Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) Stock Forecast Oct. 13, 2026
Analysis updated on Oct. 13, 2026 (UTC) · Alpha · vs marketSwitch to Total · Nasdaq
Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) stock forecast summary
On Oct. 13, 2026, GOOG is rated Neutral: its 90-day Alpha forecast sits in the middle 30% of the 5379 stocks scored that day.
Alphabet Inc. is a mega-cap company with a market capitalization of $4.27T. It ranks number 1 by market capitalization among the 58 Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
A per-ticker accuracy statistic for GOOG is published only once its sample size is known. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4537 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-06-09 produced a positive net return in 73.7% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +1.3%, buy ≥ +0.5%, sell < -0.5%, strong sell < -1.6% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-13 signals)
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How GOOG ranks among 5379 stocks
90D Alpha forecasts of every company scored, cut into five relative ratings at the 15th, 35th, 65th and 85th percentiles (dashed lines).
Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) fundamentals
Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. peers listed below that report each metric.
Valuation & Market
| Metric | GOOG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $4.27T | 1/58 |
| P/E Ratio | 17.50x | 10/17 |
| P/B Ratio | 6.67x | 9/39 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.24% | 6/6 |
| EPS | $19.91 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $52.37 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $36.46 | – |
| FCF/Share | $4.36 | – |
Profitability & Margins
| Metric | GOOG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | 38.1% | 3/29 |
| ROA | 26.5% | 3/38 |
| ROIC | 18.6% | 11/48 |
| Gross Margin | 60.9% | 24/44 |
| Operating Margin | 33.1% | 3/46 |
| Net Margin | 54.8% | 3/36 |
| EBT Margin | 67.1% | 3/46 |
| Tax Rate | 18.4% | – |
Financial Health
| Metric | GOOG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 2.72x | 15/52 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.64x | 4/6 |
| D/E Ratio | 0.44x | 29/41 |
| Financial Leverage | 1.44x | 29/41 |
| Interest Coverage | 271.0x | 4/48 |
| Working Capital | $217.41B | 1/51 |
Cash Flow
| Metric | GOOG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $185.68B | 1/50 |
| Free Cash Flow | $53.27B | 1/33 |
| Capital Spending | -$132.40B | 33/33 |
| OCF Growth YoY | 38.9% | 7/31 |
| FCF Growth YoY | -20.2% | 19/23 |
| FCF/Sales | 11.9% | 16/34 |
| CapEx/Sales | 29.7% | 2/34 |
Operational Efficiency
| Metric | GOOG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 0.48x | 27/39 |
| Receivables Turnover | 6.5x | 21/37 |
| Inventory Turnover | 17.4x | 2/5 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 1.4x | 36/39 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 57 days | 17/37 |
| Days Inventory | 21 days | 4/5 |
| Payables Period | 42 days | 21/35 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 35 days | – |
Income Statement
| Metric | GOOG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $445.87B | 1/39 |
| Operating Income | $147.63B | 1/50 |
| Net Income | $244.21B | 1/37 |
| R&D Expense | $68.97B | 2/36 |
| SG&A Expense | $115.10B | 1/42 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | $174.35B | 1/44 |
Dividend & Shareholder Information
| Metric | GOOG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dividends Per Share | $0.84 | – |
| Payout Ratio | 4.2% | 5/5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 12230M | – |
Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)
| Total Current Assets | $343.52B | 37.3% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $55.91B | 6.1% of assets |
| Accounts Receivable | $69.17B | 7.5% of assets |
| Inventory | $9.99B | 1.1% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $281.50B | 30.5% of assets |
| Short-term Debt | $105.85B | 11.5% of assets |
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Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) industry peers
