Alphabet (GOOGM) Operating Margin (2014 - 2026)

Alphabet (GOOGM) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 36.12% for Q1 2026, up 220.0% YoY from 11.29% in Q1 2025, and up 14.42% sequentially from 31.57% in Q4 2025.

Alphabet (GOOGM) Operating Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alphabet has disclosed Operating Margin across 13 years of filings, most recently posting 36.12% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 220.0% year-over-year to 36.12%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 32.69% (up 2.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 32.03%, down 8.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin improved to 36.12% in Q1 2026, from 31.57% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for GOOGM reached as high as 36.12% in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 23.88% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 30.51% (2025), against an average of 29.92%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin sank 750 bps — and 2024, when it surged 667 bps.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 23.88% in 2022, then advanced by 15 bps to 27.46% in 2023, then climbed by 17 bps to 32.11% in 2024, then slipped by 2 bps to 31.57% in 2025, then climbed by 14 bps to 36.12% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 36.12%, 31.57%, and 30.51% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 36.12%
Dec 31, 2025 31.57%
Sep 30, 2025 30.51%
Jun 30, 2025 32.43%
Mar 31, 2025 33.92%
Dec 31, 2024 32.11%
Sep 30, 2024 32.31%
Jun 30, 2024 32.36%
Mar 31, 2024 31.63%
Dec 31, 2023 27.46%
Sep 30, 2023 27.83%
Jun 30, 2023 29.27%
Mar 31, 2023 24.95%
Dec 31, 2022 23.88%
Sep 30, 2022 24.80%
Jun 30, 2022 27.92%
Mar 31, 2022 29.55%
Dec 31, 2021 29.05%
Sep 30, 2021 32.30%
Jun 30, 2021 31.29%