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Alphabet (GOOG) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Alphabet (GOOG) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 12 consecutive years, with 0.26% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 6.0% year-over-year to 0.26%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.26%, down 6.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.31%, 3.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 0.26% in Q1 2026 for Alphabet, down from 0.28% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.32% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 0.24% in Q1 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.28%, with a median of 0.28% recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed increased 9bps in 2022 and then fell -6bps in 2026.
  • Alphabet's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.26% in 2022, then grew by 4bps to 0.27% in 2023, then grew by 21bps to 0.32% in 2024, then decreased by -13bps to 0.28% in 2025, then decreased by -8bps to 0.26% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.26%, 0.28%, and 0.3% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.