Alphabet (GOOGL) Shares Repurchased (2015 - 2025)
Alphabet (GOOGL) recorded Shares Repurchased of $5.5 billion in Q4 2025, down 64.6% from $15.55 billion a year earlier and down 53.8% from the prior quarter.
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Alphabet (GOOGL) Shares Repurchased (2015 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Alphabet reported Shares Repurchased of $45.71 billion, down 26.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Repurchased has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Shares Repurchased came in at $62.22 billion in FY2024 (+1.2%), $61.5 billion in FY2023 (+3.7%), $59.3 billion in FY2022 (+17.9%) and $50.27 billion in FY2021 (+61.4%).
- The Q4 2025 figure is the lowest quarterly Shares Repurchased since Q2 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Repurchased has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 12.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Shares Repurchased in the last five years was growth of 86.7% in Q2 2021, against a decline of 64.6% in Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $11.9 billion (Q3 2025), $13.24 billion (Q2 2025) and $15.07 billion (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Repurchased (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,394.62 Bn | 3,078.49 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,562.01 Bn | 1,562.01 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Netflix | 255.92 Bn | 217.22 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 4.80 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 227.02 Bn | 40.65 Bn | 15.16 Bn | - |
| 5 | Shopify | 203.21 Bn | 180.40 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 1.42 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 132.34 Bn | 104.14 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 518.00 Mn |
| 7 | Spotify Technology | 121.64 Bn | 78.55 Bn | 1.89 Bn | -360.08 Mn |
| 8 | Booking Holdings | 113.63 Bn | 46.68 Bn | - | 3.99 Bn |
| 9 | PDD Holdings | 109.85 Bn | -134.20 Bn | 9.48 Bn | - |
| 10 | Airbnb | 97.28 Bn | 50.51 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 1.05 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.50 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.24 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.55 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.68 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.79 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.97 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.56 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.41 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.39 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.61 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 12.80 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 11.40 Bn |
API Access
Alphabet Shares Repurchased API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-repurchased&ticker=GOOGL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-repurchased", "ticker": "GOOGL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-repurchased&ticker=GOOGL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();