Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL)

As of 14 August 2026, short interest in GOOGL is 72,705,550 shares, down 5,962,059 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 55,471,936 shares (29 August 2025) to 89,840,649 shares (15 June 2026). At the reported average volume of 27.2M shares a day that is 2.7 days to cover.

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As of 11 September 2026, the short share of GOOGL volume is 24.2%, down 2.3 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 24.2% (11 September 2026) to 57.6% (31 July 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range. The latest reading is 15.4 points below the 30-session average of 39.6%, on 8.6M shares reported.

As of 14 August 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in GOOGL is 15 shares, down 17 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 1 share (16 April 2026) to 199,553,357 shares (29 June 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

Insiders at GOOGL reported 24 open-market sells worth $3.9M in the last 90 days and no open-market buys. Sells alone are a weak signal; insiders sell for tax, diversification and estate reasons all the time. Latest filing: Schindler Philipp (SVP, Chief Business Officer) on 2026-09-01.

Form 4 filings are due within two business days of the trade. Insiders sell for many reasons that say nothing about the company; open-market buys are the rarer, stronger signal.

25 of the 30 tracked managers held GOOGL at their latest 13F, $25.30B in total at quarter-end prices. Fisher Asset Management is the largest at $14.29B (4.3% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 11 added shares and 14 cut.

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

In Q2 2026 (quarter ended 2026-06-30) Alphabet Inc. reported revenue of $119.80B, up 24.2% from the same quarter a year earlier, and net income of $112.19B (9.11 diluted EPS). In FY 2025 it generated $164.71B of operating cash flow and spent $45.71B on buybacks and $10.05B on dividends. As of 2026-06-30, cash was $55.91B against $98.17B of debt.

Quarterly, last 8 quarters

Fiscal years, with buybacks and dividends

Quarters are the three-month figures the company reports; a fourth quarter marked derived is the fiscal year less the three reported quarters, since companies report it only inside the 10-K. Fiscal years are the annual figures. Buybacks are cash paid to repurchase common stock in the year (XBRL PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock), not authorizations. Balance sheet lines are as of 2026-06-30.

1 contract action on file for GOOGL: $1.2M obligated in the last 90 days and $1.2M in the last 12 months across 1 awarding agency. The largest was $1.2M from the Department of Agriculture on 2026-07-13 (stratus pool 1 cloud service boa to mod 008 for fema pso services funding). Only actions large enough to reach the daily top list are counted, and agencies report with a lag.