Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL)
Alphabet is the parent of Google. It makes the large majority of its money from advertising across Google Search and YouTube, and also runs Google Cloud, the Android ecosystem and long-shot bets like Waymo self-driving.
GOOGL annual filing snapshot
FY 2025 · filed Feb 5, 2026The latest complete annual figures Tradune found in Alphabet Inc.’s Form 10-K. They describe the reported fiscal year, not a current valuation or forecast.
- Revenue
- $402.8B
- Net income
- $132.2B
- Operating cash flow
- $164.7B
Source: SEC EDGAR Form 10-K ↗. Figures are reported values from the same filing and may reflect a company’s fiscal calendar; they are not investment advice.
GOOGL at a glance
- Ticker
- GOOGL (NASDAQ)
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Internet Content & Information
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, California, USA
- Founded
- 1998
- CEO
- Sundar Pichai
- Dividend
- Yes
- Volatility
- Roughly market-level
Does Alphabet Inc. pay a dividend?
Alphabet began paying a small quarterly dividend in 2024 — a notable shift for a company that had never paid one. The yield is minimal.
How risky is GOOGL?
Historically, Alphabet Inc.'s share price has been roughly market-level (a rough beta band of ~1.0–1.1 — a long-run tendency, not a live figure). The structural risks worth understanding:
- Revenue is concentrated in advertising, which is cyclical and softens when the economy does.
- Serious antitrust litigation in the US targeting its search business.
- The risk that AI chat interfaces erode the traditional search-and-click model that funds the company.
- Regulatory pressure across multiple jurisdictions.
What gives GOOGL its edge
Google Search is the default gateway to the web for billions of people, and the scale of its ad and data ecosystem is extraordinarily hard to replicate.
What actually moves the stock
- Search ad revenue and whether AI answers help or cannibalize it.
- Google Cloud growth and profitability.
- Outcomes of the US antitrust cases.
Tracking GOOGL in a portfolio
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Does Alphabet (GOOGL) pay a dividend?
Yes, as of 2024. Alphabet initiated its first-ever quarterly dividend that year; the yield is small, and the company also repurchases shares.
What is the difference between GOOGL and GOOG?
They are two share classes of the same company, Alphabet. GOOGL (Class A) carries voting rights; GOOG (Class C) does not. Prices track closely.
Is Google stock risky?
Alphabet is a mega-cap that tends to move roughly with the market, but it carries specific risks: heavy reliance on advertising, active antitrust cases, and the threat that AI reshapes search.
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