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

Alphabet's (GOOGL) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 34.03% in Q2 2026, up 160.0% year-over-year from 13.09% in Q2 2025, and down 5.78% quarter-over-quarter from 36.12% in Q1 2026.

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

Alphabet (GOOGL) has reported Operating Margin for 13 consecutive years, with 34.03% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 160.0% year-over-year to 34.03% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 33.11%, a 43.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 32.03%, down 8.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 34.03% for Q2 2026 at Alphabet, down from 36.12% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 36.12% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 23.88% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 30.15% and a median of 31.04% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin plunged 750 bps in 2022 and jumped 667 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 23.88% in 2022, then gained by 15 bps to 27.46% in 2023, then advanced by 17 bps to 32.11% in 2024, then decreased by 2 bps to 31.57% in 2025, then climbed by 8 bps to 34.03% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 34.03% (Q2 2026), 36.12% (Q1 2026), and 31.57% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 34.03%
Mar 31, 2026 36.12%
Dec 31, 2025 31.57%
Sep 30, 2025 30.51%
Jun 30, 2025 32.43%
Mar 31, 2025 33.92%
Dec 31, 2024 32.11%
Sep 30, 2024 32.31%
Jun 30, 2024 32.36%
Mar 31, 2024 31.63%
Dec 31, 2023 27.46%
Sep 30, 2023 27.83%
Jun 30, 2023 29.27%
Mar 31, 2023 24.95%
Dec 31, 2022 23.88%
Sep 30, 2022 24.80%
Jun 30, 2022 27.92%
Mar 31, 2022 29.55%
Dec 31, 2021 29.05%
Sep 30, 2021 32.30%