Alphabet Inc.’s earnings were a bit better than Wall Street had expected. But will that beat really matter for the company’s stock?

Alphabet’s GOOGL first-quarter 2025 earnings of $2.81 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 39.11%. The figure grew 48.7% year over year. (Find the latest EPS estimates and surprises on Zacks Earnings Calendar.

Google’s parent company, has started 2025 with an impressive earnings report, signaling strength across its core revenue streams. From Search and YouTube to Cloud and subscriptions, Alphabet is proving that its diverse business model and investments in artificial intelligence (AI) are paying off in a big way.

Google is the only company that can offer the level of features and functionality that its popular Chrome web browser has today, given its “interdependencies” on other parts of the Alphabet Inc. unit,

OpenAI, Perplexity AI and Yahoo have expressed interest in buying Chrome, as Google's legal battle escalates. Here's what it could mean for the future of the web.

Parisa Tabriz, general manager for Google Chrome, testified Friday during the DOJ’s antitrust case against Google’s illegal monopoly in the search market. Tabriz said it’s impossible to “disentangle” Google from the success of Chrome,