Net profit slid 25% from a year earlier to $26. 2bn, well short of expectations, though revenue rose to $127. 6bn Shares in Google parent Alphabet fell more than 10% in after-hours trading Wednesday, erasing tens of billions of dollars in stock market value from the $4tn tech giant.
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/28/google-alphabet-q3-earnings-report)