Alphabet (GOOGL) FCF Payout Ratio (2024 - 2026)
Alphabet (GOOGL) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.25 for Q1 2026, up 95.67% year-over-year from 0.13 in Q1 2025, and up 143.27% quarter-over-quarter from 0.1 in Q4 2025.
Alphabet (GOOGL) FCF Payout Ratio (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Alphabet (GOOGL) has 3 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.25 in Q1 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.25, up 95.67% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.1 (up 34.02% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.14, up 114.17% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio improved to 0.25 in Q1 2026 per GOOGL's latest filing, from 0.1 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.25 in Q1 2026 and troughed at 0.03 in Q2 2025.
- A 3-year average of 0.11 and a median of 0.09 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- On a YoY basis, FCF Payout Ratio climbed as much as 183.6% in 2025 and fell as far as 82.23% in 2025.
- A 3-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.04 in 2024, then soared by 183.6% to 0.1 in 2025, then jumped by 143.27% to 0.25 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows GOOGL's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.25 in Q1 2026, 0.1 in Q4 2025, and 0.04 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 1,844,303.98 Bn | 1,844,303.98 Bn | 295.20 Mn | - |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,371.85 Bn | 4,156.24 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 0.25 |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,483.63 Bn | 1,402.45 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 0.08 |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 121.04 Bn | 110.80 Bn | 1.75 Bn | - |
| 5 | 32.71 Bn | 29.94 Bn | 511.94 Mn | - | |
| 6 | 13.95 Bn | 12.66 Bn | 768.96 Mn | - | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 12.69 Bn | 10.60 Bn | 255.62 Bn | - |
| 8 | Snap | 9.52 Bn | 6.70 Bn | 1.29 Bn | - |
| 9 | Zillow | 8.20 Bn | 7.42 Bn | 519.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Alphabet | - | - | 102.29 Bn | 0.25 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.10 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.04 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.03 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.13 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.04 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.07 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.19 |