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Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) shares rose approximately 10%, closing at $232.30 on September 4, following a U.S. District Judge’s ruling that mitigated severe remedies proposed by the Department of Justice, including the divestiture of Chrome and Android. Alphabet will now face restrictions on its distribution policy for services and must share certain search data with competitors. A final judgment meeting is scheduled for September 10.
Alphabet is now prohibited from exclusive contracts for distributing Google services, and must provide syndication services for search and text ads to rivals. The company retains a 90% share of the search market, with over 5 trillion queries annually, driving second-quarter revenues to $54.19 billion, reflecting an 11.7% year-over-year increase.
Year-to-date, GOOGL shares have increased 22.7%, outperforming peers such as Apple and Microsoft. The earnings consensus for Q3 2025 stands at $2.33 per share, indicating a 9.9% growth year-over-year. Alphabet plans to invest $85 billion in capital expenditures in 2025 to enhance its infrastructure, amidst competition in the cloud sector.
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