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Alphabet Inc.Sector: Industrials · Industry: Business Services · Data as of 2026-02-05
Alphabet Inc. is questionable — not because of its finances, but because of what it sells.
It clears the financial screens: debt vs. market cap is 1.59% against a 33% limit, and interest income vs. revenue is 1.08% against a 5% limit. Nothing in the arithmetic is close to a threshold.
Flagged questionable by first-party editorial review: Curated gray-area review: advertising platform whose inventory includes impermissible promotion (e.g. alcohol, gambling); ad revenue not separable from filings. Passes our quantitative screen but downgraded to 'questionable'. Reasonable people may disagree, which is why it is labelled rather than folded silently into the score.
Screening standard
The evidence
| Test | Figure | Limit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passed: Business activityBusiness activity is compliant. | compliant | ||
| Passed: Debt vs. market capinterest-bearing debt / market cap = 1.59% (< 33% limit). | 1.59% | < 33.00% | |
| Passed: Interest income vs. revenueinterest income / total revenue = 1.08% (< 5% limit). | 1.08% | < 5.00% | |
| Passed: Cash & interest-bearing assets vs. market cap(cash + interest-bearing securities) / market cap = 4.11% (< 33% limit). | 4.11% | < 33.00% |
Every number, sourced
Figures read directly from SEC EDGAR XBRL facts. Don't trust us — verify.
| Figure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Total revenueRevenues | $402.8B | |
| Interest-bearing debtLong term debt | $49.1B | |
| Cash & interest-bearing securities3 components | $127.1B | |
| Interest incomeInterest income other | $4.3B | |
| Total assetsAssets | $595.3B | |
| ReceivablesAccounts receivable net current | $62.9B | |
| Shares outstandingWeighted average number of diluted shares outstanding | 12.2B shares | |
| Priceyahoo:24mo-trailing-avg | $252.72 |
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Values & Controversies
Separate from the shariah verdict above — always.
Flagged. Official BNC priority target. BDS Movement's official "Pressure targets" list (bdsmovement.net), listed as "Google and Amazon (US):".
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