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Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026)

Alphabet's (GOOGL) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$5.9 billion in Q2 2026, down 210.45% year-over-year from $5.3 billion in Q2 2025, and down 157.88% quarter-over-quarter from $10.1 billion in Q1 2026.

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Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alphabet (GOOGL) has reported Free Cash Flow for 13 consecutive years, with -$5.9 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 210.45% year-over-year to -$5.9 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $53.3 billion, a 20.16% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $73.3 billion, up 0.69% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was -$5.9 billion for Q2 2026 at Alphabet, down from $10.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $24.8 billion in Q4 2024 and troughed at -$5.9 billion in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $15.5 billion and a median of $16.5 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow soared 214.55% in 2024 and sank 210.45% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $16.0 billion in 2022, then slumped by 50.71% to $7.9 billion in 2023, then soared by 214.55% to $24.8 billion in 2024, then fell by 1.15% to $24.6 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 123.85% to -$5.9 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$5.9 billion (Q2 2026), $10.1 billion (Q1 2026), and $24.6 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -5.86 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 10.12 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 24.55 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 24.46 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 5.30 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 18.95 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 24.84 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 17.64 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 13.45 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 16.84 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 7.90 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 22.60 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 21.78 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 17.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 16.02 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 16.08 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 12.59 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 15.32 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 18.55 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 18.72 Bn