Growth Metrics

Alphabet (GOOG) Share-based Compensation (2014 - 2026)

Alphabet (GOOG) reported Share-based Compensation of $6.8 billion for Q1 2026, up 22.39% year-over-year from $5.5 billion in Q1 2025, and down 4.53% on a QoQ basis from $7.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Alphabet (GOOG) has 13 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $6.8 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 22.39% year-over-year to $6.8 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $26.2 billion (up 13.68% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $25.0 billion, up 9.52% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation fell to $6.8 billion in Q1 2026 per GOOG's latest filing, from $7.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $7.1 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $17.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $5.7 billion (2023), against an average of $5.3 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Share-based Compensation sank 99.64%; it then jumped 34400.0% in 2024.
  • Tracing GOOG's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $5.1 billion in 2022, then gained by 10.96% to $5.7 billion in 2023, then climbed by 2.67% to $5.8 billion in 2024, then climbed by 21.7% to $7.1 billion in 2025, then retreated by 4.53% to $6.8 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest GOOG Share-based Compensation figures stand at $6.8 billion (Q1 2026), $7.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $6.4 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,554.43 Bn 4,338.81 Bn 102.29 Bn 6.75 Bn
2 Meta Platforms 1,602.78 Bn 1,521.60 Bn 46.09 Bn 6.03 Bn
3 Spotify Technology 119.86 Bn 109.62 Bn 1.75 Bn 65.56 Mn
4 Reddit 33.71 Bn 30.94 Bn 511.94 Mn 68.34 Mn
5 Nebius 22.38 Bn 22.38 Bn 295.20 Mn 35.30 Mn
6 Pinterest 12.76 Bn 11.46 Bn 768.96 Mn 231.45 Mn
7 Kanzhun 12.59 Bn 10.49 Bn 255.62 Bn -
8 Snap 9.64 Bn 6.81 Bn 1.29 Bn 250.04 Mn
9 Match 8.43 Bn 7.41 Bn 653.28 Mn 58.57 Mn
10 Zillow 8.25 Bn 7.47 Bn 519.00 Mn 81.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 6.75 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 6.75 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 7.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 7.07 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 6.37 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 6.37 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 6.00 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 6.00 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 5.52 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 5.52 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 5.81 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 5.81 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 5.85 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 5.85 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 5.87 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 5.87 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 5.26 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 5.26 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 5.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 5.66 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 5.74 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 5.74 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 17.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 17.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 5.28 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 5.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 5.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 5.10 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 4.98 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 4.98 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 4.78 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 4.78 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 4.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 4.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 3.95 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 3.95 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 3.87 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 3.87 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 3.80 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 3.80 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 3.75 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 3.75 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 3.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 3.22 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 3.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 3.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 3.38 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 3.38 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 3.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 3.19 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 2.65 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 2.65 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 2.62 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 2.62 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 2.76 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 2.76 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 2.77 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 2.77 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 2.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 2.25 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 2.23 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 2.23 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 2.41 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 2.41 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 2.46 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 2.46 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 1.85 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 1.85 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 1.82 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 1.82 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 2.00 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 2.00 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 2.01 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 2.01 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 1.85 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 1.85 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 1.86 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 1.86 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 1.50 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 1.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 1.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 1.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 1.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 1.44 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 1.43 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 1.43 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 1.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 1.13 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 1.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 1.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 1.19 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 1.19 Bn