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Alphabet Inc. (Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.): 60 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Sign up free| Company | 90-Day AI Forecast (Alpha) | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. | ▶ | $4.27T |
| META Meta Platforms, Inc. | ▶ | $1.94T |
| APP Applovin Corp | ▶ | $91.12B |
| NBIS Nebius Group N.V. | ▲ | $52.34B |
| GDS Gds Holdings Ltd | ▶ | $45.01B |
| ZM Zoom Communications, Inc. | ▶ | $28.64B |
| DOCN Digitalocean Holdings, Inc. | ▲ | $15.07B |
| BZ Kanzhun Ltd | ▶ | $14.50B |
| FLUT Flutter Entertainment Plc | ▶ | $13.55B |
| PINS Pinterest, Inc. | ▲ | $12.67B |
| TEM Tempus Ai, Inc. | ▲ | $12.31B |
| SNAP Snap Inc | ▲ | $10.98B |
| FDS Factset Research Systems Inc | ▶ | $10.34B |
| MTCH Match Group, Inc. | ▲ | $9.72B |
| SOGP Sound Group Inc. | ▲ | $9.17B |
| TTD Trade Desk, Inc. | ▶ | $5.72B |
| SIFY Sify Technologies Ltd | ▼ | $5.48B |
| WIX Wix.Com Ltd. | ▶ | $3.94B |
| MGNI Magnite, Inc. | ▲ | $3.63B |
| PPLI People Inc | ▶ | $3.04B |
| GRND Grindr Inc. | ▲ | $2.69B |
| DJT Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. | ▼ | $2.15B |
| DV Doubleverify Holdings, Inc. | ▼ | $2.10B |
| WB Weibo Corp | ▼ | $1.61B |
| NXDR Nextdoor Holdings, Inc. | ▲ | $1.03B |
| TRIP Tripadvisor, Inc. | ▶ | $1.02B |
| HSTM Healthstream Inc | ▲ | $987M |
| TBLA Taboola.Com Ltd. | ▲ | $935M |
| RXT Rackspace Technology, Inc. | ▲ | $925M |
| DSP Viant Technology Inc. | ▶ | $879M |
| CEVA Ceva Inc | ▼ | $869M |
| PUBM Pubmatic, Inc. | ▲ | $860M |
| BMBL Bumble Inc. | ▲ | $785M |
| SMWB Similarweb Ltd. | ▲ | $756M |
| SABR Sabre Corp | ▲ | $730M |
| EVER Everquote, Inc. | ▲ | $726M |
| RZLV Rezolve Ai Plc | ▶ | $615M |
| NEXN Nexxen International Ltd. | ▲ | $510M |
| ZIP Ziprecruiter, Inc. | ▲ | $373M |
| BLND Blend Labs, Inc. | ▲ | $226M |
| SANG Sangoma Technologies Corp | ▶ | $161M |
| HCAT Health Catalyst, Inc. | ▲ | $131M |
| PODC Podcastone, Inc. | ▲ | $59M |
| TEAD Teads Holding Co. | ▲ | $49M |
| RMXI Rmx Industries, Inc. | ▼ | $48M |
| SST System1, Inc. | ▲ | $23M |
| IPM Intelligent Protection Management Corp. | ▼ | $16M |
| TRSO Transuite.Org Inc. | ▼ | $14M |
| CDLX Cardlytics, Inc. | ▲ | $13M |
| GITS Global Interactive Technologies, Inc. | ▶ | $6M |
| CNET Zw Data Action Technologies Inc. | ▲ | $5M |
| BRGX Bioregenx, Inc. | ▼ | $3M |
| FMHS Farmhouse, Inc. /Nv | ▼ | $3M |
| CSAI Cloudastructure, Inc. | ▶ | $2M |
| LMED Latamed Ai Corp. | ▼ | $2M |
| IPDN Professional Diversity Network, Inc. | ▼ | $2M |
| QSJC Tancheng Group Co., Ltd. | ▼ | $720K |
| BBLR Bubblr Inc. | ▼ | $120K |
| GOAI Eva Live Inc | ▶ | N/A |
| HOLO Microcloud Hologram Inc. | ▼ | N/A |
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Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) stock forecast FAQ
What is the Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) stock forecast?
On Oct. 13, 2026, GOOG is rated Neutral: its 90-day Alpha forecast sits in the middle 30% of the 5379 stocks scored that day.
How accurate are Alphabet Inc. stock predictions?
A per-ticker accuracy statistic for GOOG is published only once its sample size is known. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4537 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-06-09 produced a positive net return in 73.7% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
How often are Alphabet Inc. forecasts updated?
Alphabet Inc. forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 13, 2026.
Which companies are Alphabet Inc.'s industry peers?
60 issuers in our coverage, GOOG included, share the SEC industry code Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.. The largest are: Meta Platforms, Inc. (META), Applovin Corp (APP), Nebius Group N.V. (NBIS), Gds Holdings Ltd (GDS), Zoom Communications, Inc. (ZM), Digitalocean Holdings, Inc. (DOCN).
This analysis is generated automatically using our proprietary AI systems and should not be considered personalized investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own research and consider consulting a financial advisor before making investment decisions.