Alphabet (GOOGL) FCF Margin (2014 - 2026)
Alphabet (GOOGL) reported FCF Margin of 9.21% for Q1 2026, down 1180.0% year-over-year from 0.85% in Q1 2025, and down 57.32% on a QoQ basis from 21.57% in Q4 2025.
Alphabet (GOOGL) has 13 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 9.21% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Margin fell 1180.0% year-over-year to 9.21% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 15.25% (down 1730.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 18.19%, down 1466.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin slipped to 9.21% in Q1 2026 per GOOGL's latest filing, from 21.57% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 69.5% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 5.5% in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 21.57% (2025), against an average of 24.33%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when FCF Margin jumped 3160 bps; it then sank 4793 bps in 2025.
- Tracing GOOGL's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 21.06% in 2022, then soared by 80 bps to 37.9% in 2023, then soared 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.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest GOOGL FCF Margin figures stand at 9.21% (Q1 2026), 21.57% (Q4 2025), and 23.9% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,516.07 Bn | 4,300.46 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 9.21% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,527.96 Bn | 1,446.78 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 28.74% |
| 3 | Spotify Technology | 122.61 Bn | 112.37 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 18.55% |
| 4 | 33.97 Bn | 31.20 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 46.90% | |
| 5 | Nebius | 22.38 Bn | 22.38 Bn | 295.20 Mn | 1,185.69% |
| 6 | 13.66 Bn | 12.37 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 30.94% | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 13.03 Bn | 10.93 Bn | 255.62 Bn | 0.06% |
| 8 | Snap | 9.94 Bn | 7.12 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 18.71% |
| 9 | Match | 8.60 Bn | 7.57 Bn | 653.28 Mn | 20.14% |
| 10 | Alphabet | - | - | 102.29 Bn | 9.21% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 24.13% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 30.23% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 25.12% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 22.46% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 13.23% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 18.18% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 21.57% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 16.69% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 20.26% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 15.04% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 23.50% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 14.25% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 13.94% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 18.44% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 22.81% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 17.58% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 28.44% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 24.31% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 32.48% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 32.48% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 25.74% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 21.13% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 20.14% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 25.84% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 21.99% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 18.81% |