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Alphabet (GOOGL) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Alphabet has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 12 years, most recently at 25.65% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 601.0% to 25.65% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 25.65% through Mar 2026, down 601.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 30.72% for FY2025, 261.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 25.65% for Q1 2026 at Alphabet, down from 27.86% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 32.01% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 24.17% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 27.86% (2025), against an average of 27.96%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed surged 926bps in 2022 and then crashed -601bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 25.59% in 2022, then grew by 4bps to 26.53% in 2023, then increased by 21bps to 32.01% in 2024, then decreased by -13bps to 27.86% in 2025, then decreased by -8bps to 25.65% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GOOGL's Return on Capital Employed are 25.65% (Q1 2026), 27.86% (Q4 2025), and 29.56% (Q3 2025).