Alphabet (GOOGL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2015 - 2026)
Alphabet's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 43.64% for Q2 2026, up 11.00 percentage points from 32.64% a year earlier and up 7.80 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Alphabet (GOOGL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Alphabet's Return on Equity [ROE] was 35.70%, up 2.80 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +16.71 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 32.91% in FY2024 (+5.55 pp), 27.36% in FY2023 (+3.73 pp), 23.62% in FY2022 (-8.45 pp) and 32.07% in FY2021 (+13.07 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to Q3 2015.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for 11 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.53 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q3 2021 (a gain of 12.30 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a drop of 7.12 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows GOOGL's Return on Equity [ROE] at 35.84% (Q1 2026), 32.95% (Q4 2025) and 33.14% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,164.76 Bn | 3,922.28 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 43.64% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,823.40 Bn | 1,525.92 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 26.97% |
| 3 | Netflix | 288.27 Bn | 248.47 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 44.55% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 252.72 Bn | 70.58 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 6.21% |
| 5 | Shopify | 186.52 Bn | 163.71 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 15.31% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.11 Bn | 111.09 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 35.90% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 123.13 Bn | 56.18 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 111.72 Bn | -140.21 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 33.94% |
| 9 | AppLovin | 103.35 Bn | 93.38 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 159.59% |
| 10 | Spotify Technology | 102.35 Bn | 59.59 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 40.74% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 43.64% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 35.84% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 32.95% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 33.14% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 32.64% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 33.12% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 31.33% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 30.66% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.53% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.60% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.52% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.70% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.09% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.66% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.53% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.32% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.27% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 29.48% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 30.65% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 29.29% |
API Access
Alphabet Return on Equity [ROE] 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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GOOGL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GOOGL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();