Alphabet Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Alphabet has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 18.5%, while the Interactive Media and Services industry saw earnings growing at 4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 17.4% per year. Alphabet's return on equity is 26%, and it has net margins of 24%.

Key information

18.5%

Earnings growth rate

20.2%

EPS growth rate

Interactive Media and Services Industry Growth6.2%
Revenue growth rate17.4%
Return on equity26.0%
Net Margin24.0%
Last Earnings Update31 Dec 2023

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

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Apr 19

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Apr 02

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Mar 27
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Mar 23

An Intrinsic Calculation For Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Suggests It's 34% Undervalued

Mar 13
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Mar 13

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Mar 06

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Feb 29
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Feb 08

The Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Full-Year Results Are Out And Analysts Have Published New Forecasts

Feb 02
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Feb 01

The Trend Of High Returns At Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Has Us Very Interested

Jan 24
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Jan 16

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Dec 25
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Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 35% Above Its Share Price

Dec 08
Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 35% Above Its Share Price

Is Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Potentially Undervalued?

Nov 23
Is Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Potentially Undervalued?

These 4 Measures Indicate That Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Oct 23
These 4 Measures Indicate That Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

We Think Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Might Have The DNA Of A Multi-Bagger

Sep 22
We Think Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Might Have The DNA Of A Multi-Bagger

Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 34% Above Its Share Price

Sep 04
Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 34% Above Its Share Price

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)?

Aug 15
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)?

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
Beta

How Alphabet makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:GOOGL Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 23307,39473,79543,08743,709
30 Sep 23297,13266,73242,80442,466
30 Jun 23289,53160,95342,65641,764
31 Mar 23284,61258,58743,38441,849
31 Dec 22282,83659,97242,29139,500
30 Sep 22282,11366,99041,75637,941
30 Jun 22278,13972,01640,00235,362
31 Mar 22270,33474,53938,33233,196
31 Dec 21257,63776,03336,42231,562
30 Sep 21239,21070,61832,82329,876
30 Jun 21220,26562,92931,03829,038
31 Mar 21196,68251,36328,90728,238
31 Dec 20182,52740,26928,99827,573
30 Sep 20171,70435,71329,42027,773
30 Jun 20166,03031,53429,07927,471
31 Mar 20166,67734,52228,84826,809
31 Dec 19161,85734,34328,01526,018
30 Sep 19155,05832,62025,99724,830
30 Jun 19148,29934,74424,95323,508
31 Mar 19142,01227,99224,24222,409
31 Dec 18136,81930,73623,25621,419
30 Sep 18129,86618,76822,23919,691
30 Jun 18123,89816,30821,27418,664
31 Mar 18117,25116,63720,32717,722
31 Dec 17110,85512,66219,73316,625
30 Sep 17104,59621,01518,82115,941
30 Jun 1799,27519,34418,57315,332
31 Mar 1794,76520,69718,01514,523
31 Dec 1690,27219,47817,47013,948
30 Sep 1685,53719,06816,57913,836
30 Jun 1681,76117,98615,89013,470
31 Mar 1677,98817,04015,38112,896
31 Dec 1574,98916,34815,18312,282
30 Sep 1571,76315,13314,90211,585
30 Jun 1569,61114,07814,65111,010
31 Mar 1567,83913,56614,46610,459
31 Dec 1466,00113,62013,9829,832
30 Sep 1463,60513,79413,1048,952
30 Jun 1460,83614,03312,4188,118
31 Mar 1457,98813,38811,7547,646
31 Dec 1355,51913,16010,9867,137
30 Sep 1354,23112,37210,7057,051
30 Jun 1353,78111,36710,5597,008

Quality Earnings: GOOGL has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: GOOGL's current net profit margins (24%) are higher than last year (21.2%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: GOOGL's earnings have grown by 18.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: GOOGL's earnings growth over the past year (23%) exceeds its 5-year average (18.5% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: GOOGL earnings growth over the past year (23%) did not outperform the Interactive Media and Services industry 31.9%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: GOOGL's Return on Equity (26%) is considered high.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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