Alphabet (GOOGL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2015 - 2026)
Alphabet (GOOGL) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 24.48% for Q3 2026, up 0.56 percentage points from 23.93% a year earlier but down 5.56 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Alphabet (GOOGL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Alphabet posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 25.28%, up 1.80 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +11.76 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 23.48% in FY2024 (+4.26 pp), 19.23% in FY2023 (+2.67 pp), 16.55% in FY2022 (-5.84 pp) and 22.40% in FY2021 (+8.88 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] spans a low of 15.95% in Q1 2023 and a high of 30.04% in Q2 2026.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last 12 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.51 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 8.50 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2022 (a drop of 4.94 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 30.04% (Q2 2026), 24.66% (Q1 2026) and 23.36% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,624.96 Bn | 3,359.86 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 24.48% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,640.16 Bn | 1,304.68 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 16.20% |
| 3 | Netflix | 255.21 Bn | 216.51 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 25.21% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 219.23 Bn | 41.30 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 3.56% |
| 5 | Shopify | 189.29 Bn | 174.44 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 14.56% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.08 Bn | 113.28 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 5.24% |
| 7 | AppLovin | 135.54 Bn | 124.07 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 59.50% |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 126.14 Bn | 83.06 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 21.55% |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 119.69 Bn | 53.43 Bn | - | 24.77% |
| 10 | PDD Holdings | 112.41 Bn | -131.65 Bn | 9.48 Bn | 14.15% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 24.48% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 30.04% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24.66% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.36% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.93% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.65% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.98% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.74% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.31% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.32% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.35% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.47% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.12% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.20% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.95% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.58% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.78% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.22% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.81% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.52% |
API Access
Alphabet Return on Assets [ROA] API
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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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=GOOGL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=GOOGL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();