Growth Metrics

Alphabet (GOOGL) Shares Outstanding (2016 - 2025)

Alphabet (GOOGL) has disclosed Shares Outstanding for 12 consecutive years, with $12.1 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Shares Outstanding fell 1.01% to $12.1 billion in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $12.1 billion through Dec 2025, down 1.01% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $12.1 billion for FY2025, 1.01% down from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding for Q4 2025 was $12.1 billion at Alphabet, roughly flat from $12.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Shares Outstanding was $13.4 billion in Q1 2021, with the low at $12.1 billion in Q3 2025.
  • Average Shares Outstanding over 5 years is $12.7 billion, with a median of $12.6 billion recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Shares Outstanding surged 1862.36% in 2021, then decreased 3.44% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Shares Outstanding stood at $13.2 billion in 2021, then fell by 2.97% to $12.8 billion in 2022, then decreased by 3.03% to $12.5 billion in 2023, then fell by 2.0% to $12.2 billion in 2024, then fell by 1.01% to $12.1 billion in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding over the past three periods came in at $12.1 billion, $12.1 billion, and $12.1 billion for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.