CRWD vs GOOG: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. and Alphabet Inc. โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-25.
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. ยท Technology
$259.67
-13.1% upside to fair value
Low Conviction Grade C High Quality
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Alphabet Inc. ยท Communication Services
$334.98
+15.8% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B High Quality
QuantHub Verdict
GOOG has more upside to fair value (+15.8%). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric CRWD GOOG
Current Price $259.67 $334.98
Fair Value Estimate $225.56 $387.82
Upside to Fair Value -13.1% +15.8%
Market Cap $264.4B $4,065.3B
Forward P/E โ€” โ€”
EV / EBITDA 595.7x 12.7x
Price / Sales 49.0x 9.1x
Price / FCF 167.9x 76.4x
Revenue Growth YoY +25.8% +24.2%
Gross Margin 75.2% 60.9%
Operating Margin -2.2% 33.1%
Return on Equity 1.3% 50.8%
Dividend Yield 0% 0.26%
FCF Yield 0.6% 1.31%
Analyst Consensus Strong Buy Strong Buy
Investment Thesis
CRWD โ€” CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
CrowdStrike Holdings is a cloud-native cybersecurity platform company that sells subscriptions to its Falcon platform and a growing array of cloud modules spanning endpoint protection, cloud workload security, identity protection, Next-Gen SIEM, threat intelligence, and managed services, generating revenue through a direct sales force and channel partners from its Austin, Texas headquarters with โ€ฆ
GOOG โ€” Alphabet Inc.
Alphabet Inc. is the parent of Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets, monetizing Search, YouTube, Android, Chrome, Google Play, Workspace, and enterprise cloud and AI infrastructure across the globe with roughly 190,820 full-time employees. The business quality is high: trailing-twelve-month gross margin is 60.9%, operating margin is 33.1%, net margin is 54.8%, and return on equity is 50.โ€ฆ
Accumulation Zones
Metric CRWD GOOG
Zone Low $169.17 $290.87
Zone High $191.73 $329.65
In Buy Zone? No No
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