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% quarter-over-quarter from $77.9 billion in Q4 2025.

Alphabet (GOOG) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alphabet (GOOG) has 13 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $70.2 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $70.2 billion, up 17.73% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $284.4 billion (up 17.42% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $273.8 billion, up 15.22% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses retreated to $70.2 billion in Q1 2026 per GOOG's latest filing, from $77.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $77.9 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at $47.9 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $59.6 billion and a median of $57.9 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses rose 23.25% in 2022, then climbed 4.61% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $57.9 billion in 2022, then gained by 8.16% to $62.6 billion in 2023, then advanced by 4.61% to $65.5 billion in 2024, then climbed by 18.93% to $77.9 billion in 2025, then declined by 9.88% to $70.2 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GOOG's Operating Expenses at $70.2 billion in Q1 2026, $77.9 billion in Q4 2025, and $71.1 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Nebius 2,430,078.11 Bn 2,430,078.11 Bn 295.20 Mn 527.00 Mn
2 Alphabet 4,448.32 Bn 4,232.70 Bn 102.29 Bn 70.20 Bn
3 Meta Platforms 1,465.06 Bn 1,383.88 Bn 46.09 Bn 33.44 Bn
4 Spotify Technology 113.19 Bn 102.95 Bn 1.75 Bn 512.79 Mn
5 Reddit 33.56 Bn 30.79 Bn 511.94 Mn 480.50 Mn
6 Pinterest 12.93 Bn 11.63 Bn 768.96 Mn 1.09 Bn
7 Kanzhun 12.77 Bn 10.67 Bn 255.62 Bn -209.66 Bn
8 Match 8.28 Bn 7.26 Bn 653.28 Mn 627.52 Mn
9 Snap 7.91 Bn 5.08 Bn 1.29 Bn 1.60 Bn
10 Zillow 7.56 Bn 6.78 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