Alphabet Inc. Class C Common Stock (GOOG) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 80 Communication Services companies.
Alphabet Inc. Class C Common Stock (GOOG) scores 7.4 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as high quality. The reading rests on solvency, and efficiency is what holds it back.
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On the filings behind it, Alphabet Inc. Class C Common Stock earns 7.4 out of 10 for business quality as of October 19, 2026. That is high quality on our scale. A high reading means most of the pillars are strong, with no serious weakness pulling the average down. The figure is a weighted average of five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks from reported statements.
Set against 80 Communication Services companies, Alphabet Inc. Class C Common Stock lands at the 92nd percentile, in the top tenth of its peers. The median across the group is 4.6, and the top quarter begins at 6.0, so Alphabet Inc. Class C Common Stock is well above the typical company here.
Profitability scores 8.4 out of 10, which reads as strong. The median across 77 Communication Services companies is 3.7, so Alphabet Inc. Class C Common Stock is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 93rd percentile. A reading this strong says the business earns well on what it sells and on the capital it uses, the kind of margin profile competitors find hard to copy.
Alphabet Inc. Class C Common Stock’s solvency score is 8.9 out of 10 (strong). Against a median of 4.8 among 62 Communication Services companies, that is well above the group and the 87th percentile. Balance sheet strength like this rarely makes headlines, but it is what lets a company keep investing when credit gets expensive.
On growth, Alphabet Inc. Class C Common Stock scores 6.3, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 4.7 across 64 Communication Services companies, which places it well above them, at the 63rd percentile. A middling growth reading is typical of a mature company whose next step depends on reinvestment rather than on its market growing for it.
Efficiency scores 5.5 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 76 Communication Services companies is 6.1, so Alphabet Inc. Class C Common Stock is below its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 39th percentile. Middling efficiency is unremarkable on its own, though improvements here tend to show up in free cash flow first.
Predictability scores 7.2 out of 10, which reads as strong. The median across 80 Communication Services companies is 4.5, so Alphabet Inc. Class C Common Stock is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 96th percentile. Steady results like these are what make a long term view of the business easier to hold.
The profile is uneven. Solvency leads at 8.9 while efficiency trails at 5.5, a gap of 3.4 points, so the overall averages a clear strength against a clear soft spot. A solvency lead means the balance sheet is the company’s strongest asset, a cushion that buys time when trading gets harder. An efficiency shortfall means profit is not turning into cash as readily as it could.
Every scored pillar is at or above the median of Communication Services companies, so there is no catch-up left to lift the overall. The risk runs the other way: a one point fall in profitability, the heaviest of them, would take the score from 7.4 to about 7.2. All five pillars could be scored, so the overall uses the full set of weights out of 100: profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20.
These are the Communication Services companies closest to Alphabet Inc. Class C Common Stock in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Alphabet Inc. Class C Common Stock scores 7.4 out of 10, which reads as high quality. Its strongest pillar is solvency, its weakest is efficiency. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Alphabet Inc. Class C Common Stock ranks at the 92nd percentile of the 80 Communication Services companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 4.6 and the top quarter starts at 6.0, against Alphabet Inc. Class C Common Stock’s 7.4.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 19, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for GOOG are in the app.
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