Alphabet (GOOGL) Acquisitions (2014 - 2026)
Alphabet (GOOGL) posted Acquisitions of $406 million for Q3 2026, down 62.1% from $1.07 billion a year earlier but up 434.2% from the prior quarter.
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Alphabet (GOOGL) Acquisitions (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Acquisitions at Alphabet was $34.27 billion; for FY2025, it was $1.59 billion, down 45.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Acquisitions shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Alphabet's Acquisitions was $2.93 billion in FY2024 (+492.1%), $495 million in FY2023 (-92.9%), $6.97 billion in FY2022 (+166.2%) and $2.62 billion in FY2021 (+254.7%).
- Quarterly Acquisitions has run from a low of $13 million in Q2 2025 to a high of $33.62 billion in Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Acquisitions increased in four of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 152.3%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Acquisitions in the past five years was Q2 2026, with growth of 484.6%; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a decline of 97.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Acquisitions for the three prior quarters was $76 million (Q2 2026), $33.62 billion (Q1 2026) and $167 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Acquisitions (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,462.85 Bn | 3,197.75 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 406.00 Mn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,559.43 Bn | 1,223.94 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 110.00 Mn |
| 3 | Netflix | 262.12 Bn | 223.42 Bn | 6.80 Bn | - |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 253.57 Bn | 67.20 Bn | 15.16 Bn | - |
| 5 | Shopify | 191.77 Bn | 170.57 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 5.00 Mn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.89 Bn | 110.71 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 902.00 Mn |
| 7 | AppLovin | 130.31 Bn | 118.84 Bn | 1.94 Bn | - |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 123.80 Bn | 80.72 Bn | 1.89 Bn | - |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 120.61 Bn | 54.35 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | PDD Holdings | 116.11 Bn | -127.94 Bn | 9.48 Bn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 406.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 76.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 33.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 167.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 340.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 91.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.75 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 61.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 126.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 298.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 42.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 84.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.65 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 173.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 385.00 Mn |
API Access
Alphabet Acquisitions API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=acquisitions&ticker=GOOGL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "acquisitions", "ticker": "GOOGL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=acquisitions&ticker=GOOGL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();