Alphabet (GOOG) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026)
Alphabet (GOOG) reported Operating Expenses of $70.2 billion for Q1 2026, up 17.73% year-over-year from $59.6 billion in Q1 2025, and down 9.88% on a QoQ basis from $77.9 billion in Q4 2025.
Alphabet (GOOG) has 13 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $70.2 billion in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 17.73% year-over-year to $70.2 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $284.4 billion (up 17.42% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $273.8 billion, up 15.22% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses slipped to $70.2 billion in Q1 2026 per GOOG's latest filing, from $77.9 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $77.9 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $47.9 billion in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $57.9 billion (2022), against an average of $59.6 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses grew 23.25%; it then gained 4.61% in 2024.
- Tracing GOOG's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $57.9 billion in 2022, then increased by 8.16% to $62.6 billion in 2023, then rose by 4.61% to $65.5 billion in 2024, then gained by 18.93% to $77.9 billion in 2025, then slipped by 9.88% to $70.2 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest GOOG Operating Expenses figures stand at $70.2 billion (Q1 2026), $77.9 billion (Q4 2025), and $71.1 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,554.43 Bn | 4,338.81 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 70.20 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,602.78 Bn | 1,521.60 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 33.44 Bn |
| 3 | Spotify Technology | 119.86 Bn | 109.62 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 512.79 Mn |
| 4 | 33.71 Bn | 30.94 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 480.50 Mn | |
| 5 | Nebius | 22.38 Bn | 22.38 Bn | 295.20 Mn | 527.00 Mn |
| 6 | 12.76 Bn | 11.46 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 1.09 Bn | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 12.59 Bn | 10.49 Bn | 255.62 Bn | -209.66 Bn |
| 8 | Snap | 9.64 Bn | 6.81 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 9 | Match | 8.43 Bn | 7.41 Bn | 653.28 Mn | 627.52 Mn |
| 10 | Zillow | 8.25 Bn | 7.47 Bn | 519.00 Mn | 483.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 70.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 77.90 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 71.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 65.16 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 59.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 65.50 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 59.75 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 57.32 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 55.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 62.61 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 55.35 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 52.77 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 52.37 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 57.89 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 51.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 50.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 47.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 53.44 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 44.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 42.52 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 38.88 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 41.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 34.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 31.91 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 33.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 36.81 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 31.32 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 29.76 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 29.73 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 31.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 25.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 29.61 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 23.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 24.63 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 19.99 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 21.88 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 18.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 19.43 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 16.68 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 15.53 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 14.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 15.95 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 13.97 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 12.90 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 12.81 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 13.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 12.80 Bn |