Growth Metrics

Alphabet (GOOG) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Alphabet (GOOG) has disclosed Operating Margin for 13 consecutive years, with 36.12% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 220.0% year-over-year to 36.12%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 32.69%, up 2.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 32.03%, 8.0% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin hit 36.12% in Q1 2026 for Alphabet, up from 31.57% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 36.12% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 23.88% in Q4 2022.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 29.92%, with a median of 30.51% recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Margin tumbled -750bps in 2022 and then skyrocketed 667bps in 2024.
  • Alphabet's Operating Margin stood at 23.88% in 2022, then increased by 15bps to 27.46% in 2023, then rose by 17bps to 32.11% in 2024, then fell by -2bps to 31.57% in 2025, then rose by 14bps to 36.12% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods came in at 36.12%, 31.57%, and 30.51% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.