Alphabet (GOOGL) FCF Margin (2014 - 2026)

Alphabet (GOOGL) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 9.21% for Q1 2026, down 1180.0% YoY from 0.85% in Q1 2025, and down 57.32% sequentially from 21.57% in Q4 2025.

Alphabet (GOOGL) FCF Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alphabet has disclosed FCF Margin across 13 years of filings, most recently posting 9.21% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 1180.0% year-over-year to 9.21%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 15.25% (down 1730.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 18.19%, down 1466.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin eased to 9.21% in Q1 2026, from 21.57% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Margin for GOOGL reached as high as 69.5% in Q4 2024 and fell as low as 5.5% in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 21.57% (2025), against an average of 24.33%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — FCF Margin soared 3160 bps — and 2025, when it sank 4793 bps.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 21.06% in 2022, then surged by 80 bps to 37.9% in 2023, then surged by 83 bps to 69.5% in 2024, then tumbled by 69 bps to 21.57% in 2025, then sank by 57 bps to 9.21% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 9.21%, 21.57%, and 23.9% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,330.11 Bn 4,114.49 Bn 102.29 Bn 9.21%
2 Meta Platforms 1,553.11 Bn 1,471.93 Bn 46.09 Bn 28.74%
3 Baidu 320.91 Bn 305.99 Bn 1.88 Mn 26.66%
4 BILI Social International 84.82 Bn 84.82 Bn 405,933.00 54.09%
5 Joyy 70.39 Bn 70.39 Bn 205.64 Mn -
6 Nebius 59.20 Bn 49.90 Bn 295.20 Mn 1,185.69%
7 Reddit 37.81 Bn 35.04 Bn 511.94 Mn 46.90%
8 Scienjoy Holding 37.35 Bn -14.16 Bn 7.27 Mn -
9 Tencent Music Entertainment 26.62 Bn 24.37 Bn 514.00 Mn -
10 Alphabet - - 102.29 Bn 9.21%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 9.21%
Dec 31, 2025 21.57%
Sep 30, 2025 23.90%
Jun 30, 2025 5.50%
Mar 31, 2025 21.00%
Dec 31, 2024 69.50%
Sep 30, 2024 19.98%
Jun 30, 2024 15.88%
Mar 31, 2024 20.90%
Dec 31, 2023 37.90%
Sep 30, 2023 29.47%
Jun 30, 2023 29.19%
Mar 31, 2023 24.68%
Dec 31, 2022 21.06%
Sep 30, 2022 23.27%
Jun 30, 2022 18.07%
Mar 31, 2022 22.53%
Dec 31, 2021 24.63%
Sep 30, 2021 28.75%
Jun 30, 2021 26.49%