Alphabet Inc.(GOOGL)
Internet Content & Information · Mountain View, CA
$344.82+4.15 (+1.22%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
Internet Content & Information · Mountain View, CA
At close: Aug 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 16.76.
Forward PE Ratio (16.76) = Close Price ($344.82) / Consensus Forward EPS ($20.57)
FORWARD PE RATIO
16.76
SECTOR MEDIAN · COMMUNICATION SERVICES
16.79
median of 23 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
-0.18%
vs the sector median at left
Alphabet Inc.
Market Cap
$4.17T
Forward PE Ratio
16.76
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) | $4.17T | 16.76 |
| Apple Inc. (AAPL)vs › | $4.54T | 35.02 |
| Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)vs › | $3.59T | 28.42 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)vs › | $1.40T | 17.35 |
| Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)vs › | $2.78T | 20.46 |
| Netflix, Inc. (NFLX)vs › | $331.41B | 22.12 |
Trailing P/E
17.3
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
16.8
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $20.57 implies +3.3% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $19.91.
At today's $344.82 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $20.57 | $19.76 – $21.85 | 41 | 16.8x |
| 2027-12-31 | $15.08 | $13.99 – $16.75 | 42 | 22.9x |
| 2028-12-31 | $17.82 | $13.68 – $20.25 | 34 | 19.3x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute