GOOGL vs TBLA vs TTD Stock Comparison

Alphabet, Taboola.com and Trade Desk 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
5 wins
TBLA Taboola.com Ltd.
$3.48 +2.4% 1M -2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$876.44M
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.96B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
3 wins
TTD Trade Desk, Inc.
$12.76 +3.4% 1M -75.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.99B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.99B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Alphabet leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Alphabet 5, Taboola.com 3, Trade Desk 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGOOGLTBLATTDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.95T $876.44M $5.99B GOOGL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 8.2x 14.7x TBLA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.4x 8.7x 34.5x TBLA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.2% +8.0% +11.6% GOOGL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.1% 13.6% TTD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.26% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.5% -2.0% -75.3% GOOGL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.0%/yr -18.0%/yr -29.8%/yr GOOGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 57.7% 57.8% GOOGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 82/100 74/100 TBLA

Percentile Scorecard

GOOGLTBLATTD

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

AxisGOOGLTBLATTD
Valuation 30 #117 of 166 95 #9 of 166 80 #34 of 166
Growth 82 #29 of 152 93 #12 of 152 60 #61 of 152
Profitability 62 #58 of 152 68 #49 of 152 85 #23 of 152
Financial Health 79 #38 of 179 60 #72 of 179 53 #85 of 179
Shareholder Returns 19 #76 of 94 93 #8 of 94 90 #10 of 94
Overall 54 82 74
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TBLA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TTD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGOOGLTBLATTDSPY
1 month -5.2%+2.4%+3.4% +0.9%
3 months -3.5%-32.7%-33.2% +5.9%
6 months -7.2%-7.2%-47.6% +8.5%
Year to date +3.8%-24.5%-66.4% +13.3%
1 year +21.5%-2.0%-75.3% +12.4%
3 years +165.9%0.0%-80.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +38.6%0.0%-42.4% +23.5%
5 years +119.4%-62.9%-83.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +17.0%-18.0%-29.8% +11.0%
10 years +692.8%—+398.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +23.0%—+17.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGOOGLTBLATTDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%57.7%57.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.9%63.4%60.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.351.000.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.69-0.03-1.30 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-83.9%-91.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.3%-37.6%-75.3% -0.9%
52-week high $402.62$5.58$51.67 $779.14
52-week low $267.47$2.95$11.92 $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.

MultipleGOOGLTBLATTD
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 16.8x 8.2xmedian 16.8x 14.7xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.4x 2.0xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.9x 3.9xmedian 13.9x 6.3xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 77.8xmedian 11.4x 4.4xmedian 11.4x 6.9xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.29median 0.36 0.14median 0.36 0.30median 0.36

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 monthsGOOGLTBLATTD
Revenue $471.10B $1.96B $2.99B
Gross profit – $583.65M $2.30B
Operating income $156.98B $126.92M $586.32M
Net income $235.69B $118.76M $406.89M
Free cash flow – $200.81M $863.05M
R&D $74.46B $152.62M $541.95M
EPS (diluted) $19.12 $0.41 $0.87
Cash & equivalents $56.33B $133.05M $1.12B
Total debt – $72.00M –
Shares (diluted) 12.31B 288.76M 469.95M
Enterprise value $3.63T $356.77M $352.87M

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
MetricGOOGLTBLATTD
P/E 16.8x 8.2x 14.7x
P/FCF 77.8x 4.4x 6.9x
P/Operating cash flow 22.0x 3.5x 5.5x
P/S 8.4x 0.4x 2.0x
P/B 5.8x 0.9x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 0.9x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – 3.9x 6.3x
EV/EBIT – 6.4x 7.7x
EV/Revenue 7.8x 0.4x 1.5x
EV/FCF – 4.1x 5.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.5x 3.2x 4.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.29 0.14 0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGOOGLTBLATTD
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.2% 8.0% 11.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 83.6% 20.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 3.2% 8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 17.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.5% 178.6% 23.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.8% – 58.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 89.7% 773.6% -2.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 52.3% 53.5% 46.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.8% 1,241% 2.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 57.2% 57.5% 49.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.6% 22.0% 16.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 51.7% 20.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 21.7% 14.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 66.4% 17.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGOOGLTBLATTD
Gross margin – 29.7% 76.9%
EBITDA margin – 10.7% 23.8%
Operating margin – 6.5% 19.6%
Pretax margin – 6.2% 21.5%
Net margin – 6.1% 13.6%
FCF margin – 10.2% 28.9%
Operating cash flow margin 38.1% 12.9% 36.2%
Return on equity 35.8% 12.5% 16.2%
Return on assets 24.5% 7.7% 7.1%
Return on invested capital – 12.1% –
Return on capital employed – 11.7% 19.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 2.1x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 6.5% 3.1% 15.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGOOGLTBLATTD
Debt / assets – 4.7% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.3x –
Debt / FCF – 0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 32.5% 39.4% 55.3%
Equity / assets 67.5% 60.6% 44.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.8x 1.1x 1.7x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.0x 1.7x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 2.39 2.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGOOGLTBLATTD
Dividend yield 0.3% – –
Net buyback yield – 17.7% 15.7%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 17.7% 15.7%
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.

ConsensusGOOGLTBLATTD
Forward P/E 15.4xFY2026 8.7xFY2026 34.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.10FY2026 $0.40FY2026 $0.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +95.2%FY2026 +207.7%FY2026 -58.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -31.6% -20.0% -29.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $528.22BFY2026 $2.06BFY2026 $2.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +7.7%FY2026 -1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.6% -7.2% -12.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGOOGLTBLATTD
Held by institutions 80.1% 35.4% 88.4%
Institutions holding 5,741 206 683
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +27.8% +1.9%
Institutions buying 2,657 141 338
Institutions selling 2,573 48 253
Buyers to sellers 1.03 2.94 1.34

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.

GOOGLTBLATTD
GOOGL 1.00 0.33 0.17
TBLA 0.33 1.00 0.24
TTD 0.17 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GOOGL, TBLA and TTD?

Alphabet (GOOGL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.95T, Taboola.com (TBLA) $876.44M, Trade Desk (TTD) $5.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, GOOGL, TBLA and TTD?

Taboola.com (TBLA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alphabet (GOOGL) 16.8x, Taboola.com (TBLA) 8.2x, Trade Desk (TTD) 14.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Taboola.com (TBLA) is cheapest (Alphabet (GOOGL) 15.4x, Taboola.com (TBLA) 8.7x, Trade Desk (TTD) 34.5x). 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) +22.2%, Taboola.com (TBLA) +8.0%, Trade Desk (TTD) +11.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trade Desk (TTD) has the highest net margin (Taboola.com (TBLA) 6.1%, Trade Desk (TTD) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alphabet (GOOGL) returned the most: Alphabet (GOOGL) +21.5%, Taboola.com (TBLA) -2.0%, Trade Desk (TTD) -75.3%. Over five years, Alphabet (GOOGL) compounded fastest (Alphabet (GOOGL) +17.0%/yr, Taboola.com (TBLA) -18.0%/yr, Trade Desk (TTD) -29.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alphabet (GOOGL) 0.26%. Taboola.com (TBLA) and Trade Desk (TTD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alphabet (GOOGL) has been the steadiest (Alphabet (GOOGL) 31.3%, Taboola.com (TBLA) 57.7%, Trade Desk (TTD) 57.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GOOGL, TBLA and TTD?

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.