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 | 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 | 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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |