Alphabet Stock Faces Historic Post-Earnings Rout -- WSJ

By WSJ Staff

Alphabet shares are down about 10% in premarket trading after its revenue came in lighter than analysts expected.

-- Such a move would be their biggest percentage drop since the early days of the Covid pandemic.

-- It puts the stock on course to lose about $400 billion in market cap, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

If the stock falls more than 9.77% today, it will be the search giant's worst earnings reaction day in its history as a public company, according to Bespoke analysts.

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October 29, 2026 06:00 ET (10:00 GMT)