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Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Alphabet (GOOGL) Q1 Earnings
AlphabetAlphabet(US:GOOG) ZACKS·2025-04-24 23:05

Core Insights - Alphabet (GOOGL) reported $76.49 billion in revenue for Q1 2025, a year-over-year increase of 13.2% and a surprise of +1.27% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $75.53 billion [1] - The EPS for the same period was $2.81, compared to $1.89 a year ago, representing a surprise of +39.11% over the consensus estimate of $2.02 [1] Financial Performance Metrics - Total Traffic Acquisition Costs (TAC) were $13.75 billion, exceeding the average estimate of $13.59 billion [4] - Headcount reached 185,719, surpassing the average estimate of 183,390 [4] - Revenue from EMEA was $25.92 billion, slightly above the estimate of $25.85 billion, reflecting a +9% year-over-year change [4] - Revenue from the United States was $43.96 billion, exceeding the estimate of $43.27 billion, with a year-over-year change of +13.5% [4] - Revenue from Other Americas (Canada and Latin America) was $5.23 billion, above the estimate of $5.01 billion, representing a +12.5% year-over-year change [4] - Revenue from APAC was $14.85 billion, surpassing the estimate of $14.33 billion, with a year-over-year change of +11.8% [4] - Revenue from Google properties was $59.63 billion, exceeding the estimate of $59.34 billion, reflecting a +9.9% year-over-year change [4] - Revenue from Google Cloud was $12.26 billion, above the estimate of $12.16 billion, representing a +28.1% year-over-year change [4] - Revenue from YouTube ads was $8.93 billion, slightly above the estimate of $8.90 billion, with a year-over-year change of +10.4% [4] - Revenue from Google advertising was $66.89 billion, exceeding the estimate of $66.29 billion, reflecting a +8.5% year-over-year change [4] - Revenue from Google Search & other was $50.70 billion, surpassing the estimate of $50.29 billion, with a year-over-year change of +9.9% [4] - Revenue from Google Network was $7.26 billion, above the estimate of $7.07 billion, but showing a year-over-year decline of -2.1% [4] Stock Performance - Alphabet's shares returned -5.9% over the past month, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -5.1% change [3] - The stock currently holds a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold), indicating potential performance in line with the broader market in the near term [3]