Growth Metrics

Alphabet (GOOGL) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)

Historic Share-based Compensation for Alphabet (GOOGL) over the last 12 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to $6.4 billion.

  • Alphabet's Share-based Compensation rose 892.92% to $6.4 billion in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was $23.4 billion, marking a year-over-year increase of 521.16%. This contributed to the annual value of $22.8 billion for FY2024, which is 144.7% up from last year.
  • Per Alphabet's latest filing, its Share-based Compensation stood at $6.4 billion for Q3 2025, which was up 892.92% from $6.0 billion recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Alphabet's Share-based Compensation's 5-year high stood at $6.4 billion during Q3 2025, with a 5-year trough of $3.7 billion in Q1 2021.
  • Moreover, its 5-year median value for Share-based Compensation was $5.3 billion (2023), whereas its average is $5.2 billion.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Alphabet's Share-based Compensation surged by 2898.33% in 2022, and later tumbled by 37.85% in 2024.
  • Over the past 5 years, Alphabet's Share-based Compensation (Quarter) stood at $4.0 billion in 2021, then grew by 28.98% to $5.1 billion in 2022, then grew by 10.96% to $5.7 billion in 2023, then increased by 2.67% to $5.8 billion in 2024, then grew by 9.6% to $6.4 billion in 2025.
  • Its Share-based Compensation stands at $6.4 billion for Q3 2025, versus $6.0 billion for Q2 2025 and $5.5 billion for Q1 2025.