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Alphabet Inc. (Class A)
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What Alphabet Inc. (Class A) is doing, read from its filings, its own words and the news, with every figure dated and sourced. Not investment advice: no ratings, no price targets.
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The latest read
Computed from the data on Oct 22, 2026. Every figure links back to its source in the sections below.
- Revenue over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $446 billion, up 20% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $53.3 billion, down 20% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Capital expenditure over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $132 billion, up 98% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Share buybacks in the fiscal year to December 31, 2025: $45.7 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Long-term debt issued in the fiscal year to December 31, 2025: $64.6 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Latest earnings call or results release (July 22, 2026): sentiment 0.80 on a −1 to +1 scale (confident, opportunity-framed), confidence 0.90 of 1.Palanor Discourse
- Insiders were net sellers in Q3 2026: $0.2 million on the open market.SEC Form 4
- 6,305 institutional managers reported a position at June 30, 2026 (+108 on the quarter before).SEC Form 13F
- H-1B filings certified in Q2 2026: 4,713 (1,257 a year earlier).U.S. Department of Labor (OFLC)
- Headlines in the last 30 days: 5, of which 1 read positive and 0 negative.Palanor headline tone
Company Posture
How Company Posture is measured →What Alphabet Inc. (Class A) is doing, on three axes, from its filings and its own words, as of 2026-10-22. A description, not a rating: Company Posture never says whether to buy.
Steady · Confident
Expanding ↔ Retrenching
Steady
- Capital spending92nd pct
- Debt raised83rd pct
- Buybacks vs capex94th pct
- Hiring filings4th pct
- Deals and private raises48th pct
- Patent publications26th pct
Confident ↔ Hedging
Confident
- Call sentiment64th pct
- Call confidence71st pct
- Guidance changes—
- Risk factors added—
- Insider open-market trades45th pct
- + Call confidence
- + Call sentiment
- − Insider open-market trades
Pressure
Components only: Not yet shown as a score: in the back-test it did not add to a naive reader's forecast of impairment, debt acceleration or bankruptcy filings (8-K 2.06, 2.04, 1.03) (not enough events (17 in half 1; needs 20)).
- Fails-to-deliver56th pct
- Stress filings49th pct
Credit
How these are built →Alphabet Inc. (Class A)'s borrowing from its SEC filings: the bonds it priced and the debt on its latest balance sheet. A description, not a rating.
Debt on the balance sheet
$103B
- Due within a year $2.4B
- Longer term $100B
- Default point $52.6B (short + ½ long)
Finance leases included · Jun 30, 2026 filing
Bonds priced, last 12 months
$62.5B
U.S. dollar tranches with a term sheet on EDGAR. Deals sold under Rule 144A file none and are not counted.
| Priced | Amount | Coupon | Matures | Spread | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | $3B | 6.250% | 2046 (20y) | +105bp | 6.283% |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $1.25B | 4.500% | 2028 (2y) | +33bp | 4.575% |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $750M | SOFR + 44bp | 2028 (2y) | — | — |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $3.5B | 4.875% | 2031 (5y) | +60bp | 4.991% |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $2.5B | 5.200% | 2033 (7y) | +75bp | 5.275% |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $4.5B | 5.450% | 2036 (10y) | +85bp | 5.520% |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $2.5B | 6.500% | 2066 (40y) | +130bp | 6.527% |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $4.5B | 6.375% | 2056 (30y) | +115bp | 6.377% |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $500M | SOFR + 60bp | 2029 (3y) | — | — |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $2B | 4.625% | 2029 (3y) | +43bp | 4.734% |
| May 5, 2026 | C$2.75B | 5.000% | 2056 (30y) | +110bp | 5.063% |
| May 5, 2026 | C$2.25B | 4.350% | 2036 (10y) | +79bp | 4.392% |
From the pricing term sheets Alphabet Inc. (Class A) filed with the SEC. Spread is to the benchmark Treasury (or Bund, Gilt) at pricing.
Charts
Live charts: each one redraws from today’s data and has an image link to paste into a document or slide.
Cash flow
Capital returned and raised
What the company says
Hiring and ownership
In the news
Headlines that name Alphabet Inc. (Class A), with the publisher and a link. The tone is read from each headline’s own words, never from a summary of the article.
- NeutralAlphabet Is A Fortress Stock, Built To Survive (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
seekingalpha.com · via Marketaux · Oct 10, 2026
- NeutralAlphabet: Building The Thing That Could Replace It (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
seekingalpha.com · via Marketaux · Oct 8, 2026
- NeutralAlphabet's Launch of Gemini 4 Argon AI Model Bolsters Innovation Momentum (GOOGL)
gurufocus.com · via Marketaux · Oct 1, 2026
- PositiveGoogle Launches Gemini 4 Argon Model for Government and Cybersecurity (GOOGL)
gurufocus.com · via Marketaux · Sep 30, 2026
- NeutralETFs Are Buying Alphabet (GOOGL) on Sept. 28
gurufocus.com · via Marketaux · Sep 30, 2026
Filings and records
The last two years of notable 8-Ks, offerings, annual reports, federal awards, lobbying reports, patents and other public records, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (MARSHALL & POPP, LLC)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (JEFFRIES STRATEGIES LLC)third_quarter 2026 · $0.0 million
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.)third_quarter 2026 · $0.2 million
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC)third_quarter 2026 · $3.2 million
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (THE ROOSEVELT GROUP)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (FULCRUM PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (ML STRATEGIES, LLC)third_quarter 2026 · $0.0 million
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 20, 2026Patent
- Oct 20, 2026Patent
- Oct 20, 2026Patent
- Oct 20, 2026Patent
- Oct 20, 2026Patent
- Jun 11, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jun 11, 20268-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Jun 5, 20268-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Jun 5, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jun 4, 20268-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Apr 10, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Apr 2, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Mar 6, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jun 12, 20258-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
Peers
Companies in the same industry in the S&P 500, Russell 1000 or MidCap 400, closest in revenue first. Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings.
| Company | Revenue | Free cash flow | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms Inc. META | $228B | $41.0B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Apple Inc. AAPL | $467B | $137B | Jun 27, 2026 |
| Microsoft Corporation MSFT | $332B | $67.0B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| NVIDIA Corporation NVDA | $303B | $127B | Jul 26, 2026 |
| Dell Technologies DELL | $151B | $8.6B | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Micron Technology MU | $133B | $59.0B | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Broadcom Inc. AVGO | $89.1B | $39.4B | Aug 2, 2026 |
| TD Synnex SNX | $75.7B | −$0.8B | Aug 31, 2026 |