Online advertising giant Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) will be reporting earnings this Wednesday afternoon. Here’s what to look for.

Alphabet beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $113.8 billion, up 18% year on year. It was a very strong quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ revenue estimates and a decent beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.

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This quarter, the market is expecting Alphabet’s revenue to grow 18.6% year on year, improving from the 12% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Alphabet rarely misses Wall Street’s revenue estimates.

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