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Compare GOOGL and META on revenue growth across the last two fiscal years.

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Revenue Growth

Both GOOGL and META have delivered strong revenue expansion over the multi-year period captured in the evidence, though they differ meaningfully in growth rate versus absolute scale. GOOGL grew revenues from $257.6B in FY2021 [GOOGL:Q0] to $402.8B in FY2025 [GOOGL:Q3], representing roughly 56% cumulative growth over four years, with the FY2024-to-FY2025 step-up alone adding approximately $52.8B [GOOGL:Q2][GOOGL:Q3] — implying around 15% year-over-year growth on an already massive base. META's trajectory is more striking on a percentage basis: revenues climbed from $116.6B in FY2022 [META:Q0] to $201.0B in FY2025 [META:Q3], a roughly 72% cumulative gain over three years, with FY2025 year-over-year growth of approximately 22% [META:Q2][META:Q3]. It is worth noting, however, that FY2022 represented a relative trough for META; anchoring the cumulative calculation there somewhat flatters the stated growth rate relative to a longer baseline. On the trajectory of growth rates, GOOGL experienced a period of deceleration in the middle of this window — FY2024 year-over-year growth of roughly 13–14% was softer than surrounding years — before re-accelerating into FY2025, so the multi-year picture is not uniformly upward. META's most recent growth, by contrast, reflects a sustained advertising recovery and ongoing monetization improvements across its family of apps. While GOOGL operates at a materially larger absolute revenue base, META's percentage growth rate has outpaced GOOGL's in recent periods.

GOOGL: Alphabet has compounded revenues at a healthy pace, moving from $257.6B in FY2021 [GOOGL:Q0] to $402.8B in FY2025 [GOOGL:Q3], a ~56% cumulative increase. The FY2024-to-FY2025 increment of roughly $52.8B [GOOGL:Q2][GOOGL:Q3] underscores continued large-scale absolute dollar growth, even as the ~15% year-over-year percentage rate is more moderate given the company's scale — and follows a mid-period deceleration phase in FY2024.

META: Meta has delivered strong growth, with revenues climbing from $116.6B in FY2022 [META:Q0] to $201.0B in FY2025 [META:Q3]. The FY2024-to-FY2025 jump from $164.5B to $201.0B [META:Q2][META:Q3] represents approximately 22% year-over-year growth, reflecting strong advertising demand and monetization improvements. Analysts should note that the three-year cumulative figure is anchored at a trough year for META, which modestly overstates the growth rate relative to a longer-run baseline.


Critic flags (2)

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META's revenues rose from $116.6B in FY2022 to $201.0B in FY2025, a ~72% cumulative gain in just three years
The figures are arithmetically correct, but anchoring at FY2022 — META's revenue trough — rather than FY2021 ($117.929B) selectively maximizes the stated cumulative growth rate. This is a framing choice that flatters META's growth story without being factually wrong. Analysts should disclose the trough-anchoring.
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Both companies show no signs of growth deceleration in the most recent fiscal year
While FY2025 growth is strong for both, GOOGL's FY2024 YoY growth (~13.8% from FY2023 to FY2024) was lower than FY2023's implied growth rate, indicating a mid-period deceleration before FY2025 re-acceleration. The claim is defensible only for the most recent year in isolation, not as a characterization of the full multi-year trend.

Cross-axis notes

The growth axis does not contextualize revenue growth against cost growth or margin trends — META's FY2022 trough was partly driven by heavy investment spending, so the revenue recovery narrative should be read alongside profitability data for a complete picture.
The absolute revenue base difference (~2x GOOGL vs META in FY2025) is noted qualitatively but not tied to any market-share or segment analysis, which would be relevant if a profitability or efficiency axis existed.

Citations (8)

quant GOOGL FY2021
us-gaap:Revenues = $257.64B
quant GOOGL FY2023
us-gaap:Revenues = $307.39B
quant GOOGL FY2024
us-gaap:Revenues = $350.02B
quant GOOGL FY2025
us-gaap:Revenues = $402.84B
quant META FY2022
us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax = $116.61B
quant META FY2023
us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax = $134.90B
quant META FY2024
us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax = $164.50B
quant META FY2025
us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax = $200.97B