Alphabet (GOOG) Tax Rate (2014 - 2026)
Alphabet (GOOG) reported Tax Rate of 19.16% for Q1 2026, up 182.0% year-over-year from 6.8% in Q1 2025, and up 60.78% quarter-over-quarter from 11.92% in Q4 2025.
Alphabet (GOOG) Tax Rate (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Alphabet (GOOG) has 13 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 19.16% in Q1 2026.
- Tax Rate for Q1 2026 came in at 19.16%, up 182.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 17.61% (up 88.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 16.78%, up 34.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate improved to 19.16% in Q1 2026 per GOOG's latest filing, from 11.92% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 20.55% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 7.11% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 15.94% and a median of 16.43% in 2024 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Tax Rate plunged 720 bps in 2023, then soared 993 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 20.55% in 2022, then dropped by 26 bps to 15.26% in 2023, then grew by 16 bps to 17.7% in 2024, then slumped by 33 bps to 11.92% in 2025, then jumped by 61 bps to 19.16% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows GOOG's Tax Rate at 19.16% in Q1 2026, 11.92% in Q4 2025, and 20.48% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 2,430,078.11 Bn | 2,430,078.11 Bn | 295.20 Mn | -0.94 |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,448.32 Bn | 4,232.70 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 19.16 |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,465.06 Bn | 1,383.88 Bn | 46.09 Bn | -23.08 |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 113.19 Bn | 102.95 Bn | 1.75 Bn | - |
| 5 | 33.56 Bn | 30.79 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 0.85 | |
| 6 | 12.93 Bn | 11.63 Bn | 768.96 Mn | -15.89 | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 12.77 Bn | 10.67 Bn | 255.62 Bn | -20.98 |
| 8 | Match | 8.28 Bn | 7.26 Bn | 653.28 Mn | 16.81 |
| 9 | Snap | 7.91 Bn | 5.08 Bn | 1.29 Bn | -3.73 |
| 10 | Zillow | 7.56 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 519.00 Mn | 4.17 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.16% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.16% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.92% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.92% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.48% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.48% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.91% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.91% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.35% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.35% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.70% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.70% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.05% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.05% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.27% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.27% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.43% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.26% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.26% |