Alphabet (GOOGL) EBITDA Margin (2014 - 2026)
Alphabet's EBITDA Margin came in at 39.96% for Q2 2026, up 2.35 percentage points from 37.61% a year earlier but down 2.06 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Alphabet (GOOGL) EBITDA Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Alphabet reported EBITDA Margin of 38.77%, up 1.33 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 37.28%, up 0.80 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin carries a five-year change of +7.19 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBITDA Margin was 36.48% in FY2024 (+5.18 pp), 31.31% in FY2023 (-0.78 pp), 32.09% in FY2022 (-3.29 pp) and 35.38% in FY2021 (+5.29 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBITDA Margin is 29.40% (Q4 2022) to 42.02% (Q1 2026).
- Year-over-year, EBITDA Margin has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.27 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBITDA Margin over five years came in Q1 2024 (a gain of 6.34 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a drop of 6.71 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows GOOGL's EBITDA Margin at 42.02% (Q1 2026), 36.87% (Q4 2025) and 35.99% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,173.87 Bn | 3,931.39 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 39.96% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,849.67 Bn | 1,552.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 41.33% |
| 3 | Netflix | 279.23 Bn | 239.43 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 34.18% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 245.86 Bn | 63.73 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - |
| 5 | Shopify | 196.08 Bn | 173.27 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 13.82% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 138.90 Bn | 110.88 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 14.69% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 119.48 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | 35.76% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 107.30 Bn | -144.64 Bn | 9.45 Bn | - |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 97.33 Bn | 54.56 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 6.28% |
| 10 | Airbnb | 95.83 Bn | 49.06 Bn | 2.98 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 39.96% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 42.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 36.87% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 35.99% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 37.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 38.89% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 36.46% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 36.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 36.74% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 35.86% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 31.30% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 32.78% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 33.83% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 29.52% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 29.40% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 30.66% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 33.51% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 35.11% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 33.62% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 37.37% |
API Access
Alphabet EBITDA Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=GOOGL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "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=ebitda-margin&ticker=GOOGL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();