Growth Metrics

Alphabet (GOOGL) Shares Repurchased (2016 - 2025)

Alphabet has reported Shares Repurchased over the past 11 years, most recently at $5.5 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Shares Repurchased fell 64.64% to $5.5 billion in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $30.6 billion through Mar 2026, down 50.25% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $45.7 billion for FY2025, 26.54% down from the prior year.
  • Shares Repurchased was $5.5 billion for Q4 2025 at Alphabet, down from $11.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Shares Repurchased peaked at $16.2 billion in Q4 2023 and troughed at $5.5 billion in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Repurchased is $15.0 billion (2023), against an average of $14.0 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Shares Repurchased soared 86.75% in 2021 and then crashed 64.64% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Shares Repurchased shows it stood at $13.5 billion in 2021, then rose by 14.35% to $15.4 billion in 2022, then increased by 5.09% to $16.2 billion in 2023, then fell by 3.95% to $15.6 billion in 2024, then crashed by 64.64% to $5.5 billion in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GOOGL's Shares Repurchased are $5.5 billion (Q4 2025), $11.5 billion (Q3 2025), and $13.6 billion (Q2 2025).