Growth Metrics

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

Alphabet (GOOG) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.25 for Q1 2026, up 95.67% year-over-year from 0.13 in Q1 2025, and up 143.27% on a QoQ basis from 0.1 in Q4 2025.

Alphabet (GOOG) has 3 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.25 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 95.67% year-over-year to 0.25 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.1 (up 34.02% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.14, up 114.17% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio rose to 0.25 in Q1 2026 per GOOG's latest filing, from 0.1 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.25 in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 0.03 in Q2 2025.
  • The 3-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.09 (2024), against an average of 0.11.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 183.6% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 82.23% in 2025.
  • Tracing GOOG's FCF Payout Ratio over 3 years: stood at 0.04 in 2024, then jumped by 183.6% to 0.1 in 2025, then surged by 143.27% to 0.25 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest GOOG FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 0.25 (Q1 2026), 0.1 (Q4 2025), and 0.04 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,554.43 Bn 4,338.81 Bn 102.29 Bn 0.25
2 Meta Platforms 1,602.78 Bn 1,521.60 Bn 46.09 Bn 0.08
3 Spotify Technology 119.86 Bn 109.62 Bn 1.75 Bn -
4 Reddit 33.71 Bn 30.94 Bn 511.94 Mn -
5 Nebius 22.38 Bn 22.38 Bn 295.20 Mn -
6 Pinterest 12.76 Bn 11.46 Bn 768.96 Mn -
7 Kanzhun 12.59 Bn 10.49 Bn 255.62 Bn -
8 Snap 9.64 Bn 6.81 Bn 1.29 Bn -
9 Match 8.43 Bn 7.41 Bn 653.28 Mn 0.25
10 Zillow 8.25 Bn 7.47 Bn 519.00 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.25
Dec 31, 2025 0.10
Sep 30, 2025 0.04
Jun 30, 2025 0.03
Mar 31, 2025 0.13
Dec 31, 2024 0.04
Sep 30, 2024 0.07
Jun 30, 2024 0.19