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Alphabet (GOOGL) Return on Equity (2016 - 2025)

Alphabet (GOOGL) has disclosed Return on Equity for 11 consecutive years, with 0.33% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Equity rose 2.0% to 0.33% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.33% through Dec 2025, up 2.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.36% for FY2025, 3.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity for Q4 2025 was 0.33% at Alphabet, down from 0.33% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Equity was 0.33% in Q3 2025, with the low at 0.23% in Q1 2023.
  • Average Return on Equity over 5 years is 0.28%, with a median of 0.29% recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Equity grew 12bps in 2021, then dropped -7bps in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Equity stood at 0.31% in 2021, then dropped by -23bps to 0.24% in 2022, then grew by 13bps to 0.27% in 2023, then grew by 18bps to 0.31% in 2024, then rose by 5bps to 0.33% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity over the past three periods came in at 0.33%, 0.33%, and 0.33% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.