Alphabet (GOOGL) Short-term Investments (2014 - 2026)
Alphabet's Short-term Investments was $186.56 billion in Q2 2026, up 151.7% from $74.11 billion a year earlier and up 110.1% from the prior quarter.
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Alphabet (GOOGL) Short-term Investments (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Short-term Investments at Alphabet came in at $96.14 billion, up 33.2% from FY2024.
- Short-term Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Short-term Investments was $72.19 billion in FY2024 (-16.9%), $86.87 billion in FY2023 (-5.5%), $91.88 billion in FY2022 (-22.6%) and $118.7 billion in FY2021 (+7.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Short-term Investments in data going back to Q4 2014.
- Compared with a year earlier, Short-term Investments has increased for five straight quarters, with growth averaging 20.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Short-term Investments over five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 151.7%); the worst was Q4 2022 (a decline of 22.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, GOOGL's Short-term Investments in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $88.78 billion (Q1 2026), $96.14 billion (Q4 2025) and $75.41 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,173.87 Bn | 3,931.39 Bn | 73.85 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,849.67 Bn | 1,552.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 279.23 Bn | 239.43 Bn | 6.52 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 245.86 Bn | 63.73 Bn | 15.11 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 196.08 Bn | 173.27 Bn | 1.71 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 138.90 Bn | 110.88 Bn | 6.38 Bn |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 119.48 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 107.30 Bn | -144.64 Bn | 9.45 Bn |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 97.33 Bn | 54.56 Bn | 1.86 Bn |
| 10 | Airbnb | 95.83 Bn | 49.06 Bn | 2.98 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 186.56 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 88.78 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 96.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 75.41 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 74.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 72.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 72.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 73.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 73.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 83.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 86.87 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 89.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 92.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 89.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 91.88 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 94.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 107.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 113.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 118.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 118.28 Bn |
API Access
Alphabet Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=GOOGL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=GOOGL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();