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Alphabet (GOOGL) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Alphabet has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 13 years, most recently at $10.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 46.63% to $10.1 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $64.4 billion through Mar 2026, down 44.97% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $73.3 billion for FY2025, 36.28% down from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $10.1 billion for Q1 2026 at Alphabet, down from $24.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $67.0 billion in Q4 2024 and troughed at $5.3 billion in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $17.2 billion (2023), against an average of $20.7 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow soared 104.96% in 2024 and then plummeted 63.38% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $16.0 billion in 2022, then skyrocketed by 104.21% to $32.7 billion in 2023, then soared by 104.96% to $67.0 billion in 2024, then plummeted by 63.38% to $24.6 billion in 2025, then plummeted by 58.8% to $10.1 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GOOGL's Free Cash Flow are $10.1 billion (Q1 2026), $24.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $24.5 billion (Q3 2025).