Alphabet's Class A shares (GOOGL) trade about 1% above Class C shares (GOOG), roughly $335 versus $331 at the time of writing. Only Class A carries a vote; Class B shares, which carry 10 votes each and don't trade publicly, are held mainly by co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who had around 53% of voting power as of April 6. All classes otherwise share the same 22-cent quarterly dividend and claim on net income. Alphabet bought far more Class C stock than Class A from 2023 through 2025 and made no buybacks in the first half of 2026, while the Class A premium has stayed near 1% since September. The author sees the vote as nearly symbolic given the founders' majority, so Class C offers the same business at a slightly lower valuation; for a $10,000 investment, it buys about a third of a share more, roughly $114 of extra stock. The gap has held within around 2% since 2022 and may narrow if buybacks resume.
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| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Industry | Interactive Media & Services |
| Market cap | $4.0T |
| Close on 10/23/2026 | 320.21 |
| Change that session | -1.24% |
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