Alphabet (GOOGL) Retained Earnings (2014 - 2026)
Alphabet (GOOGL) reported Retained Earnings of $493.37 billion for Q2 2026, up 78.9% from $275.76 billion a year earlier and up 28.5% from the prior quarter.
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Alphabet (GOOGL) Retained Earnings (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Alphabet posted Retained Earnings of $324.06 billion, up 32.2% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has increased for 11 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Retained Earnings came in at $245.08 billion in FY2024 (+16.0%), $211.25 billion in FY2023 (+8.0%), $195.56 billion in FY2022 (+2.1%) and $191.48 billion in FY2021 (+17.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to Q4 2014.
- Year over year, Retained Earnings has now increased in each of the last 40 quarters, with growth averaging 32.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Retained Earnings has ranged between 0.7% (Q1 2023) and 78.9% (Q2 2026) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $384.02 billion (Q1 2026), $324.06 billion (Q4 2025) and $297.23 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,173.87 Bn | 3,931.39 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 493.37 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,849.67 Bn | 1,552.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 157.84 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 279.23 Bn | 239.43 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 50.97 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 245.86 Bn | 63.73 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 103.45 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 196.08 Bn | 173.27 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 3.78 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 138.90 Bn | 110.88 Bn | 6.38 Bn | -7.95 Bn |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 119.48 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | 43.05 Bn |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 107.30 Bn | -144.64 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 47.74 Bn |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 97.33 Bn | 54.56 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 489.35 Mn |
| 10 | Airbnb | 95.83 Bn | 49.06 Bn | 2.98 Bn | -6.65 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 493.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 384.02 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 324.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 297.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 275.76 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 262.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 245.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 235.32 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 226.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 219.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 211.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 205.65 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 200.88 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 196.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 195.56 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 196.22 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 196.85 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 195.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 191.48 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 183.78 Bn |
API Access
Alphabet Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=GOOGL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=GOOGL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();