Alphabet (GOOG) Tax Rate (2014 - 2026)

Alphabet (GOOG) posted quarterly Tax Rate of 19.14% for Q2 2026, up 224.0% year-over-year from 5.91% in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 19.16% in Q1 2026.

Alphabet (GOOG) Tax Rate (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alphabet (GOOG) has reported Tax Rate for 13 consecutive years, with 19.14% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Tax Rate rose 224.0% year-over-year to 19.14%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 18.4% (up 115.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 16.78%, up 34.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate was little changed at 19.14% in Q2 2026 per GOOG's latest filing, from 19.16% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 20.55% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 7.11% in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 16.12% across 5 years, with a median of 16.67% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Tax Rate plunged 720 bps — and 2024, when it soared 993 bps.
  • Alphabet's Tax Rate stood at 20.55% in 2022, then declined by 26 bps to 15.26% in 2023, then increased by 16 bps to 17.7% in 2024, then tumbled by 33 bps to 11.92% in 2025, then jumped by 61 bps to 19.14% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GOOG's Tax Rate at 19.14% in Q2 2026, 19.16% in Q1 2026, and 11.92% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,249.81 Bn 3,820.78 Bn 73.85 Bn 19.14%
2 Meta Platforms 1,548.64 Bn 1,458.38 Bn 49.47 Bn 15.50%
3 Taboola.com 1,148.80 Bn 1,148.67 Bn 139.48 Mn 40.80%
4 Baidu 288.70 Bn 284.21 Bn 1.88 Mn 13.72%
5 Spotify Technology 103.82 Bn 93.58 Bn 1.75 Bn 23.05%
6 Joyy 78.38 Bn 77.49 Bn 205.64 Mn -3.36%
7 BILI Social International 60.58 Bn 60.58 Bn 405,933.00 21.00%
8 Nebius 49.27 Bn 39.65 Bn 295.20 Mn -
9 Reddit 30.60 Bn 27.82 Bn 734.60 Mn 1.55%
10 Tencent Music Entertainment 27.30 Bn 24.60 Bn 514.00 Mn -17.55%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 19.14%
Jun 30, 2026 19.14%
Jun 30, 2026 19.14%
Mar 31, 2026 19.16%
Mar 31, 2026 19.16%
Mar 31, 2026 19.16%
Dec 31, 2025 11.92%
Dec 31, 2025 11.92%
Dec 31, 2025 11.92%
Sep 30, 2025 20.48%
Sep 30, 2025 20.48%
Sep 30, 2025 20.48%
Jun 30, 2025 16.91%
Jun 30, 2025 16.91%
Jun 30, 2025 16.91%
Mar 31, 2025 17.35%
Mar 31, 2025 17.35%
Mar 31, 2025 17.35%
Dec 31, 2024 17.70%
Dec 31, 2024 17.70%