A surprise candidate, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL), has emerged as the top-performing “Magnificent Seven” stock of 2025, achieving a 57% total return this year. Once a laggard compared to Microsoft, Alphabet now boasts one of the largest market caps globally and a higher price-to-earnings ratio. The company’s future revenue is poised to come from its Gemini AI model integrated across its platforms, including Google Search and YouTube. This raises the question of whether it’s too late to invest in Alphabet stock.
