- Prev close
- $353.47
- Day range
- $352.82 – $357.55
- From 52-wk high
- -12.6%
- Next earnings
- in 80 days
GOOG rose +6.9% on news flow and AI-related coverage, while the S&P 500 gained +0.7% and the Nasdaq 100 gained +0.6%; that makes the move look stock-specific and broadly supported by Alphabet’s still-strong fundamentals.
GOOG
ALPHABET INC-CL C
As of Aug 2, 2026
78/100
Looks healthyHealth ScorePrimary driver
The move looks stock-specific, not market-wide: GOOG finished +6.9% while the S&P 500 gained +0.7% and the Nasdaq 100 gained +0.6%. Within the group, GOOGL was also strong at +6.7%, while META was +3.3%, so the session was broader than one name but still far stronger than the market. The most likely catalyst is the recent AI and Big Tech news flow around Alphabet, including CNBC coverage of a $2 trillion AI shakeout and Berkshire-linked optimism, rather than the index backdrop.
Volatility check
This is a fairly large move, but it is not out of character for a stock with beta 1.25, which means it tends to move more than the market. The fundamentals are also still firm: revenue is +20.1% YoY (TTM), the latest quarter was +24.2% YoY, EPS is +115.3% YoY (TTM), and margins are strong at gross +60.9%, operating +33.1%, and net +54.8%. Valuation is not cheap at PE 17.8, forward PE 19.3, and PEG 1.07, so the market is already paying for growth; that makes gains easier to extend and reversals easier too. On balance, the move fits a healthy but still momentum-sensitive large-cap name rather than a deterioration signal.
Earnings setup
The next earnings date is 2026-10-27. The facts do not provide analyst consensus revenue growth, EPS growth, or margin expectations for that print, so I cannot cite a consensus forecast here. What the market will be focused on is whether revenue growth can stay near the current +24.2% YoY pace from the latest quarter, whether EPS growth can keep up with the TTM +115.3% YoY rate, and whether margins can remain near gross +60.9%, operating +33.1%, and net +54.8%. No prior post-earnings reaction pattern is given in the facts, so I won’t infer one.
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