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Alphabet (GOOGL) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)

Alphabet has reported Share-based Compensation over the past 13 years, most recently at $6.8 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 22.39% to $6.8 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $26.2 billion through Mar 2026, up 13.68% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $25.0 billion for FY2025, 9.52% up from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $6.8 billion for Q1 2026 at Alphabet, down from $7.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $7.1 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at $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.
  • Year-over-year, Share-based Compensation plummeted 99.64% in 2023 and then soared 34400.0% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $5.1 billion in 2022, then rose 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 fell by 4.53% to $6.8 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GOOGL's Share-based Compensation are $6.8 billion (Q1 2026), $7.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $6.4 billion (Q3 2025).