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Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026)

Alphabet's (GOOGL) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $79.0 billion in Q2 2026, up 21.29% year-over-year from $65.2 billion in Q2 2025, and up 12.57% quarter-over-quarter from $70.2 billion in Q1 2026.

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Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alphabet (GOOGL) has reported Operating Expenses for 13 consecutive years, with $79.0 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 21.29% year-over-year to $79.0 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $298.2 billion, a 19.28% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $273.8 billion, up 15.22% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $79.0 billion for Q2 2026 at Alphabet, up from $70.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $79.0 billion in Q2 2026 and troughed at $47.9 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $60.7 billion and a median of $58.8 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses increased 23.25% in 2022 and advanced 4.61% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $57.9 billion in 2022, then rose by 8.16% to $62.6 billion in 2023, then gained by 4.61% to $65.5 billion in 2024, then advanced by 18.93% to $77.9 billion in 2025, then increased by 1.45% to $79.0 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $79.0 billion (Q2 2026), $70.2 billion (Q1 2026), and $77.9 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Jun 30, 2026 79.03 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 70.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 77.90 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 71.12 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 65.16 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 59.63 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 65.50 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 59.75 Bn
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Mar 31, 2024 55.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 62.61 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 55.35 Bn
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Dec 31, 2022 57.89 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 51.96 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 50.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 47.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 53.44 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 44.09 Bn