GOOGL vs IBTA vs NVDA Stock Comparison

Alphabet, Ibotta and Nvidia Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GOOGL Alphabet Inc.
$324.89 -5.2% 1M +21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.95T
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$471.10B
Div. yield
0.26%
Digital Advertising Technology
4 wins
IBTA Ibotta, Inc.
$48.41 +21.3% 1M +38.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.13B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$343.17M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
1 win
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$215.38 -5.9% 1M +7.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.19T
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
0.24%
Semiconductor Design Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 5, Alphabet 4, Ibotta 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGOOGLIBTANVDALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.95T $1.13B $5.19T NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x -102.3x 27.0x GOOGL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.4x — 24.6x GOOGL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.2% -6.6% +83.4% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -3.2% 63.7% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 71.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.26% 0.00% 0.24% GOOGL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.5% +38.0% +7.1% IBTA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.0%/yr — +53.2%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 76.7% 37.4% GOOGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 48/100 74/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

GOOGLIBTANVDA

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

AxisGOOGLIBTANVDA
Valuation 30 #117 of 166 40 #100 of 166 59 #39 of 94
Growth 82 #29 of 152 4 #146 of 152 97 #4 of 92
Profitability 62 #58 of 152 50 #77 of 152 99 #2 of 90
Financial Health 79 #38 of 179 58 #76 of 179 64 #36 of 99
Shareholder Returns 19 #76 of 94 86 #14 of 94 49 #38 of 73
Overall 54 48 74
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • IBTA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NVDA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGOOGLIBTANVDASPY
1 month -5.2%+21.3%-5.9% +0.9%
3 months -3.5%+82.3%+13.4% +5.9%
6 months -7.2%+35.9%+2.9% +8.5%
Year to date +3.8%+113.0%+15.5% +13.3%
1 year +21.5%+38.0%+7.1% +12.4%
3 years +165.9%—+431.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +38.6%—+74.6% +23.5%
5 years +119.4%—+742.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +17.0%—+53.2% +11.0%
10 years +692.8%—+12,109.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +23.0%—+61.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGOOGLIBTANVDASPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%76.7%37.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.9%68.6%36.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.351.211.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.690.500.19 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-82.5%-66.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.3%-1.2%-10.0% -0.9%
52-week high $402.62$49.01$239.24 $779.14
52-week low $267.47$19.25$165.17 $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.

MultipleGOOGLIBTANVDA
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 16.8x -102.3xmedian 16.8x 27.0xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 1.4x 3.3xmedian 1.4x 17.1xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.9x -535.2xmedian 13.9x 25.6xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 77.8xmedian 11.4x 15.1xmedian 11.4x 40.9xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 1.8x 4.7xmedian 1.8x 22.7xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.29median 0.36 —median 0.36 0.16median 2.30

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 monthsGOOGLIBTANVDA
Revenue $471.10B $343.17M $302.97B
Gross profit – $268.50M $226.24B
Operating income $156.98B -$11.99M $197.58B
Net income $235.69B -$11.02M $192.88B
Free cash flow – $74.46M $127.01B
R&D $74.46B $57.84M $23.59B
EPS (diluted) $19.12 $-0.47 $7.94
Cash & equivalents $56.33B $148.17M $22.44B
Total debt – – $33.37B
Shares (diluted) 12.31B 23.28M 24.29B
Enterprise value $3.63T $404.34M $4.96T

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
MetricGOOGLIBTANVDA
P/E 16.8x -102.3x 27.0x
P/FCF 77.8x 15.1x 40.9x
P/Operating cash flow 22.0x 12.1x 38.6x
P/S 8.4x 3.3x 17.1x
P/B 5.8x 4.7x 22.7x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 4.7x 23.0x
EV/EBITDA – -535.2x 25.6x
EV/EBIT – -81.7x 26.1x
EV/Revenue 7.8x 2.9x 17.0x
EV/FCF – 13.1x 40.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.5x 10.5x 38.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.29 – 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGOOGLIBTANVDA
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.2% -6.6% 83.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.6% – 110.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -12.0% 96.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 120.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.5% -137.3% 105.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.8% – 163.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 89.7% -111.4% 122.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 52.3% – 165.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.8% -114.9% 125.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 57.2% – 167.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.6% -13.1% 74.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.0% – 124.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -26.4% 76.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 130.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGOOGLIBTANVDA
Gross margin – 78.2% 74.7%
EBITDA margin – -0.5% 66.4%
Operating margin – -3.5% 65.2%
Pretax margin – -1.3% 75.8%
Net margin – -3.2% 63.7%
FCF margin – 21.7% 41.9%
Operating cash flow margin 38.1% 27.2% 44.3%
Return on equity 35.8% -4.5% 90.9%
Return on assets 24.5% -2.3% 66.5%
Return on invested capital – – 71.1%
Return on capital employed – -4.5% 80.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x -8.5x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 6.5% 14.1% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGOOGLIBTANVDA
Debt / assets – – 10.4%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.2x
Debt / FCF – – 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 32.5% 50.2% 28.5%
Equity / assets 67.5% 49.8% 71.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.8x 1.7x 4.6x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.6x 3.0x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.7x 1.5x
Altman Z-score – 3.35 38.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGOOGLIBTANVDA
Dividend yield 0.3% – 0.2%
Net buyback yield – 13.9% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 13.9% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusGOOGLIBTANVDA
Forward P/E 15.4xFY2026 – 24.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.10FY2026 $-0.64FY2026 $8.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +95.2%FY2026 -633.3%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -31.6% – +91.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $528.22BFY2026 $334.20MFY2026 $383.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.6% +22.9% +85.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGOOGLIBTANVDA
Held by institutions 80.1% 69.4% 69.0%
Institutions holding 5,741 149 5,925
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% -1.6% +4.0%
Institutions buying 2,657 68 3,281
Institutions selling 2,573 48 2,313
Buyers to sellers 1.03 1.42 1.42

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.

GOOGLIBTANVDA
GOOGL 1.00 0.06 0.23
IBTA 0.06 1.00 0.00
NVDA 0.23 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GOOGL, IBTA and NVDA?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.95T, Ibotta (IBTA) $1.13B, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.19T.

Which stock is cheaper, GOOGL, IBTA and NVDA?

Alphabet (GOOGL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alphabet (GOOGL) 16.8x, Ibotta (IBTA) -102.3x, Nvidia (NVDA) 27.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alphabet (GOOGL) is cheapest (Alphabet (GOOGL) 15.4x, Nvidia (NVDA) 24.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nvidia (NVDA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alphabet (GOOGL) +22.2%, Ibotta (IBTA) -6.6%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Ibotta (IBTA) -3.2%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ibotta (IBTA) returned the most: Alphabet (GOOGL) +21.5%, Ibotta (IBTA) +38.0%, Nvidia (NVDA) +7.1%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Alphabet (GOOGL) +17.0%/yr, Nvidia (NVDA) +53.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alphabet (GOOGL) has the highest dividend yield: Alphabet (GOOGL) 0.26%, Ibotta (IBTA) 0.00%, Nvidia (NVDA) 0.24%. Ibotta (IBTA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alphabet (GOOGL) has been the steadiest (Alphabet (GOOGL) 31.3%, Ibotta (IBTA) 76.7%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GOOGL, IBTA and NVDA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nvidia (NVDA) 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.