Growth Metrics

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 Reddit 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 Pinterest 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

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DateValue
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