Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) shares climbed 8.20% to $229.38 on September 3, 2025, after a major legal victory.
The company benefited from a U.S. court ruling that spared it from a breakup, easing investor concerns about regulatory pressure. The ruling immediately lifted Alphabet’s market value by over $160 billion, sending shares sharply higher in premarket and regular trading.
The case stemmed from a 2020 lawsuit in which the U.S. Justice Department accused Google of maintaining a monopoly in search through exclusionary contracts.
Judge Amit Mehta’s ruling on Tuesday preserved Google’s control over its core platforms, including the Chrome browser and Android operating system. The decision prevents the company from entering into certain exclusive contracts with device makers and browser developers, but allows ongoing payments to partners such as Apple.
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— TheStreet (@TheStreet) September 2, 2025
This outcome signaled a pragmatic judicial approach, avoiding what analysts described as “scorched-earth” remedies. While the court acknowledged Google’s antitrust violations, it opted for targeted restrictions rather than structural separation.
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) also gained from the ruling, with shares rising 3.7% in premarket trading. Analysts estimate that the decision preserves more than $20 billion in annual Services revenue tied to Google’s search engine payments.
The decision also strengthens the possibility of collaboration between Google and Apple on generative AI. Bloomberg recently reported that Apple is in early talks to integrate Google’s Gemini AI into a revamped Siri assistant. Analysts see this as a key opportunity for Google to expand Gemini’s reach into consumer devices.
While the breakup was avoided, Google must share limited search index and interaction data with competitors. The measure is intended to boost competition among generative AI services and alternative search tools.
However, analysts argue that Google’s scale and data lead remain difficult to challenge. Nick Rodelli, legal analyst at CFRA Research, noted that the scope of the order may “only marginally boost competition” in generative AI.
The Justice Department framed the outcome as an effort to keep the search market open and protect innovation in AI-driven tools.
Alphabet stock continues to outperform the broader market. Shares are up 20.73% year-to-date, compared to a 9.41% gain in the S&P 500. Over the past year, Alphabet delivered a 45.31% return, more than double the S&P’s 16.39%.
Longer-term performance underscores Alphabet’s strong position, with three-year returns of 112.31% and five-year gains of 181.08%. Despite these numbers, Alphabet trades at 20.3 times forward earnings, a discount compared to other members of the Magnificent Seven and the S&P 500.
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