GOOGL vs NBIS vs APP Stock Comparison

Alphabet, Nebius and AppLovin Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GOOGL Alphabet Inc.
$320.58 -6.8% 1M +19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.93T
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$445.87B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
5 wins
NBIS Nebius Group N.V.
$170.47 -28.2% 1M +35.9% 1Y
Market cap
$41.71B
P/E
46.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
3 wins
APP AppLovin Corp
$262.82 -15.4% 1M -59.1% 1Y
Market cap
$86.80B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.83B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionGOOGLNBISAPPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.93T $41.71B $86.80B GOOGL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.1x 46.6x 19.7x GOOGL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x — 15.6x GOOGL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.1% +506.9% +60.6% NBIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.8% 66.1% 64.6% NBIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.6% -3.3% 71.3% APP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 3.0x 0.1x GOOGL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.1% +35.9% -59.1% NBIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr — +21.9%/yr APP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 107.3% 73.8% GOOGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 66/100 72/100 APP

Percentile Scorecard

GOOGLNBISAPP

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

AxisGOOGLNBISAPP
Valuation 38 #104 of 167 78 #9 of 38 42 #98 of 167
Growth 72 #43 of 153 34 #24 of 36 99 #2 of 153
Profitability 88 #20 of 153 76 #9 of 34 100 #1 of 153
Financial Health 79 #38 of 179 76 #10 of 38 69 #56 of 179
Shareholder Returns 28 #68 of 94 – 51 #47 of 94
Overall 61 66 72
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NBIS ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • APP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGOOGLNBISAPPSPY
1 month -6.8%-28.2%-15.4% -0.2%
3 months -3.9%+0.5%-37.2% +3.9%
6 months -8.3%+25.8%-41.5% +8.2%
Year to date +2.4%+103.6%-61.0% +12.9%
1 year +19.1%+35.9%-59.1% +12.3%
3 years +162.4%—+625.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +38.0%—+93.7% +23.3%
5 years +119.8%—+168.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +17.1%—+21.9% +10.9%
10 years +684.4%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +22.9%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGOOGLNBISAPPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%107.3%73.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.8%98.4%81.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.353.812.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.610.33-0.80 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-58.3%-91.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.4%-40.5%-64.2% -1.2%
52-week high $402.62$286.69$733.60 $779.14
52-week low $267.47$73.87$260.25 $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.

MultipleGOOGLNBISAPP
P/E now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 17.3x 46.2xmedian 29.5x 20.0xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 1.4x 31.8xmedian 4.5x 12.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 14.2x 257.3xmedian 23.9x 16.3xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 73.1xmedian 11.5x 2.6xmedian 15.0x 19.5xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 1.8x 4.2xmedian 4.3x 27.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.40 -0.65median 0.38 0.04median 0.40

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 monthsGOOGLNBISAPP
Revenue $445.87B $1.36B $6.83B
Gross profit $271.52B $1.01B $6.04B
Operating income $147.63B -$668.60M $5.29B
Net income $244.21B $61.60M $4.41B
Free cash flow $53.27B $16.40B $4.53B
R&D $68.97B $356.40M $320.08M
EPS (diluted) $19.83 $3.17 $13.08
Cash & equivalents $55.91B $8.04B $3.05B
Total debt $98.17B $25.23B $14.05B
Shares (diluted) 12.31B 282.72M 337.03M
Enterprise value $3.68T $15.14B $76.83B

