DOCN vs GOOGL vs NBIS Stock Comparison

DigitalOcean Holdings, Alphabet and Nebius Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GOOGL Alphabet Inc.
$324.89 -5.2% 1M +21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.48T
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$471.10B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
5 wins
NBIS Nebius Group N.V.
$182.34 -21.4% 1M +49.7% 1Y
Market cap
$42.33B
P/E
47.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Alphabet leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Alphabet 5, Nebius 3, DigitalOcean Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOCNGOOGLNBISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.62B $3.48T $42.33B GOOGL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.2x 14.8x 47.3x GOOGL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 77.3x 15.4x — GOOGL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.4% +22.2% +506.9% NBIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.3% — 66.1% NBIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.2% — -3.3% DOCN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x — 3.0x DOCN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +164.5% +21.5% +49.7% DOCN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.5%/yr +17.0%/yr — GOOGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.7% 31.3% 107.5% GOOGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 54/100 65/100 NBIS

Percentile Scorecard

DOCNGOOGLNBIS

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

AxisDOCNGOOGLNBIS
Valuation 41 #23 of 38 30 #117 of 166 78 #9 of 38
Growth 83 #7 of 36 82 #29 of 152 31 #25 of 36
Profitability 85 #6 of 34 62 #58 of 152 76 #9 of 34
Financial Health 54 #18 of 38 79 #38 of 179 76 #10 of 38
Shareholder Returns 35 #14 of 21 19 #76 of 94 –
Overall 59 54 65
  • DOCN ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NBIS ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOCNGOOGLNBISSPY
1 month -22.9%-5.2%-21.4% +0.9%
3 months -1.4%-3.5%+23.0% +5.9%
6 months +8.5%-7.2%+29.1% +8.5%
Year to date +118.4%+3.8%+117.8% +13.3%
1 year +164.5%+21.5%+49.7% +12.4%
3 years +411.7%+165.9%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +72.4%+38.6%— +23.5%
5 years +7.7%+119.4%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +1.5%+17.0%— +11.0%
10 years —+692.8%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+23.0%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDOCNGOOGLNBISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.7%31.3%107.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.7%28.9%98.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.741.353.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.920.690.46 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.8%-44.3%-58.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.0%-19.3%-36.4% -0.9%
52-week high $181.29$402.62$286.69 $779.14
52-week low $37.94$267.47$73.87 $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.

MultipleDOCNGOOGLNBIS
P/E now vs peer median 46.7xmedian 27.6x 16.8xmedian 16.8x 49.4xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 4.8x 8.4xmedian 1.4x 34.0xmedian 4.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 34.8xmedian 24.1x —median 13.9x 275.0xmedian 24.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 686.3xmedian 15.0x 77.8xmedian 11.4x 2.8xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 4.4x 5.8xmedian 1.8x 4.5xmedian 4.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 0.38 0.29median 0.36 -0.70median 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 monthsDOCNGOOGLNBIS
Revenue $1.01B $471.10B $1.36B
Gross profit $578.58M – $1.01B
Operating income $149.67M $156.98B -$668.60M
Net income $235.24M $235.69B $61.60M
Free cash flow $16.08M – $16.40B
R&D $188.73M $74.46B $356.40M
EPS (diluted) $1.86 $19.12 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $767.03M $56.33B $8.04B
Total debt $921.05M – $25.23B
Shares (diluted) 126.55M 12.31B 282.72M
Enterprise value $8.62B $3.16T $15.76B

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
MetricDOCNGOOGLNBIS
P/E 46.7x 16.8x 49.4x
P/FCF 686.3x 77.8x 2.8x
P/Operating cash flow 35.6x 22.0x 8.8x
P/S 10.9x 8.4x 34.0x
P/B 11.9x 5.8x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 13.2x 5.9x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 34.8x – 275.0x
EV/EBIT 74.8x – -69.8x
EV/Revenue 11.1x 7.8x 34.4x
EV/FCF 695.8x – 2.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.1x 20.5x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 0.29 -0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOCNGOOGLNBIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.4% 22.2% 506.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 16.6% -83.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.0% – 631.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% – -81.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.8% 26.5% -49.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 80.3% 25.8% -26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 86.0% 89.7% -73.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 147.5% 52.3% -90.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 47.9% 87.8% 318.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 129.0% 57.2% -70.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% 18.6% 1,193%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 19.0% -55.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -84.5% – 1,310%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -48.0% – -47.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOCNGOOGLNBIS
Gross margin 57.2% – 74.3%
EBITDA margin 31.8% – 12.5%
Operating margin 14.8% – -49.3%
Pretax margin 17.3% – 5.3%
Net margin 23.3% – 66.1%
FCF margin 1.6% – 1,210%
Operating cash flow margin 30.7% 38.1% 388.0%
Return on equity 25.9% 35.8% 0.7%
Return on assets 8.3% 24.5% 0.2%
Return on invested capital 8.2% – -3.3%
Return on capital employed 7.2% – -2.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.8x 85.4x
Stock comp / revenue 9.4% 6.5% 13.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOCNGOOGLNBIS
Debt / assets 29.5% – 30.6%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x – 3.0x
Debt / FCF 57.3x – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 70.2% 32.5% 63.0%
Equity / assets 29.8% 67.5% 37.0%
Interest coverage 4.8x – -2.8x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.8x 4.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 2.0x 3.5x
Cash ratio 1.0x 2.0x 3.4x
Altman Z-score 3.60 – 2.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOCNGOOGLNBIS
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield -8.1% – 6,164%
Shareholder yield -8.1% 0.3% 6,164%
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.

ConsensusDOCNGOOGLNBIS
Forward P/E 77.3xFY2026 15.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.36FY2026 $21.10FY2026 $-1.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -35.8%FY2026 +95.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +25.0% -31.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $528.22BFY2026 $3.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.5%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 +514.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +52.7% +21.6% +246.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOCNGOOGLNBIS
Held by institutions 91.0% 80.1% –
Institutions holding 566 5,741 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% +4.6% –
Institutions buying 331 2,657 –
Institutions selling 187 2,573 –
Buyers to sellers 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.

DOCNGOOGLNBIS
DOCN 1.00 0.20 0.45
GOOGL 0.20 1.00 0.16
NBIS 0.45 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOCN, GOOGL and NBIS?

Alphabet (GOOGL) is the largest by market capitalisation: DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) $10.62B, Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.48T, Nebius (NBIS) $42.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOCN, GOOGL and NBIS?

Alphabet (GOOGL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 45.2x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 14.8x, Nebius (NBIS) 47.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alphabet (GOOGL) is cheapest (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 77.3x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 15.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nebius (NBIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +21.4%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +22.2%, Nebius (NBIS) +506.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nebius (NBIS) has the highest net margin (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 23.3%, Nebius (NBIS) 66.1%). On return on invested capital, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) leads (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 8.2%, Nebius (NBIS) -3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) returned the most: DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +164.5%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +21.5%, Nebius (NBIS) +49.7%. Over five years, Alphabet (GOOGL) compounded fastest (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +1.5%/yr, Alphabet (GOOGL) +17.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alphabet (GOOGL) has been the steadiest (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 85.7%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 31.3%, Nebius (NBIS) 107.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.