Alphabet (GOOGL) Payables (2014 - 2026)
Alphabet's Payables was $20.26 billion in Q2 2026, up 142.7% from $8.35 billion a year earlier and up 20.2% from the prior quarter.
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Alphabet (GOOGL) Payables (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Payables at Alphabet came in at $12.2 billion, up 52.7% from FY2024.
- Payables has now increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Payables was $7.99 billion in FY2024 (+6.6%), $7.49 billion in FY2023 (+46.1%), $5.13 billion in FY2022 (-15.1%) and $6.04 billion in FY2021 (+8.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Payables in data going back to Q4 2014.
- Compared with a year earlier, Payables has increased for 11 straight quarters, with growth averaging 55.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Payables over five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 142.7%); the worst was Q1 2022 (a decline of 28.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, GOOGL's Payables in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $16.85 billion (Q1 2026), $12.2 billion (Q4 2025) and $10.55 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,173.87 Bn | 3,931.39 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 20.26 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,849.67 Bn | 1,552.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 15.89 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 279.23 Bn | 239.43 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 3.30 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 245.86 Bn | 63.73 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - |
| 5 | Shopify | 196.08 Bn | 173.27 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 1.12 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 138.90 Bn | 110.88 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 3.36 Bn |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 119.48 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | 5.15 Bn |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 107.30 Bn | -144.64 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 11.29 Bn |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 97.33 Bn | 54.56 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 1.54 Bn |
| 10 | Airbnb | 95.83 Bn | 49.06 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 3.04 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.26 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.85 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.55 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.99 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.49 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.80 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.31 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.41 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.44 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.62 Bn |
API Access
Alphabet Payables API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=GOOGL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "ticker": "GOOGL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=GOOGL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();