Alphabet (GOOGL) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $2.12
- Estimate
- $3.01
- Surprise
- -29.5%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.5 → 6.9/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Alphabet (GOOGL) missed the $3.01 estimate with adjusted EPS of $2.12 — a large 29.5% shortfall. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (6.5/10) to Strong Buy at 6.9/10 after the report — the engine's score rose despite the miss.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates GOOGL Strong Buy at 6.9/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -29.5% surprise compares with a +70.8% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- V7 flight-to-quality bonus: +0.5 (Q=8.3 in RISK_OFF)
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Product: online advertising
- Concentration risk — Geographic: international revenues (52.0%)
- Sector modifier (Communication Services): -0.8
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $324.89
- Entry target
- $324.89
- Price target
- $395.30
- Stop
- $308.79
- Upside to target
- +21.7%
- Reward-to-risk
- 4.3:1
Forward estimates sit below the trailing run-rate (21.4× forward vs 17.0× trailing) — consensus expects earnings to decline from here.
Risk check: trading volume is running 2.5× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-29 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
GOOGL at TrendMatrix's latest read
Communication and media names are subscriber-economics stories; engagement and ARPU trends behind the print drive the reaction.
- Industry
- Internet Content & Information
- Market cap
- $3973.38B
- P/E (fwd)
- 21.4
- P/E (ttm)
- 17.0
- 52-week range
- $267.67–$408.61
- Off 52-week high
- 20.5%
- RSI (14)
- 31
- Volume vs avg
- 2.46×
- Score today
- 6.9/10