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Disclosure: The author holds a long position in GOOG.
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Analysis as of: 2025-10-21
Alphabet Inc.
Alphabet is the parent of Google and YouTube, monetizing search/ads, cloud, subscriptions, hardware, and Other Bets like Waymo.
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Summary

AI flywheel meets dominant distribution
Scale distribution plus heavy compute spend positions the business to double revenue by 2030. Watch regulatory remedies and AI capex payback.

Analysis

Thesis
Owning global attention (Search/YouTube), a fast-scaling AI cloud, and the largest distribution graph, Alphabet can double revenue by 2030 as AI agents, CTV, and robotaxi services unlock new SKUs while capex converts to defensible compute capacity.
Last Economy Alignment
Benefits from attention scarcity, compute supremacy reinvestment, and network capital; dominant distribution and AI stack position it to thrive.

Growth Outlook

Average Implied Multiple (to 2030)
2.2x (from 3 most recent periods)
Reasoning
By 2030, ads remain durable while YouTube subscriptions/CTV, GCP AI workloads, Workspace agents, and Waymo scale. With sustained compute buildout and distribution moats intact, revenue plausibly doubles and the EV/revenue multiple can hold a premium, supporting ~2x enterprise value.

Risk Assessment

Overall Risk Summary
Key risks: antitrust remedies to Search/ads, AI Overviews cannibalizing queries, sustained capex/depreciation drag, and capacity constraints in AI compute. Offsetting: distribution moats, Cloud backlog, and multi-SKU monetization.