Alphabet (GOOG) FCF Payout Ratio (2024 - 2026)

Alphabet (GOOG) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.22 for Q2 2026, down 198.08% year-over-year from 0.23 in Q2 2025, and down 188.36% quarter-over-quarter from 0.25 in Q1 2026.

Alphabet (GOOG) FCF Payout Ratio (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alphabet (GOOG) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 3 consecutive years, with 0.22 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 198.08% year-over-year to 0.22; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.14 (up 30.46% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.14, up 35.54% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio retreated to 0.22 in Q2 2026 per GOOG's latest filing, from 0.25 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.25 in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 0.22 in Q2 2026.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.1 across 3 years, with a median of 0.1 in 2025.
  • On a YoY basis, FCF Payout Ratio climbed as much as 95.67% in 2026 and fell as far as 198.08% in 2026.
  • Alphabet's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.1 in 2024, then gained by 5.06% to 0.1 in 2025, then slumped by 314.95% to 0.22 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GOOG's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.22 in Q2 2026, 0.25 in Q1 2026, and 0.1 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,226.97 Bn 3,797.93 Bn 73.85 Bn -0.22
2 Meta Platforms 1,534.26 Bn 1,444.00 Bn 49.47 Bn 0.77
3 Taboola.com 1,139.07 Bn 1,138.93 Bn 139.48 Mn -
4 Baidu 289.47 Bn 284.98 Bn 1.88 Mn -
5 Spotify Technology 102.75 Bn 92.51 Bn 1.75 Bn -
6 Joyy 77.93 Bn 77.04 Bn 205.64 Mn -
7 BILI Social International 60.58 Bn 60.58 Bn 405,933.00 -
8 Nebius 49.20 Bn 39.57 Bn 295.20 Mn 1.97
9 Reddit 30.47 Bn 27.69 Bn 734.60 Mn -
10 Tencent Music Entertainment 27.09 Bn 24.39 Bn 514.00 Mn 7.93

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -0.22
Mar 31, 2026 0.25
Dec 31, 2025 0.10
Sep 30, 2025 0.05
Jun 30, 2025 0.23
Mar 31, 2025 0.13
Dec 31, 2024 0.10
Sep 30, 2024 0.07
Jun 30, 2024 0.19