Alphabet (GOOG) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)

Alphabet (GOOG) has 12 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 25.65% in Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 25.65%, down 601.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 25.65% (down 601.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 30.72%, down 261.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed eased to 25.65% in Q1 2026 per GOOG's latest filing, from 27.86% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 32.01% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 24.17% in Q1 2023.
• A 5-year average of 27.96% and a median of 27.86% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed surged 926 bps in 2022, then sank 601 bps in 2026.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 25.59% in 2022, then gained by 4 bps to 26.53% in 2023, then advanced by 21 bps to 32.01% in 2024, then declined by 13 bps to 27.86% in 2025, then decreased by 8 bps to 25.65% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows GOOG's Return on Capital Employed at 25.65% in Q1 2026, 27.86% in Q4 2025, and 29.56% in Q3 2025.