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Google (Alphabet) Stability Score: 86/100

86/ 100

Q1 2026 (March 2026) · Last updated 2026-05-10

Google (Alphabet) scores 86/100 on the SWOTPal Stability Score for Q1 2026 (March 2026), ranking 1 of 10 — the highest score in our coverage set, above Microsoft (78). The strongest dimension is Profitability at 25/25; the weakest is Valuation at 15/25.

Profitability

25/25

Gross margin 58.3%, operating margin 31.8%, ROIC 31.0%. 3-year net margin trend: rising.

  • Gross margin58.3% · 8/8

    > 50% → 8 pts

  • Operating margin31.8% · 8/8

    > 25% → 8 pts

  • ROIC31.0% · 5/5

    > 20% → 5 pts

  • 3-year net margin trendrising · 4/4

    rising → 4 pts

Solvency

25/25

Debt / equity 0.04, interest coverage 80.00×, current ratio 2.86, FCF / total debt 430.0%.

  • Debt / Equity4.0% · 8/8

    ≤ 0.5 → 8 pts

  • Interest coverage80.00 · 8/8

    > 15× → 8 pts

  • Current ratio2.86 · 5/5

    > 2.0 → 5 pts

  • FCF / Total Debt4.30 · 4/4

    > 30% → 4 pts

Volatility

21/25

5-year beta 1.05, max drawdown 45.0%, 8-quarter EPS CV 0.12.

  • 5-year beta1.05 · 8/8

    0.8–1.2 → 8 pts

  • 8-quarter EPS CV12.0% · 6/8

    0.10–0.20 → 6 pts

  • 5-year max drawdown45.0% · 3/5

    35–50% → 3 pts

  • Revenue growth std dev3.0% · 4/4

    ≤ 5% → 4 pts

Valuation

15/25

P/E in the 50th percentile of the S&P 500; P/S in the 82th percentile. Lower percentiles score more points (cheaper relative to broad market).

  • P/E percentile vs S&P 50050.0% · 6/8

    25–50th → 6 pts

  • P/S percentile vs S&P 50082.0% · 2/8

    75–90th → 2 pts

  • EV/EBITDA percentile vs S&P 50065.0% · 3/5

    50–75th → 3 pts

  • Forward P/E discount14.0% · 4/4

    > 10% → 4 pts

Where this score sits in our coverage

All 10 companies SWOTPal currently scores, ranked by total. Highlighted row is the company on this page.

What this score means

What this number means

A SWOTPal Stability Score of 86/100 places Google (Alphabet) in the stable (80–100 band). The score measures financial stability — the company's capacity to absorb shocks across credit and macro cycles — not stock-price upside or competitive moat. Higher = more stable.

Where the score concentrates

Google (Alphabet) scores within a tighter band across all four dimensions (highest Profitability 25/25, lowest Valuation 15/25). No single dimension dominates the total score.

What the score doesn't capture

The Stability Score is purely quantitative — it doesn't include regulatory action, governance changes, product-execution risk, or geopolitical exposure. For Google (Alphabet), those qualitative dimensions are covered in the full SWOT analysis. The numeric score and the SWOT are designed to read together.

Methodology summary

Each dimension contributes 0–25 points. Metric scores are assigned by threshold-based cutpoints applied to public financial data. The score does not capture regulatory, governance, product, or geopolitical risk — only quantifiable financial signal.

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Sources

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