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Side-by-side financial comparison of Alphabet Inc. (Class A) (GOOGL) and Shell plc (SHEL). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

Alphabet Inc. (Class A) is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($113.8B vs $65.4B, roughly 1.7× Shell plc). Alphabet Inc. (Class A) runs the higher net margin — 30.3% vs 5.6%, a 24.7% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, Alphabet Inc. (Class A) posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (18.0% vs -12.2%). Over the past eight quarters, Alphabet Inc. (Class A)'s revenue compounded faster (18.9% CAGR vs -11.9%).

Alphabet Inc. provides various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment offers products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, hardware, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. It is also involved in the sale of apps and in-app purchases and digital content in ...

Shell plc is a British multinational oil and gas company, headquartered in London, England. Shell is a public limited company with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and secondary listings on Euronext Amsterdam and the New York Stock Exchange. A core component of Big Oil, Shell is the second largest investor-owned oil and gas company in the world by revenue, and among the world's largest companies out of any industry. Measured by both its own emissions, and the emissions of ...

GOOGL vs SHEL — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
GOOGL
GOOGL
1.7× larger
GOOGL
$113.8B
$65.4B
SHEL
Growing faster (revenue YoY)
GOOGL
GOOGL
+30.2% gap
GOOGL
18.0%
-12.2%
SHEL
Higher net margin
GOOGL
GOOGL
24.7% more per $
GOOGL
30.3%
5.6%
SHEL
Faster 2-yr revenue CAGR
GOOGL
GOOGL
Annualised
GOOGL
18.9%
-11.9%
SHEL

Income Statement — Q4 FY2025 vs Q2 FY2025

Metric
GOOGL
GOOGL
SHEL
SHEL
Revenue
$113.8B
$65.4B
Net Profit
$34.5B
$3.6B
Gross Margin
59.8%
Operating Margin
31.6%
Net Margin
30.3%
5.6%
Revenue YoY
18.0%
-12.2%
Net Profit YoY
29.8%
-0.2%
EPS (diluted)
$2.82

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
GOOGL
GOOGL
SHEL
SHEL
Q4 25
$113.8B
Q3 25
$102.3B
Q2 25
$96.4B
$65.4B
Q1 25
$90.2B
$69.2B
Q4 24
$96.5B
Q3 24
$88.3B
Q2 24
$84.7B
$74.5B
Q1 24
$80.5B
$72.5B
Net Profit
GOOGL
GOOGL
SHEL
SHEL
Q4 25
$34.5B
Q3 25
$35.0B
Q2 25
$28.2B
$3.6B
Q1 25
$34.5B
$4.9B
Q4 24
$26.5B
Q3 24
$26.3B
Q2 24
$23.6B
$3.6B
Q1 24
$23.7B
$7.4B
Gross Margin
GOOGL
GOOGL
SHEL
SHEL
Q4 25
59.8%
Q3 25
59.6%
Q2 25
59.5%
Q1 25
59.7%
Q4 24
57.9%
Q3 24
58.7%
Q2 24
58.1%
Q1 24
58.1%
Operating Margin
GOOGL
GOOGL
SHEL
SHEL
Q4 25
31.6%
Q3 25
30.5%
Q2 25
32.4%
Q1 25
33.9%
Q4 24
32.1%
Q3 24
32.3%
Q2 24
32.4%
Q1 24
31.6%
Net Margin
GOOGL
GOOGL
SHEL
SHEL
Q4 25
30.3%
Q3 25
34.2%
Q2 25
29.2%
5.6%
Q1 25
38.3%
7.0%
Q4 24
27.5%
Q3 24
29.8%
Q2 24
27.9%
4.9%
Q1 24
29.4%
10.3%
EPS (diluted)
GOOGL
GOOGL
SHEL
SHEL
Q4 25
$2.82
Q3 25
$2.87
Q2 25
$2.31
Q1 25
$2.81
Q4 24
$2.14
Q3 24
$2.12
Q2 24
$1.89
Q1 24
$1.89

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.

