Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL) — Quality & forensics
As of 2026-09-24 — refreshed nightly. Closelook readings from an investment research diary, not ratings or advice.
The Closelook module scores
- Valuation 37
- Quality 77
- Growth 66
- Balance sheet 80
- Cash quality 41
- Capital allocation 48
- Momentum 52
Scores are computed nightly across the coverage universe and read relative to it — the methodology lives in the company-scoring explainer.
Financial forensics — the academic screens
Sits in the safe zone (above 2.99). The Z-Score estimates financial-distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.
Nine binary fundamental-strength checks across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.
Screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold. A screen, not an accusation.
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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-24
Quick answers
What is Alphabet Inc Class A's Closelook quality reading?
The composite reads 58/100 across 7 modules, as of 2026-09-24: valuation 37, quality 77, growth 66, balance sheet 80, cash quality 41, capital allocation 48, momentum 52. Closelook scores are research diary readings, not ratings or investment advice.
What is Alphabet Inc Class A's Altman Z-Score?
16.13, which sits in the safe zone (above 2.99) as of 2026-09-24. The Altman Z-Score estimates financial distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.
What is Alphabet Inc Class A's Piotroski F-Score?
6 of 9, as of 2026-09-24. The F-Score counts nine binary fundamental-strength signals across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.
What does Alphabet Inc Class A's Beneish M-Score indicate?
-2.67 — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold, as of 2026-09-24. The M-Score screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns; it is a screen, not an accusation.
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Meta $755.68 (+2.59%, high $760.49) into tonight's Connect keynote at 23:00 UTC; against Alphabet $341.33 (-2.80%), Amazon $250.50 (-1.76%), Apple $336.88 (-0.84%); MAGS -0.29%
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Software sits the relief out: the software ETF flat at $105.41, Microsoft −0.5% to $494.39, ServiceNow −0.8%, Amazon flat, Alphabet +0.3%, Apple +0.4%; the security names hold — Palo Alto +1.2%, Cloudflare +0.8%, CrowdStrike +0.5%…
- AI trade — sellers of compute sold, buyers bought: chips −5.6%, software +5%, SoftBank +7% in Tokyo
Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta — the three that buy the most compute — closed up 2% to 3%.
- Rates — the 10-year hits 5.01%: Dow −0.9%, Russell −1.2%, the AI sort pauses, Oracle and Adobe hold their lines
The security group keeps its bid — CrowdStrike +2.9%, SentinelOne +2.3%, Zscaler +1.8% — and the buyers of compute give some back: Alphabet −1.6%, Amazon −1.5%, Apple −1.0%, Microsoft −0.8%.
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