GOOG vs ZM
Alphabet Inc. and Zoom Communications, Inc., side by side — 9 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | GOOG | ZM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $402.8B | $4.9B |
| Net income | $132.2B | $1.9B |
| Gross margin | 59.7% | 77.0% |
| Net margin | 32.8% | 39.0% |
| Return on equity | 35.7% | 20.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $10.81 | $6.18 |
| Dividend / share | $0.83 | · |
| Payout ratio | 7.6% | · |
| Free cash flow | $73.3B | $1.9B |
| Equity | $415.3B | $9.8B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.04× | · |
| Current ratio | 2.01× | 4.33× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 17.2% | 12.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 26.8% | 23.1% |
GOOG bills 82.7× the revenue of ZM, and ZM keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (39.0% against 32.8%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
9 years side by side
| Fiscal year | GOOG | ZM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $402.8B | $4.9B |
| FY2024 | $350.0B | $4.7B |
| FY2023 | $307.4B | $4.5B |
| FY2022 | $282.8B | $4.4B |
| FY2021 | $257.6B | $4.1B |
| FY2020 | $182.5B | $2.7B |
| FY2019 | $161.9B | $622.7M |
| FY2018 | $136.8B | $330.5M |
| FY2017 | $110.9B | $151.5M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | GOOG | ZM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $132.2B | $1.9B |
| FY2024 | $100.1B | $1.0B |
| FY2023 | $73.8B | $637.5M |
| FY2022 | $60.0B | $103.7M |
| FY2021 | $76.0B | $1.4B |
| FY2020 | $40.3B | $672.3M |
| FY2019 | $34.3B | $25.3M |
| FY2018 | $30.7B | $7.6M |
| FY2017 | $12.7B | $-3.8M |
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$397,967,231,000 | GOOG |
| FY2024 | +$345,352,567,000 | GOOG |
| FY2023 | +$302,866,776,000 | GOOG |
| FY2022 | +$278,443,040,000 | GOOG |
| FY2021 | +$253,537,136,000 | GOOG |
| FY2020 | +$179,875,632,000 | GOOG |
| FY2019 | +$161,234,342,000 | GOOG |
| FY2018 | +$136,488,483,000 | GOOG |
| FY2017 | +$110,703,522,000 | GOOG |
GOOG has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 9 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
9 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −6.2 pp | ZM |
| FY2024 | +6.9 pp | GOOG |
| FY2023 | +9.9 pp | GOOG |
| FY2022 | +18.8 pp | GOOG |
| FY2021 | −4.0 pp | ZM |
| FY2020 | −3.3 pp | ZM |
| FY2019 | +17.2 pp | GOOG |
| FY2018 | +20.2 pp | GOOG |
| FY2017 | +13.9 pp | GOOG |
The higher net margin has changed hands between GOOG and ZM over this period.
9 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ZM's net margin has been more volatile than GOOG's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 14.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.9.
9 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between GOOG and ZM over these 9 fiscal years — GOOG led in 6 and ZM in 3.
9 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ZM's return on equity has been more volatile than GOOG's over the 6 comparable fiscal years — 10.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.8.
6 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between GOOG and ZM over these 6 fiscal years — GOOG led in 5 and ZM in 1.
6 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.