Alphabet (GOOGL) Cost of Revenue (2014 - 2026)
Alphabet's Cost of Revenue was $51.42 billion in Q3 2026, up 24.3% from $41.37 billion a year earlier and up 11.9% from the prior quarter.
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Alphabet (GOOGL) Cost of Revenue (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Alphabet's Cost of Revenue was $184.4 billion through Sep 30, 2026, up 17.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $162.54 billion, up 11.1% from FY2024.
- Cost of Revenue has now increased for 12 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 13.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Cost of Revenue was $146.31 billion in FY2024 (+9.7%), $133.33 billion in FY2023 (+5.6%), $126.2 billion in FY2022 (+13.8%) and $110.94 billion in FY2021 (+30.9%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Cost of Revenue in data going back to Q3 2014.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cost of Revenue has increased for 45 straight quarters, with growth averaging 13.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Cost of Revenue has ranged between 3.4% (Q1 2023) and 26.5% (Q4 2021) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant data, GOOGL's Cost of Revenue in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $45.94 billion (Q2 2026), $41.27 billion (Q1 2026) and $45.77 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,624.96 Bn | 3,359.86 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 51.42 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,640.16 Bn | 1,304.68 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 13.37 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 255.21 Bn | 216.51 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 6.08 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 219.23 Bn | 41.30 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 24.48 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 189.29 Bn | 174.44 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 1.96 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.08 Bn | 113.28 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 8.35 Bn |
| 7 | AppLovin | 135.54 Bn | 124.07 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 240.77 Mn |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 126.14 Bn | 83.06 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 3.83 Bn |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 119.69 Bn | 53.43 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | PDD Holdings | 112.41 Bn | -131.65 Bn | 9.48 Bn | 7.08 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 51.42 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 45.94 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 41.27 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 45.77 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 41.37 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 39.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 36.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 40.61 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 36.47 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 35.51 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 33.71 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 37.58 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 33.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 31.92 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 30.61 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 35.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 31.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 30.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 29.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 32.99 Bn |
API Access
Alphabet Cost of Revenue API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cost-of-revenue&ticker=GOOGL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cost-of-revenue", "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=cost-of-revenue&ticker=GOOGL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();