Alphabet Inc. — Earnings Quality Grade A
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Strong financial health
Screening Summary
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 57 days, change +2 days YoY
AR growth 20.1% vs revenue growth 15.1%
Revenue 15.1%, CFFO 31.5%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
No material inventory
CapEx growth 74.1% is >2x revenue growth 15.1%
SG&A/Gross Profit = 20.9%, excellent (<30%)
Gross margin 59.7%, change +1.5pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 1.25. Profits backed by cash
FCF $73.3B, FCF/NI = 0.55
Accruals ratio = -5.5%. Low accruals
Cash $126.8B covers debt $59.3B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $33.4B = 8% of equity. Manageable
Debt/EBITDA = 0.3x. Healthy
Other assets 9.2% vs revenue 15.1%. Normal
Write-offs normal
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change 5% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.64 (< -2.22). Unlikely manipulator
Beneish M-Score
Altman Z-Score
Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-08