GOOGL vs NEXN Stock Comparison

Alphabet and Nexxen International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GOOGL Alphabet Inc.
$320.58 -6.8% 1M +19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.90T
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$445.87B
Div. yield
0.27%
Digital Advertising Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionGOOGLNEXNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.90T $506.91M GOOGL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.0x 0.1x NEXN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 8.6x NEXN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.1% +3.0% GOOGL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.8% 950.3% NEXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.27% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.1% +0.9% GOOGL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr -15.2%/yr GOOGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 44.9% GOOGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 73/100 NEXN

Percentile Scorecard

GOOGLNEXN

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

AxisGOOGLNEXN
Valuation 38 #104 of 167 90 #17 of 167
Growth 72 #43 of 153 36 #99 of 153
Profitability 88 #20 of 153 80 #31 of 153
Financial Health 79 #38 of 179 58 #75 of 179
Shareholder Returns 28 #68 of 94 100 #1 of 94
Overall 61 73
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NEXN ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGOOGLNEXNSPY
1 month -6.8%-1.4% -0.2%
3 months -3.9%-18.0% +3.9%
6 months -8.3%+16.9% +8.2%
Year to date +2.4%+31.2% +12.9%
1 year +19.1%+0.9% +12.3%
3 years +162.4%+166.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +38.0%+38.7% +23.3%
5 years +119.8%-56.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +17.1%-15.2% +10.9%
10 years +684.4%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +22.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGOOGLNEXNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%44.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.8%51.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.350.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.610.02 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-84.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.4%-21.6% -1.2%
52-week high $402.62$10.95 $779.14
52-week low $267.47$5.70 $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.

MultipleGOOGLNEXN
P/E now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 17.3x 0.1xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 1.4x 1.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 14.2x 3.6xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 73.1xmedian 11.5x 4.2xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.40 0.00median 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 monthsGOOGLNEXN
Revenue $445.87B $382.86M
Gross profit $271.52B $315.91M
Operating income $147.63B $19.59M
Net income $244.21B $13.07M
Free cash flow $53.27B $115.13M
R&D $68.97B $60.09M
EPS (diluted) $19.83 $59.59
Cash & equivalents $55.91B $132.04M
Total debt $98.17B –
Shares (diluted) 12.31B 61.06M
Enterprise value $3.65T -$149.74M

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
MetricGOOGLNEXN
P/E 16.0x 0.1x
P/FCF 73.1x 4.2x
P/Operating cash flow 21.0x 4.2x
P/S 8.7x 1.3x
P/B 6.1x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 21.7x 3.6x
EV/EBIT 25.4x 15.6x
EV/Revenue 8.4x 0.8x
EV/FCF 70.4x 2.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.2x 2.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGOOGLNEXN
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.1% 3.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.0% -0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.2% 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.6% -63.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.6% -4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 111.3% -73.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.8% 38.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 109.3% -51.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 64.3% 38.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.9% -11.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.3% 41.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.2% -6.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.2% 48.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGOOGLNEXN
Gross margin 60.9% 82.5%
EBITDA margin 38.8% 22.5%
Operating margin 33.1% 5.1%
Pretax margin 67.1% 2.2%
Net margin 54.8% 950.3%
FCF margin 11.9% 30.1%
Operating cash flow margin 41.6% 29.7%
Return on equity 43.6% 2.8%
Return on assets 30.0% 1.7%
Return on invested capital 18.6% –
Return on capital employed 21.5% 4.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 8.7x
Stock comp / revenue 6.3% 4.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGOOGLNEXN
Debt / assets 10.6% –
Debt / equity 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x –
Debt / FCF 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 30.5% 39.5%
Equity / assets 69.5% 60.5%
Interest coverage – 8.5x
Current ratio 2.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 2.5x 1.4x
Cash ratio 1.9x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 10.35 1.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGOOGLNEXN
Dividend yield 0.3% –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 34.6%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 34.6%
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.

ConsensusGOOGLNEXN
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 8.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.10FY2026 $1.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +95.2%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -31.6% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $528.22BFY2026 $373.87MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.6% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGOOGLNEXN
Held by institutions 80.1% 62.6%
Institutions holding 5,740 126
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +7.7%
Institutions buying 2,656 79
Institutions selling 2,573 30
Buyers to sellers 1.03 2.63

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.

GOOGLNEXN
GOOGL 1.00 0.13
NEXN 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GOOGL and NEXN?

Alphabet (GOOGL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.90T, Nexxen International (NEXN) $506.91M.

Which stock is cheaper, GOOGL and NEXN?

Nexxen International (NEXN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alphabet (GOOGL) 16.0x, Nexxen International (NEXN) 0.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexxen International (NEXN) is cheapest (Alphabet (GOOGL) 15.2x, Nexxen International (NEXN) 8.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alphabet (GOOGL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alphabet (GOOGL) +20.1%, Nexxen International (NEXN) +3.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nexxen International (NEXN) has the highest net margin (Alphabet (GOOGL) 54.8%, Nexxen International (NEXN) 950.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alphabet (GOOGL) returned the most: Alphabet (GOOGL) +19.1%, Nexxen International (NEXN) +0.9%. Over five years, Alphabet (GOOGL) compounded fastest (Alphabet (GOOGL) +17.1%/yr, Nexxen International (NEXN) -15.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alphabet (GOOGL) 0.27%, Nexxen International (NEXN) 0.00%. Nexxen International (NEXN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alphabet (GOOGL) has been the steadiest (Alphabet (GOOGL) 31.3%, Nexxen International (NEXN) 44.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do GOOGL and NEXN move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.13, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, GOOGL and NEXN?

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.