Growth Metrics

Alphabet (GOOGL) Shares Issued (2016 - 2026)

Alphabet has reported Shares Issued over the past 13 years, most recently at $5.5 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Shares Issued rose 76.3% to $5.5 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $16.5 billion through Mar 2026, up 33.7% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $14.2 billion for FY2025, 16.22% up from the prior year.
  • Shares Issued was $5.5 billion for Q1 2026 at Alphabet, up from $5.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Shares Issued peaked at $5.5 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at $2.0 billion in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Issued is $2.9 billion (2022), against an average of $3.0 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Shares Issued plummeted 31.79% in 2023 and then soared 76.3% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Shares Issued shows it stood at $2.1 billion in 2022, then grew by 28.91% to $2.7 billion in 2023, then rose by 13.77% to $3.0 billion in 2024, then surged by 69.43% to $5.2 billion in 2025, then rose by 6.14% to $5.5 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GOOGL's Shares Issued are $5.5 billion (Q1 2026), $5.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.3 billion (Q3 2025).