Alphabet Inc.
$4.06T- Market cap
- $4.14T
- Debt
- +$51.08B
- Cash
- −$126.84B
Capital structure 99% equity / 1% debt · EV / Revenue 10.09x · EV / EBITDA 22.58x
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
FY 2025 · Mkt capMarket cap $4.14T · View financials
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
FY 2025 · Mkt cap
Decision snapshot: GOOGL stock price at premium vs PYPL $338.46 current versus $109.82 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at PYPL's multiple
Implied fair value · at GOOGL's multiple
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Premium justified
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: GOOGL FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · PYPL FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025).
Trendline
Six fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 99% equity / 1% debt · EV / Revenue 10.09x · EV / EBITDA 22.58x
Capital structure 83% equity / 17% debt · EV / Revenue 1.45x · EV / EBITDA 6.27x
GOOGL carries the larger enterprise value at $4.06T against $48.05B; PYPL trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (1.45x vs 10.09x); PYPL on the lower EV / EBITDA (6.27x vs 22.58x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
Alphabet Inc. · implied price per share
Bear
$101.71
Base
$124.15
Bull
$141.60
PayPal Holdings, Inc. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.12x
0.49x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
-0.42x
-0.06x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$126.84B
$10.42B
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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If you believe GOOGL can sustain its 15.1% revenue growth and 32.0% operating margin while the market rerates the stock closer to its historical band, then hold or add selectively; otherwise, the data argues for caution because the current price sits well above both the historical band and the DCF range.
The valuation comparison implies a severe disconnect: GOOGL's current price of $359.91 versus an implied price of $90.86 suggests -74.8% downside under PYPL-based P/E framework. While GOOGL trades at a much richer absolute multiple than PYPL, its superior growth and profitability do not offset the large gap indicated by the provided valuation output.
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