AMZN vs DOCN vs GOOGL Stock Comparison

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AMZN Amazon Com Inc
$266.03 +5.8% 1M +6.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.82T
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$764.24B
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
GOOGL Alphabet Inc.
$288.93 -16.6% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.45T
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$471.10B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Alphabet leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Alphabet 7, DigitalOcean Holdings 2, Amazon Com 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMZNDOCNGOOGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.82T $8.34B $3.45T GOOGL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.9x 243.6x 14.7x GOOGL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x 61.8x 13.7x GOOGL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.4% +27.6% +22.2% DOCN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.6% 3.1% 49.9% GOOGL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.1% 5.3% 16.7% GOOGL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x -0.6x -0.8x GOOGL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.7% +116.6% +4.1% DOCN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.6%/yr -3.9%/yr +14.2%/yr GOOGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.5% 86.3% 34.1% AMZN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 57/100 57/100 AMZN

Percentile Scorecard

AMZNDOCNGOOGL

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMZNDOCNGOOGL
Valuation 18 #88 of 107 40 #24 of 39 39 #102 of 166
Growth 91 #10 of 103 71 #11 of 36 67 #51 of 154
Profitability 68 #33 of 102 79 #8 of 34 82 #28 of 154
Financial Health 71 #33 of 113 60 #16 of 38 73 #50 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 33 #15 of 22 22 #76 of 97
Overall 62 57 57
  • AMZN ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • DOCN ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMZNDOCNGOOGLSPY
1 month +5.8%-38.7%-16.6% -1.0%
3 months -2.4%-32.5%-20.3% -0.4%
6 months -3.3%-47.8%-27.4% +4.5%
Year to date +15.3%+74.7%-7.7% +12.4%
1 year +6.7%+116.6%+4.1% +13.6%
3 years +91.9%+239.5%+123.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year +24.3%+50.3%+30.8% +20.8%
5 years +51.2%-18.1%+94.1% +63.7%
5 years, per year +8.6%-3.9%+14.2% +10.4%
10 years +604.7%—+639.7% +267.7%
10 years, per year +21.6%—+22.2% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureAMZNDOCNGOOGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.5%86.3%34.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.4%75.6%34.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.452.651.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.201.350.12 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.7%-84.8%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.3%-53.6%-28.2% -1.6%
52-week high $284.02$181.29$402.62 $779.14
52-week low $198.79$38.82$273.50 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMZNDOCNGOOGL
P/E now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 18.4x 281.4xmedian 28.9x 14.9xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 0.5x 9.0xmedian 3.7x 7.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 9.6x 27.7xmedian 22.5x 18.4xmedian 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -46.8xmedian 16.4x 142.1xmedian 16.4x 179.3xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 1.8x 7.0xmedian 3.4x 5.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.83 3.20median 1.27 0.26median 0.38

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMZNDOCNGOOGL
Revenue $764.24B $1.10B $471.10B
Gross profit $397.75B $602.71M $286.70B
Operating income $96.81B $137.76M $156.98B
Net income $134.77B $34.26M $235.69B
Free cash flow -$61.40B $69.77M $19.75B
R&D – $209.40M $74.46B
EPS (diluted) $12.33 $0.30 $19.12
Cash & equivalents $55.78B $666.10M $56.33B
Total debt $173.13B $461.63M $125.10B
Shares (diluted) 10.93B 114.68M 12.31B
Enterprise value $2.32T $5.92B $3.19T

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMZNDOCNGOOGL
P/E 21.3x 281.4x 14.9x
P/FCF -46.8x 142.1x 179.3x
P/Operating cash flow 19.3x 26.4x 19.7x
P/S 3.8x 9.0x 7.5x
P/B 4.7x 7.0x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 7.5x 5.3x
EV/EBITDA 16.9x 27.7x 18.4x
EV/EBIT 30.3x 70.5x 21.7x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 8.8x 7.2x
EV/FCF -47.8x 139.2x 172.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.6x 25.9x 18.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 3.20 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMZNDOCNGOOGL
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.4% 27.6% 22.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 17.8% 16.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.7% 15.2% 25.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 14.9% 20.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 33.7% -8.6% 26.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 54.7% 147.6% 25.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 87.7% -86.4% 89.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 81.1% 93.0% 52.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 86.2% -87.5% 87.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 79.1% 88.1% 57.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.5% 16.0% 18.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.5% 20.0% 19.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1,478% -52.8% -73.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -359.2% -17.3% -36.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMZNDOCNGOOGL
Gross margin 52.0% 54.7% 60.9%
EBITDA margin 22.7% 31.7% 39.3%
Operating margin 12.7% 12.5% 33.3%
Pretax margin 23.0% 4.3% 61.1%
Net margin 17.6% 3.1% 49.9%
FCF margin -8.0% 6.3% 4.2%
Operating cash flow margin 19.5% 34.0% 38.1%
Return on equity 23.1% 2.9% 35.8%
Return on assets 11.5% 1.0% 24.5%
Return on invested capital 10.1% 5.3% 16.7%
Return on capital employed 10.6% 5.5% 19.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 11.0x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 10.1% 6.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMZNDOCNGOOGL
Debt / assets 13.9% 12.4% 12.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x -0.6x -0.8x
Debt / FCF -2.8x 6.6x 6.3x
Liabilities / assets 50.7% 62.1% 32.5%
Equity / assets 49.3% 37.9% 67.5%
Interest coverage 22.3x 3.2x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.2x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.9x 2.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.7x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 4.02 3.01 8.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMZNDOCNGOOGL
Dividend yield – – 0.3%
Net buyback yield – -9.0% -0.2%
Shareholder yield – -9.0% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMZNDOCNGOOGL
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2026 61.8xFY2026 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.23FY2026 $1.36FY2026 $21.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +70.6%FY2026 -35.8%FY2026 +95.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.3% +25.0% -31.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $774.81BFY2026 $1.11BFY2026 $528.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 +23.5%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.9% +52.7% +21.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMZNDOCNGOOGL
Held by institutions 67.0% 91.1% 70.1%
Institutions holding 6,151 568 5,748
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% -0.9% +4.6%
Institutions buying 3,248 332 2,661
Institutions selling 2,414 188 2,576
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.77 1.03

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMZNDOCNGOOGL
AMZN 1.00 0.12 0.60
DOCN 0.12 1.00 0.19
GOOGL 0.60 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMZN, DOCN and GOOGL?

Alphabet (GOOGL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amazon Com (AMZN) $2.82T, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) $8.34B, Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.45T.

Which stock is cheaper, AMZN, DOCN and GOOGL?

Alphabet (GOOGL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amazon Com (AMZN) 20.9x, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 243.6x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 14.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alphabet (GOOGL) is cheapest (Amazon Com (AMZN) 21.8x, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 61.8x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 13.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amazon Com (AMZN) +15.4%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +27.6%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +22.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alphabet (GOOGL) has the highest net margin (Amazon Com (AMZN) 17.6%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 3.1%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 49.9%). On return on invested capital, Alphabet (GOOGL) leads (Amazon Com (AMZN) 10.1%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 5.3%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 16.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) returned the most: Amazon Com (AMZN) +6.7%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +116.6%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +4.1%. Over five years, Alphabet (GOOGL) compounded fastest (Amazon Com (AMZN) +8.6%/yr, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) -3.9%/yr, Alphabet (GOOGL) +14.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amazon Com (AMZN) has been the steadiest (Amazon Com (AMZN) 33.5%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 86.3%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 34.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMZN, DOCN and GOOGL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alphabet (GOOGL) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.