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Alphabet(Google) (GOOGL) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 28.85 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Alphabet(Google)'s share price is $154.09. Alphabet(Google)'s Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.34. Hence, Alphabet(Google)'s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 28.85.

The historical rank and industry rank for Alphabet(Google)'s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

GOOGL' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 18.66   Med: 29.61   Max: 41.43
Current: 28.85

During the past 13 years, Alphabet(Google)'s highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 41.43. The lowest was 18.66. And the median was 29.61.

GOOGL's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
69.83% of 295 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 18.16 vs GOOGL: 28.85

Alphabet(Google)'s Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.63. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $5.34.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Alphabet(Google) was 19.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 20.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 28.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 21.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, Alphabet(Google)'s highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 159.00% per year. The lowest was 0.90% per year. And the median was 25.20% per year.


Alphabet(Google) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alphabet(Google)'s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Array ( [0] => - [1] => - [2] => - [3] => - [4] => - [5] => 30.21 [6] => 28.11 [7] => 29.30 [8] => 19.35 [9] => 25.57 )
Alphabet(Google) Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 30.21 28.11 29.30 19.35 25.57

Alphabet(Google) Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19.35 22.08 22.16 21.97 25.57

Competitive Comparison

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Alphabet(Google)'s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Alphabet(Google) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Alphabet(Google)'s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alphabet(Google)'s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Alphabet(Google) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Alphabet(Google)'s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=154.09/5.342
=28.85

Alphabet(Google)'s Share Price of today is $154.09.
Alphabet(Google)'s Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $5.34.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Alphabet(Google)  (NAS:GOOGL) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Alphabet(Google) (GOOGL) Business Description

Address
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA, USA, 94043
Alphabet is a holding company. Internet media giant Google is a wholly owned subsidiary. Google generates 99% of Alphabet revenue, of which more than 85% is from online ads. Google's other revenue is from sales of apps and content on Google Play and YouTube, as well as cloud service fees and other licensing revenue. Sales of hardware such as Chromebooks, the Pixel smartphone, and smart home products, which include Nest and Google Home, also contribute to other revenue. Alphabet's moonshot investments are in its other bets segment, where it bets on technology to enhance health (Verily), provide faster internet access (Google Fiber), enable self-driving cars (Waymo), and more.
Executives
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