Alphabet (GOOGM) Cost of Revenue (2014 - 2026)
Alphabet's Cost of Revenue was $51.42 billion in Q3 2026, up 24.3% from $41.37 billion a year earlier and up 11.9% from the prior quarter.
Alphabet (GOOGM) Cost of Revenue (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Alphabet's Cost of Revenue was $184.4 billion through Sep 30, 2026, up 17.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $162.54 billion, up 11.1% from FY2024.
- Cost of Revenue has now increased for 12 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 13.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Cost of Revenue was $146.31 billion in FY2024 (+9.7%), $133.33 billion in FY2023 (+5.6%), $126.2 billion in FY2022 (+13.8%) and $110.94 billion in FY2021 (+30.9%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Cost of Revenue in data going back to Q3 2014.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cost of Revenue has increased for 45 straight quarters, with growth averaging 13.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Cost of Revenue ran from 3.4% in Q1 2023 to 26.5% in Q4 2021.
- Per Business Quant data, GOOGM's Cost of Revenue in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $45.94 billion (Q2 2026), $41.27 billion (Q1 2026) and $45.77 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 51.42 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 45.94 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 41.27 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 45.77 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 41.37 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 39.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 36.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 40.61 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 36.47 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 35.51 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 33.71 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 37.58 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 33.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 31.92 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 30.61 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 35.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 31.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 30.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 29.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 32.99 Bn |
Alphabet Cost of Revenue API
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