Alphabet (GOOG) Operating Margin (2014 - 2026)
Alphabet (GOOG) reported Operating Margin of 36.12% for Q1 2026, up 220.0% year-over-year from 11.29% in Q1 2025, and up 14.42% quarter-over-quarter from 31.57% in Q4 2025.
Alphabet (GOOG) Operating Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Alphabet (GOOG) has 13 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 36.12% in Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 36.12%, up 220.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 32.69% (up 2.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 32.03%, down 8.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin advanced to 36.12% in Q1 2026 per GOOG's latest filing, from 31.57% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 36.12% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 23.88% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 29.92% and a median of 30.51% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Margin tumbled 750 bps in 2022, then surged 667 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 23.88% in 2022, then advanced by 15 bps to 27.46% in 2023, then climbed by 17 bps to 32.11% in 2024, then slipped by 2 bps to 31.57% in 2025, then climbed by 14 bps to 36.12% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows GOOG's Operating Margin at 36.12% in Q1 2026, 31.57% in Q4 2025, and 30.51% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 2,430,078.11 Bn | 2,430,078.11 Bn | 295.20 Mn | -32.08% |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,448.32 Bn | 4,232.70 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 36.12% |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,465.06 Bn | 1,383.88 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 40.62% |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 113.19 Bn | 102.95 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 15.77% |
| 5 | 33.56 Bn | 30.79 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 27.57% | |
| 6 | 12.93 Bn | 11.63 Bn | 768.96 Mn | -7.97% | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 12.77 Bn | 10.67 Bn | 255.62 Bn | 30.14% |
| 8 | Match | 8.28 Bn | 7.26 Bn | 653.28 Mn | 27.37% |
| 9 | Snap | 7.91 Bn | 5.08 Bn | 1.29 Bn | -4.87% |
| 10 | Zillow | 7.56 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 519.00 Mn | 5.08% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 36.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 31.57% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 30.51% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 32.43% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 33.92% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 32.11% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 32.31% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 32.36% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 31.63% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.46% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.83% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 29.27% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.95% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.80% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 27.92% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 29.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.05% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 32.30% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 31.29% |