Alphabet ( GOOG +1.02% ) ( GOOGL +0.99% ) is part of the exclusive group of companies worth more than $1 trillion -- but there's only one member that has ever reached a $5 trillion market cap: Nvidia . However, in my view, there's a good chance that Alphabet will also be able to claim this achievement by the end of 2028.

It's not that far off

Alphabet's current market cap is $3.8 trillion. So, the $5 trillion milestone doesn't seem out of reach at all. The stock would need to achieve a compound annual growth rate of about 9.6% through December 2028 to pull that off. That's in the neighborhood of the average returns for the broader U.S. equities market over the long run -- and Alphabet is no average company. True, we're talking about a three-year period, and a lot can hap

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