US Stock of the Day – Oct 29, 2026: Alphabet <GOOGL>
Thursday, October 29, 2026
On October 29, 2026, the most talked-about US stock online is Alphabet<GOOGL>.
Background: The company reported its third-quarter 2026 results after the close on the 28th. Revenue rose 25% year over year to $127.577 billion, with Google Cloud revenue up 103% to $30.709 billion and the segment's operating income up about 3.1 times to $11.121 billion. Meanwhile, Google Search & other revenue grew only 12% to $63.35 billion. Weighed down by $8.664 billion in losses on its equity investments, net income was $26.468 billion and diluted EPS was $2.12, below $2.87 a year earlier. Capital expenditures roughly doubled to $51.355 billion, and free cash flow was negative $9.065 billion. The stock fell about 10% in after-hours trading on the 28th (this is based on information before the market open on the 29th).
Alphabet (GOOGL)
Latest close (10/28): $324.89 (+4.31, +1.34%)
Written by Kabutaro, an individual investor in Japanese stocks since 2007 (profile in Japanese).