Metric
GOOGL
GOOGL
SHEL
SHEL
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$126.8B
$32.7B
Total DebtLower is stronger
$49.1B
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$415.3B
$183.1B
Total Assets
$595.3B
$387.9B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage
0.12×

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
GOOGL
GOOGL
SHEL
SHEL
Q4 25
$126.8B
Q3 25
$98.5B
Q2 25
$95.1B
$32.7B
Q1 25
$95.3B
$35.6B
Q4 24
$95.7B
Q3 24
$93.2B
Q2 24
$100.7B
$38.1B
Q1 24
$108.1B
$39.9B
Total Debt
GOOGL
GOOGL
SHEL
SHEL
Q4 25
$49.1B
Q3 25
Q2 25
Q1 25
$10.9B
Q4 24
$10.9B
Q3 24
$12.3B
Q2 24
$13.2B
Q1 24
$13.2B
Stockholders' Equity
GOOGL
GOOGL
SHEL
SHEL
Q4 25
$415.3B
Q3 25
$386.9B
Q2 25
$362.9B
$183.1B
Q1 25
$345.3B
Q4 24
$325.1B
Q3 24
$314.1B
Q2 24
$300.8B
$187.2B
Q1 24
$292.8B
Total Assets
GOOGL
GOOGL
SHEL
SHEL
Q4 25
$595.3B
Q3 25
$536.5B
Q2 25
$502.1B
$387.9B
Q1 25
$475.4B
Q4 24
$450.3B
Q3 24
$430.3B
Q2 24
$414.8B
$394.8B
Q1 24
$407.4B
Debt / Equity
GOOGL
GOOGL
SHEL
SHEL
Q4 25
0.12×
Q3 25
Q2 25
Q1 25
0.03×
Q4 24
0.03×
Q3 24
0.04×
Q2 24
0.04×
Q1 24
0.05×

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.

Metric
GOOGL
GOOGL
SHEL
SHEL
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$52.4B
$11.9B
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex
$24.6B
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue
21.6%
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue
24.5%
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit
1.52×
3.28×
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters
$73.3B

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow
GOOGL
GOOGL
SHEL
SHEL
Q4 25
$52.4B
Q3 25
$48.4B
Q2 25
$27.7B
$11.9B
Q1 25
$36.1B
$9.3B
Q4 24
$39.1B
Q3 24
$30.7B
Q2 24
$26.6B
$13.5B
Q1 24
$28.8B
$13.3B
Free Cash Flow
GOOGL
GOOGL
SHEL
SHEL
Q4 25
$24.6B
Q3 25
$24.5B
Q2 25
$5.3B
Q1 25
$19.0B
Q4 24
$24.8B
Q3 24
$17.6B
Q2 24
$13.5B
Q1 24
$16.8B
FCF Margin
GOOGL
GOOGL
SHEL
SHEL
Q4 25
21.6%
Q3 25
23.9%
Q2 25
5.5%
Q1 25
21.0%
Q4 24
25.7%
Q3 24
20.0%
Q2 24
15.9%
Q1 24
20.9%
Capex Intensity
GOOGL
GOOGL
SHEL
SHEL
Q4 25
24.5%
Q3 25
23.4%
Q2 25
23.3%
Q1 25
19.1%
Q4 24
14.8%
Q3 24
14.8%
Q2 24
15.6%
Q1 24
14.9%
Cash Conversion
GOOGL
GOOGL
SHEL
SHEL
Q4 25
1.52×
Q3 25
1.38×
Q2 25
0.98×
3.28×
Q1 25
1.05×
1.90×
Q4 24
1.47×
Q3 24
1.17×
Q2 24
1.13×
3.70×
Q1 24
1.22×
1.79×

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

GOOGL
GOOGL

Google Search$63.1B55%
Google Cloud$17.7B16%
Subscriptions & Devices$13.6B12%
YouTube$11.4B10%
Google Network$7.8B7%

SHEL
SHEL

Segment breakdown not available.

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