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

Alphabet has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 13 years of filings, most recently posting $6.8 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 22.39% year-over-year to $6.8 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $26.2 billion (up 13.68% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $25.0 billion, up 9.52% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation retreated to $6.8 billion in Q1 2026, from $7.1 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Share-based Compensation for GOOGL reached as high as $7.1 billion in Q4 2025 and fell as low as $17.0 million in Q2 2023.
• The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $5.7 billion (2023), against an average of $5.3 billion.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Share-based Compensation sank 99.64% — and 2024, when it soared 34400.0%.
• A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $5.1 billion in 2022, then climbed by 10.96% to $5.7 billion in 2023, then increased by 2.67% to $5.8 billion in 2024, then increased by 21.7% to $7.1 billion in 2025, then slipped by 4.53% to $6.8 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $6.8 billion, $7.1 billion, and $6.4 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.