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% on a QoQ basis from 11.92% in Q4 2025.
Alphabet (GOOG) has 13 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 19.16% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Rate rose 182.0% year-over-year to 19.16% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 17.61% (up 88.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 16.78%, up 34.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate rose to 19.16% in Q1 2026 per GOOG's latest filing, from 11.92% 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.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 16.43% (2024), against an average of 15.94%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Tax Rate slumped 720 bps; it then jumped 993 bps in 2024.
- Tracing GOOG's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 20.55% in 2022, then decreased by 26 bps to 15.26% in 2023, then advanced by 16 bps to 17.7% in 2024, then plunged by 33 bps to 11.92% in 2025, then surged by 61 bps to 19.16% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest GOOG Tax Rate figures stand at 19.16% (Q1 2026), 11.92% (Q4 2025), and 20.48% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,554.43 Bn | 4,338.81 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 19.16 |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,602.78 Bn | 1,521.60 Bn | 46.09 Bn | -23.08 |
| 3 | Spotify Technology | 119.86 Bn | 109.62 Bn | 1.75 Bn | - |
| 4 | 33.71 Bn | 30.94 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 0.85 | |
| 5 | Nebius | 22.38 Bn | 22.38 Bn | 295.20 Mn | -0.94 |
| 6 | 12.76 Bn | 11.46 Bn | 768.96 Mn | -15.89 | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 12.59 Bn | 10.49 Bn | 255.62 Bn | -20.98 |
| 8 | Snap | 9.64 Bn | 6.81 Bn | 1.29 Bn | -3.73 |
| 9 | Match | 8.43 Bn | 7.41 Bn | 653.28 Mn | 16.81 |
| 10 | Zillow | 8.25 Bn | 7.47 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 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.11 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.11 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.14 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.14 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.32 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.32 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 20.55 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 20.55 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.31 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.31 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.84 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.84 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.19 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.19 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.41 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.41 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.90 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.90 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 15.74 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 15.74 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 15.75 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 15.75 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 18.52 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 18.52 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 15.81 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 15.81 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 15.92 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 15.92 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 11.87 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 11.87 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 18.08 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 18.08 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 18.11 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 18.11 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 18.28 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 18.28 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 11.16 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 11.16 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 8.84 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 8.84 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 24.20 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 24.20 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 10.83 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 10.83 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 137.67 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 137.67 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 15.63 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 15.63 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 19.49 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 19.49 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 20.43 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 20.43 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 22.23 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 22.23 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 16.28 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 16.28 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 20.30 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 20.30 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 17.98 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 17.98 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 5.33 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 5.33 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 18.65 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 18.65 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 20.68 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 20.68 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 23.65 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 23.65 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 18.09 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 18.09 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 24.19 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 24.19 |