Alphabet Inc. Class C Capital Stock (GOOG)
The company now
Alphabet operates as a subscription business classified under Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc The company tags no split of its revenue by line in the annual report on file, so growth by line cannot be read 21
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The record in brief
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A newer quarterly report (Form 10-Q, filed 2026-10-29) and current report (Form 8-K, filed 2026-11-05) is on file; this report was written before it, and the desk writes it again on request.
Past
Alphabet's revenue rose from $75 billion in fiscal 2015 to $403 billion in fiscal 2025, up 18.3% a year, and climbed in 9 of 9 years; net income stayed positive in 10 of 10 years Over the three fiscal years to 2025, the diluted share count shrank about 2.4% a year, and dividends and buybacks returned about 48% of operating cash flow The company's filings since 2017 show no warning events: no bankruptcy or receivership notice, no debt default notice, no exchange listing notice, no restatement warning, no auditor change, no material cyber incident and no late-report notice 1
Present
In fiscal 2025, Alphabet reported revenue of $403 billion and profit of $132 billion Alphabet earned about 32 cents of profit for every dollar of shareholders' money; its products earned about 40 cents per dollar of everything the company owns; it owed about 30 cents per dollar of assets, and its share count shrank 1.7% over the year In its industry family of 73 graded names, its revenue of $403 billion ranks in the top 2% by size; a net margin of 32.8% ranks in the top 8%; revenue growth of 11.8% a year over the last three filed years ranks in the top 41% 21
Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai has been filing under that title since 2015-10-28, 11 years; the 15 officers and directors filing in the last fifteen months have been on the record a median of 8.5 years; 9 officer or director changes were reported on Form 8-K since 2023-10-21, against the 15 people in charge now 1
Future
A quarterly report (Form 10-Q) for the quarter ending 2026-09-30 is due by 2026-11-09 under the SEC's rules An annual report (Form 10-K) for the fiscal year ending 2026-12-31 is due by 2027-03-01 under the SEC's rules Revenue grew 11.8% a year over the last three filed years against 18.3% over all 10, slowing; the newest year grew 15.1%; research spending grew 15.6% a year; capital spending grew 42.7% a year 31
Alphabet's room to grow leaves cash of $31 billion against debt of $49 billion for a net cash position of -3.1% of its assets; cash from operations less capital spending is 18.2% of revenue; its gross margin is 59.7%; research spending is 15.2% of revenue 1
How the company operates
Alphabet operates as a subscription business classified under Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc The company tags no split of its revenue by line in the annual report on file, so growth by line cannot be read 21
New moves
On 2026-08-10, the company filed Form 8-K for another event it chose to report On 2026-06-05, the company filed Form 8-K reporting a major agreement signed, a change to shareholders' rights, and a change to the charter, bylaws or fiscal year On 2026-06-04, the company filed Form 8-K reporting a major agreement signed, a disclosure to investors under Regulation FD, and another event the company chose to report 3
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Track record (past, graded 7.6 of 10, weighs 45% of the past): Alphabet Inc. Class C Capital Stock's 10 filed years say what it did: revenue went from $75 billion in fiscal 2015 to $403 billion in fiscal 2025, up 18.3% a year; it rose in 9 of 9 years; it never fell from a peak; net income was positive in 10 of 10 of those years (its annual reports).
Shareholder treatment (past, graded 7.1 of 10, weighs 33% of the past): Over the 3 fiscal years to 2025-12-31, Alphabet Inc. Class C Capital Stock's diluted share count shrank about 2.4% a year, and dividends and buybacks returned about 48% of its operating cash flow over 3 years (its filed statements).
Surviving crises (past, graded 7.0 of 10, weighs 22% of the past): Alphabet Inc. Class C Capital Stock's filings since 2017 show no warning events in the scan: no bankruptcy or receivership notice, no debt default notice, no exchange listing notice, no restatement warning, no auditor change, no material cyber incident and no late-report notice (its current reports).
Financial health (present, graded 7.6 of 10, weighs 45% of the present): Return on equity: in the fiscal year ended 2025-12-31, Alphabet Inc. Class C Capital Stock earned about 32 cents of profit for every dollar of shareholders' money, and gross profitability: its products earned about 40 cents per dollar of everything the company owns (revenue less the cost of revenue). Leverage: it owed about 3
Industry position (present, graded 8.3 of 10, weighs 33% of the present): Alphabet Inc. Class C Capital Stock's standing among 73 graded names in its industry family: revenue of $403 billion in fiscal 2025 ranks in the top 2% by size; a net margin of 32.8% ranks in the top 8%; revenue growth of 11.8% a year over the last 3 filed years ranks in the top 41% (its annual reports).
Leadership (present, graded 7.5 of 10, weighs 22% of the present): Alphabet Inc. Class C Capital Stock's leadership, from its insiders' filings and its current reports: the chief executive on the record is Pichai, Sundar (Chief Executive Officer, as filed), filing under that title since 2015-10-28, 11 years (top 12% of its family); the 15 officers and directors filing in the last fifteen months ha
Growth drivers (future, graded 6.7 of 10, weighs 45% of the future): Alphabet Inc. Class C Capital Stock's growth drivers, from the filed years to fiscal 2025: revenue grew 11.8% a year over the last three filed years against 18.3% over all 10, slowing (bottom 49% of its family); the newest year grew 15.1% (top 36%); research spending grew 15.6% a year (top 29%); capital spending grew 42.7% a year
Room to expand (future, graded 4.9 of 10, weighs 22% of the future): Alphabet Inc. Class C Capital Stock's room to grow, from the newest filed statements (fiscal 2025): cash of $31 billion against debt of $49 billion leaves -3.1% of its assets as net cash, bottom 36% of its family; cash from operations less capital spending is 18.2% of revenue (top 32%); a gross margin of 59.7% (top 49%); research
Alphabet Inc. Class C Capital Stock tags no split of its revenue by line in the annual report on file, so growth by line cannot be read here; research and capital spending are on the trend.
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In its latest annual figures on file, for the fiscal year ended 2025-12-31, it reported revenue of $403 billion and a profit of $132 billion (its filed statements).
Subscription business (prior from its industry code (SEC 7370, Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.
Sector: Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.
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Deadline ahead: Quarterly report (Form 10-Q) for the quarter ending 2026-09-30 is due by 2026-11-09; large accelerated filers have 40 days after the quarter ends; quarter ends are taken to the month end. A deadline under the SEC's rules, not a prediction of when it will file.
Deadline ahead: Annual report (Form 10-K) for the fiscal year ending 2026-12-31 is due by 2027-03-01; large accelerated filers have 60 days after the fiscal year ends. A deadline under the SEC's rules, not a prediction of when it will file.
Document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000119312526374341 2026-08-10: Form 8-K, Current report (Other event, item 8.01). The news lane: another event the company chose to report.
Document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000119312526259954 2026-06-05: Form 8-K, Current report (Major agreement signed, item 1.01; Change to shareholders' rights, item 3.03; Charter, bylaw or fiscal-year change, item 5.03). Track record: a major agreement signed. Shareholder treatment: a change to shareholders' rights. Leadership: the charter, bylaws or fiscal year changed.
Document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000135445726000534 2026-06-04: Form 8-K, Current report (Major agreement signed, item 1.01; Investor disclosure (Regulation FD), item 7.01; Other event, item 8.01). Track record: a major agreement signed. The news lane: a disclosure to investors under Regulation FD. The news lane: another event the company chose to report.