Alphabet (GOOG) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026)
Alphabet (GOOG) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $79.0 billion for Q2 2026, up 21.29% year-over-year from $65.2 billion in Q2 2025, and up 12.57% quarter-over-quarter from $70.2 billion in Q1 2026.
Alphabet (GOOG) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Alphabet (GOOG) has reported Operating Expenses for 13 consecutive years, with $79.0 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 21.29% year-over-year to $79.0 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $298.2 billion (up 19.28% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $273.8 billion, up 15.22% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses grew to $79.0 billion in Q2 2026 per GOOG's latest filing, from $70.2 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $79.0 billion in Q2 2026 and bottomed at $47.9 billion in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $60.7 billion across 5 years, with a median of $58.8 billion in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses rose 23.25% — and 2024, when it climbed 4.61%.
- Alphabet's Operating Expenses stood at $57.9 billion in 2022, then advanced by 8.16% to $62.6 billion in 2023, then climbed by 4.61% to $65.5 billion in 2024, then grew by 18.93% to $77.9 billion in 2025, then gained by 1.45% to $79.0 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows GOOG's Operating Expenses at $79.0 billion in Q2 2026, $70.2 billion in Q1 2026, and $77.9 billion in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,255.28 Bn | 3,826.24 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 79.03 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,552.50 Bn | 1,462.24 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 42.03 Bn |
| 3 | Taboola.com | 1,147.41 Bn | 1,147.28 Bn | 139.48 Mn | 132.22 Mn |
| 4 | Baidu | 288.87 Bn | 284.38 Bn | 1.88 Mn | 4.19 Bn |
| 5 | Spotify Technology | 104.29 Bn | 94.05 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 512.79 Mn |
| 6 | Joyy | 78.58 Bn | 77.69 Bn | 205.64 Mn | -187.82 Mn |
| 7 | BILI Social International | 60.58 Bn | 60.58 Bn | 405,933.00 | 303,858.00 |
| 8 | Nebius | 49.09 Bn | 39.47 Bn | 295.20 Mn | 527.00 Mn |
| 9 | 30.80 Bn | 28.01 Bn | 734.60 Mn | 573.19 Mn | |
| 10 | Tencent Music Entertainment | 27.36 Bn | 24.66 Bn | 514.00 Mn | -176.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 79.03 Bn |
| 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 |