Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026)
Alphabet's Operating Expenses was $79.03 billion in Q2 2026, up 21.3% from $65.16 billion a year earlier and up 12.6% from the prior quarter.
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Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Alphabet's Operating Expenses was $298.24 billion through Jun 30, 2026, up 19.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $273.8 billion, up 15.2% from FY2024.
- Operating Expenses has now increased for 12 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Expenses was $237.63 billion in FY2024 (+6.5%), $223.1 billion in FY2023 (+7.3%), $207.99 billion in FY2022 (+16.2%) and $178.92 billion in FY2021 (+26.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Operating Expenses in data going back to Q3 2014.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Expenses has increased for 44 straight quarters, with growth averaging 13.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Operating Expenses ranged from 4.6% (Q4 2024) to 29.6% (Q4 2021).
- Per Business Quant data, GOOG's Operating Expenses in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $70.2 billion (Q1 2026), $77.9 billion (Q4 2025) and $71.12 billion (Q3 2025).
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| 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 |
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Alphabet Inc. Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=GOOG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "GOOG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=GOOG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();