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 2026 · Mkt cap
Decision snapshot: GOOGL stock price at discount vs WMT $338.46 current versus $441.15 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 WMT'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
Value edge
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: GOOGL FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · WMT FY 2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Seven 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 95% equity / 5% debt · EV / Revenue 1.24x · EV / EBITDA 27.63x
GOOGL carries the larger enterprise value at $4.06T against $881.00B; WMT trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (1.24x vs 10.09x); GOOGL on the lower EV / EBITDA (22.58x vs 27.63x).
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
WALMART INC. · implied price per share
Bear
$26.01
Base
$31.42
Bull
$38.87
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
0.42x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
-0.42x
0.97x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$126.84B
$10.73B
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, then the relative valuation supports owning GOOGL because it is cheaper than WMT on P/E while generating far stronger profitability and ROIC.
GOOGL trades at a 24.4% implied upside to the current price, with an implied P/E-based value of $441.15 versus $354.70 today. Relative to WMT, GOOGL is cheaper on P/E and much richer on sales multiples, reflecting a business with far higher margins and capital efficiency.
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