Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) reported first quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations, sending its shares almost 4% higher after Wednesday's closing bell. The company posted revenue of $109.9 billion for the quarter ended March 31, up 22% year over year and above analyst estimates of $107.1 billion.
YouTube ad revenue rose 11% in the first quarter compared with the same period in 2025, flirting with the $10 billion mark. The ad revenue haul of $9.883 billion was one of many solid parts of parent company Alphabet's overall quarter.
The tech giant's revenue rises 22% in the first quarter.
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Google parent Alphabet is due to report earnings after the closing bell today, with shares seen potentially hitting fresh records following the results.
Google and Meta are enjoying a digital ad boom, as artificial intelligence automates marketing and drives record sales.
Alphabet stock (NASDAQ: GOOG) heads into its first-quarter 2026 earnings report tonight with a lot of momentum already priced in. The stock has climbed 21% over the past 30 days, and one recent preview warned that “investors shouldn't expect the market to ignore any weakness” after that run-up.
More than 600 Google employees urge Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai not to make the company's AI systems available for classified military work.
Google parent Alphabet could face an increasingly difficult bar to clear to impress investors with its quarterly results tomorrow.
Google's new AI-powered language tool can give you real-time feedback by analyzing speech and correcting your pronunciation.
Advertising results from Alphabet and Meta Platforms will be important metrics to watch given the heavy top-line contributions, and it's worth noting that each has yet to negatively surprise on the metric in years now.
Q1 earnings success hinges on demonstrating how massive AI investments will lead to durable margin expansion. Google Cloud is the primary battlefield: analysts seek 50% growth and a surge in Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO). Management must justify the $75 billion investment plan (Capex Trajectory) to avoid the "spending ahead of demand" narrative.