Alphabet (GOOGL) Cash & Equivalents (2014 - 2026)
Alphabet (GOOGL) recorded Cash & Equivalents of $55.91 billion in Q2 2026, up 165.8% from $21.04 billion a year earlier and up 46.9% from the prior quarter.
Alphabet (GOOGL) Cash & Equivalents (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Alphabet reported Cash & Equivalents of $30.71 billion, up 30.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash & Equivalents has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Cash & Equivalents came in at $23.47 billion in FY2024 (-2.4%), $24.05 billion in FY2023 (+9.9%), $21.88 billion in FY2022 (+4.5%) and $20.95 billion in FY2021 (-20.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Cash & Equivalents in data going back to Q3 2014.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Equivalents has increased for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 26.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Cash & Equivalents in the last five years was growth of 165.8% in Q2 2026, against a decline of 35.0% in Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $38.06 billion (Q1 2026), $30.71 billion (Q4 2025) and $23.09 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,173.87 Bn | 3,931.39 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 55.91 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,849.67 Bn | 1,552.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 15.46 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 279.23 Bn | 239.43 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 9.10 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 245.86 Bn | 63.73 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 21.06 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 196.08 Bn | 173.27 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 1.66 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 138.90 Bn | 110.88 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 4.87 Bn |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 119.48 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | 17.21 Bn |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 107.30 Bn | -144.64 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 19.00 Bn |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 97.33 Bn | 54.56 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 6.90 Bn |
| 10 | Airbnb | 95.83 Bn | 49.06 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 6.82 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 55.91 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 38.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 30.71 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 23.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 24.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 30.70 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.93 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.88 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.98 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.94 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.95 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.72 Bn |
Alphabet Cash & Equivalents API
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "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=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=GOOGL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();