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
MetricGOOGLNBISAPP
P/E 16.0x 46.2x 20.0x
P/FCF 73.1x 2.6x 19.5x
P/Operating cash flow 21.0x 8.2x 19.5x
P/S 8.7x 31.8x 12.9x
P/B 6.1x 4.2x 27.9x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 4.2x 31.4x
EV/EBITDA 21.7x 257.3x 16.3x
EV/EBIT 25.4x -65.3x 16.8x
EV/Revenue 8.4x 32.2x 13.0x
EV/FCF 70.4x 2.7x 19.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.2x 8.3x 19.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 -0.65 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGOOGLNBISAPP
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.1% 506.9% 60.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.5% -83.4% 33.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.0% 631.9% 64.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.2% -81.7% 52.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.6% -49.0% 78.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.6% -26.7% 188.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 111.3% -73.4% 81.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.8% -90.6% 503.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 109.3% 318.1% 84.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 64.3% -70.8% 524.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.9% 1,193% 58.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.3% -55.8% 74.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.2% 1,310% 58.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.2% -47.1% 74.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGOOGLNBISAPP
Gross margin 60.9% 74.3% 88.5%
EBITDA margin 38.8% 12.5% 79.4%
Operating margin 33.1% -49.3% 77.4%
Pretax margin 67.1% 5.3% 76.3%
Net margin 54.8% 66.1% 64.6%
FCF margin 11.9% 1,210% 66.3%
Operating cash flow margin 41.6% 388.0% 66.3%
Return on equity 43.6% 0.7% 159.6%
Return on assets 30.0% 0.2% 55.2%
Return on invested capital 18.6% -3.3% 71.3%
Return on capital employed 21.5% -2.9% 78.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 85.4x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 6.3% 13.9% 4.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGOOGLNBISAPP
Debt / assets 10.6% 30.6% 42.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.8x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 3.0x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 0.5x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 30.5% 63.0% 61.7%
Equity / assets 69.5% 37.0% 38.3%
Interest coverage – -2.8x 25.8x
Current ratio 2.7x 4.0x 4.3x
Quick ratio 2.5x 3.5x 4.2x
Cash ratio 1.9x 3.4x 2.4x
Altman Z-score 10.35 1.94 14.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGOOGLNBISAPP
Dividend yield 0.3% – –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 6,593% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 6,593% 2.8%
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.

ConsensusGOOGLNBISAPP
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 – 15.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.10FY2026 $-1.82FY2026 $16.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +95.2%FY2026 – +72.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -31.6% – +25.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $528.22BFY2026 $3.25BFY2026 $8.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +514.3%FY2026 +56.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.6% +246.0% +13.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGOOGLNBISAPP
Held by institutions 80.1% – 74.3%
Institutions holding 5,740 – 1,457
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% – +6.5%
Institutions buying 2,656 – 835
Institutions selling 2,573 – 478
Buyers to sellers 1.03 – 1.75

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.

GOOGLNBISAPP
GOOGL 1.00 0.16 0.25
NBIS 0.16 1.00 0.24
APP 0.25 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GOOGL, NBIS and APP?

Alphabet (GOOGL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.93T, Nebius (NBIS) $41.71B, AppLovin (APP) $86.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, GOOGL, NBIS and APP?

Alphabet (GOOGL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alphabet (GOOGL) 16.1x, Nebius (NBIS) 46.6x, AppLovin (APP) 19.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alphabet (GOOGL) is cheapest (Alphabet (GOOGL) 15.2x, AppLovin (APP) 15.6x). 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: Alphabet (GOOGL) +20.1%, Nebius (NBIS) +506.9%, AppLovin (APP) +60.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nebius (NBIS) has the highest net margin (Alphabet (GOOGL) 54.8%, Nebius (NBIS) 66.1%, AppLovin (APP) 64.6%). On return on invested capital, AppLovin (APP) leads (Alphabet (GOOGL) 18.6%, Nebius (NBIS) -3.3%, AppLovin (APP) 71.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nebius (NBIS) returned the most: Alphabet (GOOGL) +19.1%, Nebius (NBIS) +35.9%, AppLovin (APP) -59.1%. Over five years, AppLovin (APP) compounded fastest (Alphabet (GOOGL) +17.1%/yr, AppLovin (APP) +21.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alphabet (GOOGL) has been the steadiest (Alphabet (GOOGL) 31.3%, Nebius (NBIS) 107.3%, AppLovin (APP) 73.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.