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Comparison · seed-0.6 · 2026-08-29

Netflix (NFLX) vs Alphabet (GOOGL)

Netflix (NFLX) and Alphabet (GOOGL) side by side: both in Communication Services, both listed on Nasdaq Stock Market. Alphabet is the larger of the two by approximate market capitalization (about 5.1×).

FieldNetflixAlphabet
Legal nameNetflix, Inc.Alphabet Inc.
TickerNFLXGOOGL
ExchangeNasdaq Stock Market XNASNasdaq Stock Market XNAS
JurisdictionUnited StatesUnited States
SectorCommunication ServicesCommunication Services
IndustryStreaming entertainmentInternet & Search
Market cap ≈$450bn$2.3tn
Founded19971998
Reporting currencyUSDUSD
LEI549300Y7VHGU0I7CE8735493006MHB84DD0ZWV18
ISINUS64110L1061US02079K3059
FIGIBBG001SF6L46BBG009S39JY5
Index membershipS&P 500, Nasdaq-100S&P 500, Nasdaq-100
Held by (covered funds)18

Netflix

The world's largest subscription video-streaming service with roughly 300 million paid households, increasingly monetized through advertising tiers and live events.

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Alphabet

Parent of Google: search, advertising, YouTube, Android, Google Cloud and AI research (DeepMind).

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What they share

Same indices: S&P 500, Nasdaq-100
Held by the same funds: Invesco QQQ Trust

Approximate reference values (seed-0.6 · 2026-08-29) — not real-time, not investment advice. Both sides as data: /api/v1/companies/netflix · /api/v1/companies/alphabet