|RISK AND QUALITY

Capital allocation

A review of buybacks, dividends, reinvestment and acquisitions, and whether each created value per share.

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“Capital allocation at Alphabet”

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Run it

“Capital allocation at Alphabet”

Try now in Claude

Try now in ChatGPT

Copy and open Copilot

No Bigdata.com yet? The chat helps you add it. To add it first, with a free account: Claude, ChatGPT or Copilot Cowork.

Or ask in plain words. The skill starts when your request matches it.

Overview

Short answer

Capital allocation is an equity research skill by Bigdata.com. A review of buybacks, dividends, reinvestment and acquisitions, and whether each created value per share. You give it a company name or ticker. You get a cited review with a verdict on each use of cash.

You give

Company name or ticker

You get

A cited review with a verdict on each use of cash.

Each note is grounded in Bigdata.com content: news, filings, earnings call transcripts and market data, with citations you can open.

01Where the cash went
02A verdict on each use, with the test that decides it
03What management is paid for
04What the pattern means for value per share from here

Try asking

Prompt 01

“Capital allocation at Alphabet”

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Prompt 02

“Buyback or dividend at Cisco?”

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Prompt 03

“Has Danaher's M&A created value?”

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Open a prompt in Claude or ChatGPT, or copy it. Change the company or the quarter to your own. If Bigdata.com is not connected yet, the assistant helps you add it first.

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Install once, in the tool you use

One install adds every skill and the connection to Bigdata.com. Sign in with your Bigdata.com account; new accounts start with free credits.

Claude

Open the Bigdata.com plugin in the Claude directory (Customize → Plugins → Browse → Partners) and click Install. Sign in with your Bigdata.com account when asked. On Team and Enterprise plans, an admin adds the Bigdata.com connector first.

Open the plugin in Claude

ChatGPT

Go to Settings → Apps, click Add more, choose Bigdata.com and click Connect to sign in with your Bigdata.com account. The skills come with the app. On Business and Enterprise workspaces, an admin enables the app first.

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Copilot Cowork

Open Customize in Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork, search for Bigdata and click Install. Sign in with your Bigdata.com account when asked.

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Claude Code

Create an API key on the Bigdata.com Developer Platform and add the Bigdata.com MCP server with it. Then run /plugins in Claude Code and install the Bigdata plugin from the official marketplace.

claude mcp add --transport http bigdata_com https://mcp.bigdata.com/ --header "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

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Skills produce research and analysis, not investment advice. Check every number before you act on it.