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.

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 Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,165.61 Bn 3,736.57 Bn 73.85 Bn -
2 Meta Platforms 1,523.46 Bn 1,433.20 Bn 49.47 Bn -
3 Taboola.com 1,141.85 Bn 1,141.71 Bn 139.48 Mn -
4 Baidu 288.34 Bn 283.85 Bn 1.88 Mn 0.00%
5 Spotify Technology 103.44 Bn 93.20 Bn 1.75 Bn 0.01%
6 Joyy 77.39 Bn 76.50 Bn 205.64 Mn 0.02%
7 BILI Social International 60.58 Bn 60.58 Bn 405,933.00 -
8 Nebius 50.20 Bn 40.57 Bn 295.20 Mn -
9 Reddit 30.00 Bn 27.22 Bn 734.60 Mn -
10 Tencent Music Entertainment 26.85 Bn 24.15 Bn 514.00 Mn 0.11%

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%