Growth Metrics

Alphabet (GOOGL) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2025)

Alphabet (GOOGL) has disclosed Capital Expenditures for 12 consecutive years, with -$48.5 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures fell 73.65% to -$48.5 billion in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $15.1 billion through Dec 2025, up 46.14% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $15.1 billion for FY2025, 46.14% up from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures for Q4 2025 was -$48.5 billion at Alphabet, down from $24.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Capital Expenditures was $24.0 billion in Q3 2025, with the low at -$48.5 billion in Q4 2025.
  • Average Capital Expenditures over 5 years is $4.4 billion, with a median of $7.1 billion recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Capital Expenditures crashed 281.66% in 2023, then soared 91.43% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Capital Expenditures stood at $6.4 billion in 2021, then increased by 18.99% to $7.6 billion in 2022, then plummeted by 281.66% to -$13.8 billion in 2023, then crashed by 102.46% to -$27.9 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 73.65% to -$48.5 billion in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures over the past three periods came in at -$48.5 billion, $24.0 billion, and $22.4 billion for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.