Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Alphabet (GOOGL) Q1 Earnings

Alphabet (GOOGL) reported $76.49 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 13.2%. EPS of $2.81 for the same period compares to $1.89 a year ago.The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.27% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $75.53 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.02, the EPS surprise was +39.11%.While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.Here is how Alphabet performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Total TAC (traffic acquisition costs): $13.75 billion compared to the $13.59 billion average estimate based on 13 analysts. Headcount (Number of employees): 185,719 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 183,390. Revenues- EMEA: $25.92 billion versus $25.85 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +9% change. Revenues- United States: $43.96 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $43.27 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +13.5%. Revenues- Other Americas (Canada and Latin America): $5.23 billion compared to the $5.01 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +12.5% year over year. Revenues- APAC: $14.85 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $14.33 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +11.8%. Revenues- Google properties: $59.63 billion versus $59.34 billion estimated by 12 analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +9.9% change. Revenues- Google Cloud: $12.26 billion versus the 11-analyst average estimate of $12.16 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +28.1%. Revenues- YouTube ads: $8.93 billion versus the 11-analyst average estimate of $8.90 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +10.4%. Revenues- Google advertising: $66.89 billion compared to the $66.29 billion average estimate based on 11 analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.5% year over year. Revenues- Google Search & other: $50.70 billion versus $50.29 billion estimated by 11 analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +9.9% change. Revenues- Google Network: $7.26 billion compared to the $7.07 billion average estimate based on 11 analysts. The reported number represents a change of -2.1% year over year. View all Key Company Metrics for Alphabet here>>>Shares of Alphabet have returned -5.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -5.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.Zacks Names #1 Semiconductor StockIt's only 1/9,000th the size of NVIDIA which skyrocketed more than +800% since we recommended it. NVIDIA is still strong, but our new top chip stock has much more room to boom.With strong earnings growth and an expanding customer base, it's positioned to feed the rampant demand for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Internet of Things. Global semiconductor manufacturing is projected to explode from $452 billion in 2021 to $803 billion by 2028.See This Stock Now for Free >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks