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Business & Finance · Markets · 28 outlets (L 3 · C 10 · R 4 · 11 not rated)

Alphabet loses about $500 billion in market value after earnings miss

Alphabet shares plunged Thursday, erasing roughly $500 billion in market value after the Google parent's third-quarter earnings missed expectations.⁠[9, 15, 16] Revenue rose 25% year over year to $127.6 billion, but net profit slid 25% from a year earlier to $26.2 billion, according to TechCrunch and The Guardian.⁠[2, 32] The Guardian reported the profit miss came alongside a slowdown in the advertising business; HuffPost reported ad revenue of $82.01 billion, about $1.41 billion short of expectations.⁠[1, 2]

Capital expenditures hit a record $51.4 billion and free cash flow was negative $9.1 billion, Fortune reported.⁠[10] Google Cloud revenue more than doubled to about $31 billion, while search revenue grew 12%, slower than expected, The Decoder reported.⁠[10, 33]

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company's AI investments are driving overall search query growth, including commercial queries.⁠[35] Google acknowledged that its fast-growing AI mode brings in less revenue than traditional search and is expanding its AI search ads program internationally, The Decoder and TechCrunch reported.⁠[32, 33]

Why it matters The drop is the second-biggest one-day market cap loss ever for a US-listed company, behind only Nvidia's roughly $593 billion loss in January 2025.⁠[16]

Covered by The New York Times, NBC News, The Wall Street Journal and 25 more

Read first Alphabet’s Google Cloud revenue doubles to $31 billion as cash flow stays deep red · Fortune

How balanced is this coverage?

Of the 17 rated outlets that covered it, 3 are left of center, 10 are center and 4 are right of center (2 of them in the Right group). 11 more are not rated.

Where the outlets sit
HuffPost · Leans left · −1.06The New York Times · Leans left · −0.70The Guardian · Leans left · −0.70NBC News · Center · −0.49Mashable · Center · −0.45Fortune · Center · −0.25ABC News · Center · −0.19International Business Times · Center · −0.14CBS News · Center · −0.14Yahoo News · Center · +0.07Bloomberg · Center · +0.08Forbes · Center · +0.19CNBC · Center · +0.40The Wall Street Journal · Leans right · +0.63New York Post · Leans right · +0.64The Washington Times · Right · +1.27Fox Business · Right · +1.66
  • Left: none.
  • Leans left: HuffPost (−1.06), The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70).
  • Center: NBC News (−0.49), Mashable (−0.45), Fortune (−0.25), ABC News (−0.19), International Business Times (−0.14), CBS News (−0.14), Yahoo News (+0.07), Bloomberg (+0.08), Forbes (+0.19), CNBC (+0.40).
  • Leans right: The Wall Street Journal (+0.63), New York Post (+0.64).
  • Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Fox Business (+1.66).

Not rated Ars Technica, The Decoder, Fast Company, Los Angeles Times, Semafor, Sky News, TechCrunch, The Information, The Verge, BBC News, Financial Times. Not placed: they have no lean score.

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Sources

Left

  1. 1 HuffPost · Leans left · Oct 28, 9:12 p.m. ETAlphabet Shares Fall After Revenue Miss, Cash Burn Worsens
  2. 2 The Guardian · Leans left · Oct 28, 7:39 p.m. ETInvestors turn on Google owner Alphabet after profit miss, ad slowdown and high spending
  3. 3 The New York Times · Leans left · Oct 28, 4:54 p.m. ETAlphabet’s Revenue Rises 25% as Profit Falls

