GOOG vs. TTWO: Alphabet vs. Take-Two Interactive Software Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do Alphabet (GOOG) and Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

Alphabet (GOOG) and Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) both fall under the Media & Entertainment industry group, but GOOG is classified in Interactive Media & Services while TTWO is classified in Entertainment.

Company profile comparison for Alphabet (GOOG) and Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO)
Profile Item	GOOG	TTWO
Name	Alphabet Inc. Class C Common Stock	Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Country/Region	United States	United States
GICS Sector	Communication Services	Communication Services
GICS Industry Group	Media & Entertainment	Media & Entertainment
GICS Industry	Interactive Media & Services	Entertainment
GICS Sub-Industry	Interactive Media & Services	Interactive Home Entertainment
Market Capitalization	3,490.64 billion USD	40.18 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	Nasdaq	Nasdaq
Listing Date	August 19, 2004	April 15, 1997
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

GOOG

TTWO

GSPC

Alphabet (GOOG) vs. Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for Alphabet (GOOG) and Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for Alphabet (GOOG) and Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for Alphabet (GOOG) and Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO)
Metric	GOOG	TTWO
Total Return (1Y)	3.83%	-9.11%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	30.46%	12.95%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	14.40%	2.45%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

GOOG

TTWO

GSPC

Alphabet (GOOG) vs. Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for Alphabet (GOOG) and Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Risk profile metrics for Alphabet (GOOG) and Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO)
Metric	GOOG	TTWO
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	33.07%	33.59%
Beta (5Y)	1.19	0.88
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-44.60%	-50.18%
Avg. Volume (3M)	19.07M	2.58M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

GOOG and TTWO are plotted by 1-year volatility (risk) and 1-year return. The dashed Capital Allocation Line runs from the risk-free rate through the shared industry median.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for Alphabet (GOOG) and Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO)
Metric	GOOG	TTWO
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	-0.01	-0.40
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	-0.02	-0.57

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) reports a negative ROE of -9.04%; negative ROE can reflect losses or negative shareholders’ equity, so it is harder to read as capital efficiency. Meanwhile Alphabet (GOOG) reports 44.29%, ranking against industry peers normally.

GOOG

Media & Entertainment industry group

44.29%

Max: 49.92%
GOOG: 44.29%
Q3: 17.95%
Median: 7.20%
Q1: -4.53%
Min: -26.31%

TTWO

Media & Entertainment industry group

-9.04%

Max: 49.92%
Q3: 17.95%
Median: 7.20%
Q1: -4.53%
TTWO: -9.04%
Min: -26.31%

Alphabet (GOOG) vs. Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO): A comparison of their ROE against the Media & Entertainment industry group benchmark.

Net Margin (TTM)

Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) reports a negative net margin of -4.79%, usually indicating a net loss over the period. Meanwhile Alphabet (GOOG) reports 50.03%, ranking against industry peers normally.

GOOG

Media & Entertainment industry group

50.03%

GOOG: 50.03%
Max: 32.91%
Q3: 11.75%
Median: 5.04%
Q1: -4.17%
Min: -25.14%

TTWO

Media & Entertainment industry group

-4.79%

Max: 32.91%
Q3: 11.75%
Median: 5.04%
Q1: -4.17%
TTWO: -4.79%
Min: -25.14%

Alphabet (GOOG) vs. Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO): A comparison of their net margin against the Media & Entertainment industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Alphabet (GOOG) at 31.81% carries a top-quartile operating margin, while Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) at 0.52% operates in the bottom quartile.

GOOG

Media & Entertainment industry group

31.81%

Max: 40.16%
GOOG: 31.81%
Q3: 18.72%
Median: 8.63%
Q1: 1.90%
Min: -22.08%

TTWO

Media & Entertainment industry group

0.52%

Max: 40.16%
Q3: 18.72%
Median: 8.63%
Q1: 1.90%
TTWO: 0.52%
Min: -22.08%

Alphabet (GOOG) vs. Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO): A comparison of their operating margin against the Media & Entertainment industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for Alphabet (GOOG) and Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO)
Metric	GOOG	TTWO
ROE (TTM)	44.29%	-9.04%
ROA (TTM)	12.74%	-0.62%
Net Margin (TTM)	50.03%	-4.79%
Operating Margin (TTM)	31.81%	0.52%
Gross Margin (TTM)	60.86%	57.13%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Both Alphabet (GOOG) at 15.09% and Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) at 18.16% sit in the top peer quartile for revenue growth, so each is growing its top line faster than typical industry peers.

Alphabet (GOOG) vs. Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Only one side can be read here: Alphabet (GOOG) reports EPS growth of 34.45%, ranked against its industry; Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) has no EPS growth figure this period.

