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 | 33.56 Bn | 30.79 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 480.50 Mn | |
| 6 | 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
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 |