Growth Metrics

Alphabet (GOOGL) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2026)

Alphabet has reported Capital Expenditures over the past 13 years, most recently at $35.7 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures rose 107.44% to $35.7 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $109.9 billion through Mar 2026, up 608.68% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $91.4 billion for FY2025, 785.6% up from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was $35.7 billion for Q1 2026 at Alphabet, up from $27.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Capital Expenditures peaked at $35.7 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at -$27.9 billion in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $9.8 billion (2022), against an average of $10.4 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Capital Expenditures tumbled 281.66% in 2023 and then skyrocketed 199.71% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $7.6 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 281.66% to -$13.8 billion in 2023, then plummeted by 102.46% to -$27.9 billion in 2024, then surged by 199.71% to $27.9 billion in 2025, then rose by 28.09% to $35.7 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GOOGL's Capital Expenditures are $35.7 billion (Q1 2026), $27.9 billion (Q4 2025), and $24.0 billion (Q3 2025).