Alphabet Inc. vs CLOUDFLARE, INC., two Software stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where GOOGL and NET diverge most: on operating margin, GOOGL reads 34.0% and NET reads -9.7%; on net margin, GOOGL reads 44.5% and NET reads -3.7%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What GOOGL's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (segment-resolved basis). What NET's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (revenue-multiple basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | GOOGL | NET |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $319.31 | $262.22 |
| Market cap | $3.93T | $92.5B |
| Sector | Software | Software |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +23.5% | — |
| P/E | 16.0 | — |
| P/B | 6.14 | 60.57 |
| P/S | 8.82 | 39.71 |
| EV/EBITDA | 24.6 | 4234.7 |
| Revenue growth | +20.0% | +31.4% |
| Gross margin | — | 71.2% |
| Operating margin | 34.0% | -9.7% |
| Net margin | 44.5% | -3.7% |
| Return on equity | 31.0% | -5.7% |
| Return on assets | 21.5% | -1.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 16.1% | -4.1% |
| FCF yield | 1.4% | 0.3% |
| Dividend yield | 0.3% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.16 | 1.29 |
| Current ratio | 2.72 | 1.96 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.66 | 6.51 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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