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- Alphabet’s latest stock surge brought its valuation past $4 trillion on Monday.
- Shares of the Google parent soared 65% last year amid the broader AI rally.
- It marks the first time its stock has surpassed Apple in market cap in about seven years.
Another tech titan just joined the $4 trillion club.
Alphabet became the fourth company to reach a $4 trillion valuation on Monday, attesting to the immense hype surrounding AI that has propelled mega-cap tech firms to the stratosphere. The stock rose as much as 2% before paring gains.
Its surge to all-time highs on Monday came after CNBC reported that Apple picked Google’s Gemini to power the iPhone maker’s AI features in its devices.
The latest valuation surge also marks the first time Alphabet has surpassed Apple‘s valuation in seven years. Apple’s market cap hovered around $3.8 trillion on Monday.
Alphabet stock — which is hitting the $4 trillion milestone after Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple — rose as much as 2% Monday morning trade as high as $332 a share before paring its gains.
Shares of the Google parent soared 65% in 2025, and the stock is already up 3% year-to-date.
Source: Alphabet’s AI surge makes it the 4th-ever company to crack a $4 trillion market cap
