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Alphabet (GOOG) Return on Invested Capital (2015 - 2018)

Alphabet (GOOG) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.18% for Q4 2018, up 57.13% quarter-over-quarter from 0.12% in Q3 2018.

Analysis

Alphabet (GOOG) Return on Invested Capital (2015 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Alphabet (GOOG) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 4 consecutive years, with 0.18% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2018.

  • In Q4 2018, Return on Invested Capital changed N/A year-over-year to 0.18%; the TTM figure through Dec 2018 stood at 0.18% (changed N/A YoY), while the FY2015 annual figure was 0.05%, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital improved to 0.18% in Q4 2018 per GOOG's latest filing, from 0.12% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.18% in Q4 2018 and bottomed at 0.02% in Q2 2016.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.06% across 4 years, with a median of 0.03% in 2015.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2016 — Return on Invested Capital decreased 1 bps — and 2017, when it grew 3 bps.
  • Alphabet's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.03% in 2015, then climbed by 5 bps to 0.03% in 2016, then jumped by 92 bps to 0.05% in 2017, then soared by 249 bps to 0.18% in 2018.
  • Business Quant data shows GOOG's Return on Invested Capital at 0.18% in Q4 2018, 0.12% in Q3 2018, and 0.1% in Q2 2018.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,083.83 Bn 3,654.79 Bn 73.85 Bn -
2 Meta Platforms 1,456.07 Bn 1,365.81 Bn 49.47 Bn -
3 Spotify Technology 111.71 Bn 104.79 Bn 1.86 Bn 0.02%
4 Nebius 50.03 Bn 40.93 Bn 448.70 Mn -0.08%
5 Reddit 28.44 Bn 25.65 Bn 734.60 Mn -
6 Bilibili 13.59 Bn 11.45 Bn 433.97 Mn 0.00%
7 Tencent Music Entertainment 12.71 Bn 9.21 Bn 582.00 Mn 0.11%
8 Pinterest 12.21 Bn 10.93 Bn 922.30 Mn -
9 Match 9.45 Bn 8.86 Bn 648.84 Mn 0.00%
10 Snap 9.26 Bn 6.60 Bn 931.11 Mn -0.01%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2018 0.18%
Sep 30, 2018 0.12%
Jun 30, 2018 0.10%
Mar 31, 2017 0.05%
Dec 31, 2016 0.03%
Sep 30, 2016 0.02%
Jun 30, 2016 0.02%
Mar 31, 2016 0.02%
Dec 31, 2015 0.03%
Sep 30, 2015 0.03%
Jun 30, 2015 0.05%