Growth Metrics

Alphabet (GOOGL) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Alphabet has reported Operating Expenses over the past 13 years, most recently at $70.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 17.73% to $70.2 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $284.4 billion through Mar 2026, up 17.42% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $273.8 billion for FY2025, 15.22% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $70.2 billion for Q1 2026 at Alphabet, down from $77.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $77.9 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at $47.9 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $57.9 billion (2022), against an average of $59.6 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses rose 23.25% in 2022 and then rose 4.61% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $57.9 billion in 2022, then grew by 8.16% to $62.6 billion in 2023, then increased by 4.61% to $65.5 billion in 2024, then rose by 18.93% to $77.9 billion in 2025, then decreased by 9.88% to $70.2 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GOOGL's Operating Expenses are $70.2 billion (Q1 2026), $77.9 billion (Q4 2025), and $71.1 billion (Q3 2025).