Alphabet Inc.

Alphabet Inc. trades under the ticker symbol GOOGL on the Nasdaq. This page brings together its live stock price, an interactive price chart, and key fundamentals like market capitalization, 52-week range, dividend yield, and the next earnings date, with plain-English context to help you understand what the numbers mean.

Loading the live price and chart for GOOGL…

Stock prices move on company earnings, growth expectations, interest rates, and overall market sentiment. Use the live chart and fundamentals as a starting point for your own research, never as a buy or sell signal.

Executive summary

About Alphabet Inc.

Google Search generates around 55% of Alphabet's total revenue, and it remains one of the most profitable businesses ever built. The ability to connect advertisers with people actively searching for products is worth an enormous premium in the ad market.

YouTube is the second-largest search engine in the world and one of the most-watched video platforms on any device. Google Cloud is the third-largest cloud provider and has been gaining share consistently, approaching meaningful profitability.

The AI competition is the biggest near-term strategic question for Alphabet. Microsoft's Copilot integration has put real pressure on Google's search dominance, and Alphabet is racing to integrate Gemini across its full product lineup.

How does Alphabet Inc. make money?

Source: Alphabet SEC filings (10-K) and investor relations · Last reviewed June 2026

Investment case

Alphabet pairs a dominant search advertising engine with a fast growing cloud business and broad exposure to artificial intelligence, which is the long-term question that frames the stock.

Educational analysis from public filings. This is not a recommendation to buy or sell any security.

See all our Investment Cases on Stock Watch →

Compare its behavior on the Stock Screener →

Why investors follow this company

Competitive advantages

What could go wrong

What to watch

Valuation in context

Sources: Alphabet 10-K (SEC EDGAR), Alphabet Investor Relations · Last reviewed June 2026

Concepts behind this investment case

Market Cap, Valuation, What Is Market Concentration?

How management uses cash

Historically, the company has used a mix of reinvestment, buybacks, and dividends.

Reinvestment

On average, capital spending used about 38% of operating cash flow across 10 fiscal years (FY2016-FY2025) - a moderate share of the cash the business generated went back into it.

Buybacks

Reported share repurchases in 10 of the 10 fiscal years shown, totaling about $346.2B (FY2016-FY2025).

Dividends

Paid a per-share dividend in each of the 2 fiscal years shown (FY2024-FY2025). The dividend is recent within this window. In FY2025, dividends paid totaled about $10.0B.

Debt direction

The total debt balance rose over the window: about $3.9B in FY2016 vs about $48.5B in FY2025. This describes the balance's direction, not repayments.

Cash position

As of FY2025, held about $30.7B in cash and equivalents vs about $48.5B of total debt - more total debt than cash at that date.

Derived from annual figures this company reported to the SEC (EDGAR XBRL company facts). Descriptive history only: not a forecast, not a rating, not investment advice.

Frequently asked questions

What is the investment case for Alphabet?

Alphabet pairs a dominant search advertising engine with a fast growing cloud business and broad exposure to artificial intelligence, which is the long-term question that frames the stock.

Does Alphabet have an economic moat?

Search distribution and scale compound through user data and deep integration across Android and Chrome, which is hard for rivals to replicate.

What is the bull case for Alphabet?

Google Cloud has grown into a meaningful contributor and is approaching durable profitability at scale.

What is the bear case for Alphabet?

Advertising revenue is cyclical and can slow quickly when the broader economy weakens.

What are the key risks for Alphabet?

AI-powered search alternatives (ChatGPT, Perplexity) pose the first serious threat to Google's search monopoly in decades. A US Department of Justice case found Google illegally maintained its search monopoly; the remedies and appeals process is still playing out.

How should investors think about Alphabet's valuation?

Investors weigh Alphabet's durable cash generation against the uncertainty around AI disruption and regulation. Judge valuation using figures from the company's own filings rather than any third-party estimate.

What should investors watch with Alphabet?

Cloud growth and profitability trends reported in the quarterly filings.

On this page

Learn more


Educational content only. Market data is delayed and is not financial advice. Always do your own research and consult a licensed professional before investing.