Growth Metrics

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

Alphabet (GOOG) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 12 consecutive years, with 0.24% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 5.0% year-over-year to 0.24%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.24%, down 5.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.27%, 3.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital hit 0.24% in Q1 2026 for Alphabet, down from 0.25% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.29% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 0.22% in Q1 2023.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.26%, with a median of 0.27% recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital increased 9bps in 2022 and then dropped -5bps in 2026.
  • Alphabet's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.24% in 2022, then grew by 6bps to 0.25% in 2023, then grew by 13bps to 0.29% in 2024, then decreased by -13bps to 0.25% in 2025, then fell by -4bps to 0.24% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.24%, 0.25%, and 0.27% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.