Growth Metrics

Alphabet (GOOG) Return on Equity (2016 - 2026)

Alphabet (GOOG) has disclosed Return on Equity for 12 consecutive years, with 0.36% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Equity rose 3.0% year-over-year to 0.36%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.36%, up 3.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.36%, 3.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity hit 0.36% in Q1 2026 for Alphabet, up from 0.33% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Equity topped out at 0.36% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 0.23% in Q1 2023.
  • Average Return on Equity over 5 years is 0.29%, with a median of 0.29% recorded in 2022.
  • On a YoY basis, Return on Equity climbed as much as 7bps in 2022 and fell as far as -7bps in 2022.
  • Alphabet's Return on Equity stood at 0.24% in 2022, then increased by 13bps to 0.27% in 2023, then increased by 18bps to 0.31% in 2024, then grew by 5bps to 0.33% in 2025, then rose by 9bps to 0.36% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity over the past three periods came in at 0.36%, 0.33%, and 0.33% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.