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

Alphabet (GOOGL) has disclosed Share-based Compensation for 12 consecutive years, with $7.1 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 21.7% to $7.1 billion in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $25.0 billion through Dec 2025, up 9.52% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $25.0 billion for FY2025, 9.52% up from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q4 2025 was $7.1 billion at Alphabet, up from $6.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $7.1 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at $17.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $5.0 billion, with a median of $5.3 billion recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Share-based Compensation tumbled 99.64% in 2023, then skyrocketed 34400.0% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $4.0 billion in 2021, then grew by 28.98% to $5.1 billion in 2022, then increased 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.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods came in at $7.1 billion, $6.4 billion, and $6.0 billion for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.