Alphabet (GOOG) vs. Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Alphabet (GOOG) and Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO)
Metric	GOOG	TTWO
Revenue Growth (YoY)	15.09%	18.16%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	12.51%	7.56%
EPS Growth (YoY)	34.45%	--
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	33.34%	--

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) at 1.06 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Alphabet (GOOG) at 2.79 sits above its industry’s typical mid-range — comfortable liquidity, though possibly with more idle current assets relative to peers.

GOOG

Media & Entertainment industry group

2.79

Max: 4.69
GOOG: 2.79
Q3: 2.53
Median: 1.52
Q1: 0.95
Min: 0.28

TTWO

Media & Entertainment industry group

1.06

Max: 4.69
Q3: 2.53
Median: 1.52
TTWO: 1.06
Q1: 0.95
Min: 0.28

Alphabet (GOOG) vs. Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO): A comparison of their current ratio against the Media & Entertainment industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Both Alphabet (GOOG) at 0.22 and Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) at 0.82 fund their balance sheets with roughly industry-typical debt-to-equity mixes.

GOOG

Media & Entertainment industry group

0.22

Max: 3.65
Q3: 1.69
Median: 0.46
GOOG: 0.22
Q1: 0.17
Min: 0.00

TTWO

Media & Entertainment industry group

0.82

Max: 3.65
Q3: 1.69
TTWO: 0.82
Median: 0.46
Q1: 0.17
Min: 0.00

Alphabet (GOOG) vs. Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against the Media & Entertainment industry group benchmark.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for Alphabet (GOOG) and Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO)
Metric	GOOG	TTWO
Current Ratio (MRQ)	2.79	1.06
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	0.22	0.82
Net Debt / EBITDA	-0.62	1.46

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Alphabet (GOOG) reports a yield of 0.31%, ranking against industry peers normally.

GOOG

Media & Entertainment industry group

0.31%

Max: 1.33%
Q3: 0.65%
GOOG: 0.31%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

TTWO

Media & Entertainment industry group

0.00%

Max: 1.33%
Q3: 0.65%
TTWO: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Alphabet (GOOG) vs. Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO): A comparison of their dividend yield against the Media & Entertainment industry group benchmark.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Alphabet (GOOG) reports a payout of 4.49%, ranking against industry peers normally.

GOOG

Media & Entertainment industry group

4.49%

Max: 71.43%
Q3: 28.98%
GOOG: 4.49%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

TTWO

Media & Entertainment industry group

0.00%

Max: 71.43%
Q3: 28.98%
TTWO: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Alphabet (GOOG) vs. Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Media & Entertainment industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for Alphabet (GOOG) and Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO)
Metric	GOOG	TTWO
Dividend Yield (TTM)	0.31%	0.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	4.49%	0.00%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

An earnings multiple is available for just one side: Alphabet (GOOG) trades at 14.83 times trailing earnings, ranked against its peers, while Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) has no P/E ratio this period.

GOOG

Media & Entertainment industry group

14.83

Max: 51.21
Q3: 28.90
Median: 17.98
GOOG: 14.83
Q1: 11.53
Min: 1.64

TTWO

Media & Entertainment industry group

Max: 51.21
Q3: 28.90
Median: 17.98
Q1: 11.53
Min: 1.64
TTWO: --

Alphabet (GOOG) vs. Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO): TTWO does not report P/E ratio, so it has no value marker; GOOG is benchmarked against the Media & Entertainment industry group.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

Both Alphabet (GOOG) at 7.41 and Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) at 6.01 command a richer price per dollar of sales than most peers, sitting in the upper P/S ratio quartile of their industries.

GOOG

Media & Entertainment industry group

7.41

Max: 7.43
GOOG: 7.41
Q3: 3.82
Median: 1.40
Q1: 0.70
Min: 0.00

TTWO

Media & Entertainment industry group

6.01

Max: 7.43
TTWO: 6.01
Q3: 3.82
Median: 1.40
Q1: 0.70
Min: 0.00

Alphabet (GOOG) vs. Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO): A comparison of their P/S ratio against the Media & Entertainment industry group benchmark.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

Alphabet (GOOG) at 5.29 is valued about in line with its industry on P/B ratio, while Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) at 11.14 carries an above-peer premium to book — TTWO is pricier on assets.

GOOG

Media & Entertainment industry group

5.29

Max: 11.45
Q3: 5.30
GOOG: 5.29
Median: 1.84
Q1: 0.77
Min: -2.61

TTWO

Media & Entertainment industry group

11.14

Max: 11.45
TTWO: 11.14
Q3: 5.30
Median: 1.84
Q1: 0.77
Min: -2.61

Alphabet (GOOG) vs. Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO): A comparison of their P/B ratio against the Media & Entertainment industry group benchmark.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for Alphabet (GOOG) and Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO)
Metric	GOOG	TTWO
P/E Ratio (TTM)	14.83	--
P/S Ratio (TTM)	7.41	6.01
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	5.29	11.14
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	-0.03%	3.13%