Google’s shares are up 56% for the year not including the after-hours decline
Ruth Porat, who is leaving the CFO role that she’s had for the last eight years to become chief investment officer, said, “The fundamental strength of our business was
apparent again in Q3, with $77 billion in revenue, up 11% year over year, driven by meaningful growth in Search and YouTube, and momentum in Cloud. We continue to focus on judicious capital allocation to deliver sustainable financial value.”
The $20 million miss in Cloud Services revenue hit Wall Street hard as Alphabet’s shares declined $8.50 or 6.07% to $131.62 in after-hours trading. The shares had finished the regular trading session at $140.12, up $2.22 or 1.61%.