Answered on the record on 30 October 2026, from the files as they stood that day What the grade is made of
Alphabet Inc. is graded 7.0 of 10, blending 7.3 for its past, 7.8 for its present and 6.0 for its future. All nine metrics behind it are read as filed from the record, and none is a CrossAssetData estimate.
How this list was made. Nine metrics, three for each tense, each rank the company as a percentile within its family, the SEC's industry code 7370, and score the rank out of 10. The tenses are weighted by the kind of business, here a subscription business: the past at 25 percent, the present at 35 percent and the future at 40 percent. A metric reads as filed when it is arithmetic on the record, else as a CrossAssetData estimate; GOOG, the Class C shares, is the same company on a second file with the same grade.
- GOOGLSurviving crises past, 7.0 of 10, read as filedThe filings since 2017 show no warning events in the scan: no bankruptcy, default, exchange listing, restatement, auditor change, material cyber incident or late-report notice. That ranks at the 70th percentile among 79 in its family.
- GOOGLTrack record past, 7.6 of 10, read as filedRevenue as filed went from $75 billion in fiscal 2015 to $403 billion in fiscal 2025, up 18.3% a year, rising every year and profitable in all 10. That ranks at the 76th percentile among 70 in its family.
- GOOGLShareholder treatment past, 7.1 of 10, read as filedOver the 3 fiscal years to 31 December 2025 the diluted share count shrank about 2.4% a year, and dividends and buybacks returned about 48% of operating cash flow. That ranks at the 71st percentile among 41 in its family.
- GOOGLFinancial health present, 7.6 of 10, read as filedIn the fiscal year ended 31 December 2025, return on equity was about 32 cents of profit per dollar of shareholders' money, and leverage about 30 cents owed per dollar of assets. That ranks at the 76th percentile among 74 in its family.
- GOOGLIndustry position present, 8.3 of 10, read as filedAmong 73 graded names in its family, revenue of $403 billion in fiscal 2025 ranks in the top 2% by size and a net margin of 32.8% in the top 8%. Overall it ranks at the 83rd percentile.
- GOOGLLeadership present, 7.6 of 10, read as filedPichai, Sundar has filed as chief executive since October 2015; the 15 people in charge have a median of 8.5 years on the record. Its 8 officer or director changes since 30 October 2023 rank in the bottom 47%; overall, the 76th percentile among 34.
- GOOGLRoom to expand future, 5.0 of 10, read as filedIts weakest parts in fiscal 2025 are debt of $49 billion above cash of $31 billion, in the bottom 36% of its family, and research spending of 15.2% of revenue, in the bottom 44%. Overall it ranks at the 50th percentile among 71.
- GOOGLGrowth drivers future, 6.7 of 10, read as filedRevenue grew 11.8% a year over the last three filed years against 18.3% over all 10, slowing, while capital spending grew 42.7% a year, in the top 15% of its family. Overall it ranks at the 67th percentile among 70.
- GOOGLExpectations vs reality future, 5.6 of 10, read as filedRevenue of $403 billion in fiscal 2025 came in 3.9% above the $388 billion its prior three years' pace pointed to; net income was $132 billion against a three-year average of $83 billion. Overall it ranks at the 56th percentile among 65.
Where it reads highest and lowest
The highest reading is Industry position, 8.3 of 10, in the present tense, which reads 7.8. The lowest are Room to expand at 5.0 and Expectations vs reality at 5.6, both in the future tense, which reads 6.0.
By the desk, an AI model, from the record alone (ruling 162). Every figure is a field of the files named above, matched by value when the answer was staged. Nothing here is advice, and nothing here is a price.
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