Stocks were mixed Thursday and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined as UnitedHealth Group fell after saying it was “complying with formal criminal and civil requests” from the U.S. Department of Justice, and as IBM slumped following its second-quarter earnings.

Alphabet posted strong Q2 results with broad-based growth, resilient Search performance, and an attractive valuation. Learn why GOOGL stock is a strong buy.

Alphabet Inc (GOOG) reports robust financial performance with significant gains in Google Cloud and YouTube, while navigating increased expenses and supply challenges.

Live Updates Live Coverage Updates appear automatically as they are published. Revenue By Segment Heading Into Q2 1:16 pm Cloud returned to high-20s % growth, while Search and YouTube showed strength across both brand and performance formats Segment Revenue YoY Growth Google Search $46.

Alphabet delivered a blowout Q2 2025, with every segment showing healthy growth and cloud revenues up 32% YoY. Learn more about GOOGL stock here.

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The addition of AI Overviews to Google Search may be one reason why that business continues to show strength. It brought in more than $54.19 billion in revenue during the quarter, representing a good chunk of its overall $71.34 billion in advertising revenue. That was up 10.5% from $64.61 billion in ad sales in the same period last year.

While there are lingering concerns about Google’s search business in the long run, analysts see some positives ahead of upcoming second-quarter results.

In the first quarter, Alphabet reported earnings of $2.81 per share, topping the consensus estimate of $2.02. Revenue came in at $90.23 billion, beating the $89.20 billion estimate by 1.16% and marking a 12% year-over-year increase.

Google’s parent company, which is facing aggressive competition in its core search business from A.I. chatbots, also posted a double-digit profit increase.