Alphabet Inc

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NASDAQ (2026-08-20)

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Alphabet Inc
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About company

Alphabet Inc., established as the parent company of Google, operates as a conglomerate holding company overseeing a collection of businesses, with Google being its largest and most well-known entity. Alphabet was created to provide a more structured organization for Google's expansive range of internet products and services, as well as to foster growth and innovation within its more speculative ventures, such as Life Sciences (focused on health technologies like glucose-sensing contact lenses) and Calico (dedicated to longevity research). Under this new structure, Alphabet aims to enhance management efficiency and focus by allowing its diverse subsidiaries to operate independently, each led by strong CEOs, while still benefiting from Alphabet's overarching strategic vision and resources. This reorganization also introduced segment reporting to improve transparency, with Google's financials being reported separately from those of other Alphabet businesses. Alphabet Inc. trades on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the symbols GOOGL and GOOG, continuing Google's legacy while aiming to push the boundaries of technology and innovation further.

Summarized from source with an LLMView SourceSector: Technology

Revenues

Consolidated revenues: $109.896 billion, up 22% YoY (19% constant currency). This marked Alphabet’s 11th consecutive quarter of double‑digit growth.

Profit & EPS

Net income: $62.578 billion (+81% YoY). Diluted net income per share: $5.11 (+82% YoY).

Operating performance

Operating income: $39.696 billion (+30% YoY). Operating margin expanded 2 percentage points to 36.1%.

Google Cloud

Google Cloud revenue: $20.028 billion, up 63% YoY. Management highlighted strong GCP growth across enterprise AI solutions and infrastructure and a backlog that nearly doubled quarter‑on‑quarter to over $460 billion.

Google Services & Ads

Google Services: $89.637 billion, up 16% YoY. Search & other +19%; subscriptions, platforms & devices +19%; YouTube ads +11%.

Other income (investment gains)

Other income, net: $37.716 billion — primarily net unrealized gains on non‑marketable equity securities. The gain on equity securities increased provision for income tax and boosted net income materially (company cites a $36.9B gain impacting EPS by ~$2.35).

Cash flow & balance sheet

Net cash provided by operating activities: $45.790 billion for Q1. Capital expenditures were $35.674 billion in the quarter; Q1 free cash flow was $10.116 billion and trailing‑12‑month free cash flow was $64.429 billion. Cash & cash equivalents: $38.063 billion; total assets: $703.919 billion.

Capital allocation

Issued senior unsecured notes with net proceeds of $31.1 billion. Board declared a 5% dividend increase to $0.22 per share quarterly. No share repurchases were recorded in the quarter.

Business KPIs & AI traction

Paid subscriptions reached 350 million. Management highlighted AI adoption: Gemini processing >16 billion tokens per minute via direct API (up 60% q/q) and Gemini Enterprise paid monthly active users up 40% q/q. Waymo surpassed 500,000 fully autonomous rides per week.

Segments & costs

Segment operating income: Google Services $40.589B; Google Cloud $6.598B; Other Bets loss widened to $2.100B. Alphabet‑level activities (primarily shared AI R&D) increased to $5.391B, reflecting higher AI investments.

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