Center

  1. 4 ABC News · Center · Oct 28, 5:20 p.m. ETGoogle misses revenue expectations, Alphabet stock sinks in early after-hours trading
  2. 5 ABC News · Center · Oct 29, 11:37 a.m. ETA potentially historic drop for Alphabet's stock drags the US market lower
  3. 6 Bloomberg · Center · Oct 29, 1:29 p.m. ETGoogle Sales Miss Reignites AI Fears, Microsoft Eyes $25B Debt Offering
  4. 7 CBS News · Center · Oct 29, 7:30 p.m. ETGoogle parent company's stock falls nearly 13% in worst day since company went public
  5. 8 CNBC · Center · Oct 29, 7:41 a.m. ETAlphabet drags on Nasdaq futures as the stock faces a record post-earnings loss
  6. 9 Forbes · Center · Oct 29, 1:45 p.m. ETGoogle Parent’s Stock Tank Erases Nearly $500 Billion In Second-Biggest Daily Market Cap Loss Ever
  7. 10 Fortune · Center · Oct 28, 4:40 p.m. ETAlphabet’s Google Cloud revenue doubles to $31 billion as cash flow stays deep red
  8. 11 Fortune · Center · Oct 29, 5:32 p.m. ETAlphabet’s stock has worst day in over 20 years, dragging the S&P 500 to first loss in four days
  9. 12 International Business Times · Center · Oct 29, 10:15 a.m. ETAlphabet is Plunging More Than 10% After Its Earnings Disappointed. It's Dragging The Nasdaq With It.
  10. 13 International Business Times · Center · Oct 29, 4:05 p.m. ETStocks Break Winning Streak Dragged by Alphabet's Worst Ever Post-Earnings Performance
  11. 14 Mashable · Center · Oct 29, 6:28 p.m. ETGoogle stock just had its worst day ever: Why the markets are so spooked
  12. 15 NBC News · Center · Oct 29, 11:06 a.m. ETGoogle-parent Alphabet’s stock price plunges, erasing more than $500 billion in value
  13. 16 Yahoo News · Center · Oct 29, 9:48 a.m. ETGoogle is on track for its worst day ever — with $500 billion in market value at stake

Right

  1. 17 Fox Business · Right · Oct 28, 8:45 p.m. ETAlphabet, Microsoft earnings reveal surging AI demand as spending soars
  2. 18 Fox Business · Right · Oct 29, 7:17 p.m. ETGoogle parent Alphabet suffers nearly $500B Wall Street wipeout amid AI spending fears
  3. 19 New York Post · Leans right · Oct 29, 12:11 p.m. ETAlphabet sheds record $500B in market value as AI fears hit fever pitch
  4. 20 The Wall Street Journal · Leans right · Oct 29, 4:02 p.m. ETAlphabet Sheds Half a Trillion in Market Value in Stock’s Worst Day Ever
  5. 21 The Wall Street Journal · Leans right · Oct 29, 4:18 p.m. ETU.S. Stocks Fall as Alphabet Slide Weighs on AI Optimism
  6. 22 The Washington Times · Right · Oct 29, 10:55 a.m. ETAlphabet stock plummets as AI spending turns cash flow negative

Not rated

  1. 23 Ars Technica · Not rated · Oct 29, 12:24 p.m. ETGoogle admits AI search makes less money, but it's fixing that with more ads
  2. 24 BBC News · Not rated · Oct 29, 5:29 p.m. ETWall Street's AI fears slash Google value by $500bn
  3. 25 Fast Company · Not rated · Oct 29, 8:20 a.m. ETGoogle stock faces historic post-earnings slide: Investors rattled by search fears, negative free cash flow
  4. 26 Financial Times · Not rated · Oct 29, 12:48 a.m. ETUS tech stocks set to fall after earnings fuel AI spending concerns
  5. 27 Los Angeles Times · Not rated · Oct 29, 1:00 p.m. ETGoogle parent loses $511 billion in market value as AI pressures search and ad sales
  6. 28 Los Angeles Times · Not rated · Oct 29, 4:28 p.m. ETA historic drop for Alphabet's stock drags market lower
  7. 29 Semafor · Not rated · Oct 28, 6:13 p.m. ETGoogle stock falls after earnings miss
  8. 30 Semafor · Not rated · Oct 29, 6:42 p.m. ETAlphabet loses $500 billion in market value
  9. 31 Sky News · Not rated · Oct 29, 12:06 p.m. ETGoogle parent takes $500bn hit on AI worries
  10. 32 TechCrunch · Not rated · Oct 28, 5:48 p.m. ETGoogle expands AI Search ads globally as core ad growth slows
  11. 33 The Decoder · Not rated · Oct 29, 6:16 a.m. ETGoogle's AI search problem finally shows up in the earnings report, some investors believe
  12. 34 The Information · Not rated · Oct 28, 6:11 p.m. ETAlphabet Sold $12.4 Billion of Shares Through ATM Program
  13. 35 The Verge · Not rated · Oct 28, 4:22 p.m. ETGoogle says its investments in AI are driving more searches
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