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.

• In Q2 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 32.66% year-over-year to $8.0 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $28.1 billion (up 21.48% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $25.0 billion, up 9.52% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation rose to $8.0 billion in Q2 2026 per GOOGL's latest filing, from $6.8 billion in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $8.0 billion in Q2 2026 and bottomed at $17.0 million in Q2 2023.
• Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $5.5 billion across 5 years, with a median of $5.7 billion in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Share-based Compensation tumbled 99.64% — and 2024, when it soared 34400.0%.
• Alphabet's Share-based Compensation stood at $5.1 billion in 2022, then grew by 10.96% to $5.7 billion in 2023, then rose by 2.67% to $5.8 billion in 2024, then rose by 21.7% to $7.1 billion in 2025, then advanced by 12.53% to $8.0 billion in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows GOOGL's Share-based Compensation at $8.0 billion in Q2 2026, $6.8 billion in Q1 2026, and $7.1 billion in Q4 2025.