Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) Share-based Compensation (2014 - 2026)

Alphabet (GOOGL) has reported Share-based Compensation for 13 consecutive years, with $8.0 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 32.66% year-over-year to $8.0 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $28.1 billion, a 21.48% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $25.0 billion, up 9.52% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation was $8.0 billion for Q2 2026 at Alphabet, up from $6.8 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $8.0 billion in Q2 2026 and troughed at $17.0 million in Q2 2023.
• A 5-year average of $5.5 billion and a median of $5.7 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
• Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation plunged 99.64% in 2023 and surged 34400.0% in 2024, its largest moves.
• Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $5.1 billion in 2022, then advanced by 10.96% to $5.7 billion in 2023, then grew by 2.67% to $5.8 billion in 2024, then grew by 21.7% to $7.1 billion in 2025, then rose by 12.53% to $8.0 billion in 2026.
• The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $8.0 billion (Q2 2026), $6.8 billion (Q1 2026), and $7.1 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.