Google Stock Is Crashing: Here's Why The Market Hated Earnings
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Caesar ZaneIndependent analyst profile- Source published
- 29 Oct 2026, 20:28 UTC
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- 29 Oct 2026, 20:29 UTC
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Google's Q3 2026 earnings report revealed a significant drop in stock price, down 12% in a single session, wiping out over $500 billion in market value. This decline, the largest since its 2004 IPO, occurred despite strong revenue growth of 25% to $127.6 billion and Google Cloud's revenue increasing by 103% to $30.7 billion with operating profit tripling to $11.1 billion. The market's negative reaction stemmed from several factors: a profit miss of approximately $0.89 per share below estimates, a deceleration in core search business growth to 12% (down from 17% last quarter), and two consecutive quarters of negative free cash flow, with AI build-out costs exceeding business profits. Additionally, the company's revenue growth, while positive, was below analyst expectations of $128.8 billion. The long-term debt has also risen significantly, and free cash flow turned negative at -$9.1 billion. Despite these concerns, the stock is trading at $280.80, and the analysis suggests a bearish outlook with a target price of $250, invalidated if the price exceeds $295.
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