Alphabet (GOOGL) Depreciation and Depletion (2021 - 2026)
Alphabet's Depreciation and Depletion was $8.37 billion in Q3 2026, up 49.2% from $5.61 billion a year earlier and up 17.8% from the prior quarter.
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Alphabet (GOOGL) Depreciation and Depletion (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Alphabet's Depreciation and Depletion was $28 billion through Sep 30, 2026, up 45.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $21.14 billion, up 38.0% from FY2024.
- Depreciation and Depletion shows a four-year compound annual growth rate of 19.8% (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Depreciation and Depletion was $15.31 billion in FY2024 (+28.2%), $11.95 billion in FY2023 (-11.3%), $13.48 billion in FY2022 (+31.2%) and $10.27 billion in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Depreciation and Depletion since Q4 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, Depreciation and Depletion has increased for 11 straight quarters, with growth averaging 39.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Depreciation and Depletion ran from 25.7% in Q3 2024 to 49.2% in Q3 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, GOOGL's Depreciation and Depletion in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $7.1 billion (Q2 2026), $6.48 billion (Q1 2026) and $6.04 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dep. & Depletion (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,624.96 Bn | 3,359.86 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 8.37 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,640.16 Bn | 1,304.68 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 6.81 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 255.21 Bn | 216.51 Bn | 6.80 Bn | - |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 219.23 Bn | 41.30 Bn | 15.16 Bn | - |
| 5 | Shopify | 189.29 Bn | 174.44 Bn | 1.78 Bn | - |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.08 Bn | 113.28 Bn | 6.42 Bn | - |
| 7 | AppLovin | 135.54 Bn | 124.07 Bn | 1.94 Bn | - |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 126.14 Bn | 83.06 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 31.06 Mn |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 119.69 Bn | 53.43 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | PDD Holdings | 112.41 Bn | -131.65 Bn | 9.48 Bn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.37 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.61 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.21 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.99 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.71 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.82 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.64 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.37 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -591.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -721.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -835.00 Mn |
API Access
Alphabet Depreciation and Depletion API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=depreciation-and-depletion&ticker=GOOGL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "depreciation-and-depletion", "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=depreciation-and-depletion&ticker=GOOGL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();