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Alphabet (GOOGM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2015 - 2026)

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Alphabet (GOOGM) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 24.48% in Q3 2026, up 0.56 percentage points from 23.93% a year earlier but down 5.56 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Alphabet (GOOGM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

For FY2025, Alphabet reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 25.28%, up 1.80 percentage points from FY2024.

  • Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for three straight years, with a five-year change of +11.76 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
  • Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 23.48% in FY2024 (+4.26 pp), 19.23% in FY2023 (+2.67 pp), 16.55% in FY2022 (-5.84 pp) and 22.40% in FY2021 (+8.88 pp).
  • Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has ranged from 15.95% in Q1 2023 to 30.04% in Q2 2026 over the past five years.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for 12 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.51 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
  • Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 8.50 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 4.94 percentage points in Q4 2022 at the low end.
  • Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 30.04% (Q2 2026), 24.66% (Q1 2026) and 23.36% (Q4 2025).
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Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2026 24.48%
Jun 30, 2026 30.04%
Mar 31, 2026 24.66%
Dec 31, 2025 23.36%
Sep 30, 2025 23.93%
Jun 30, 2025 23.65%
Mar 31, 2025 23.98%
Dec 31, 2024 22.74%
Sep 30, 2024 22.31%
Jun 30, 2024 21.32%
Mar 31, 2024 20.35%
Dec 31, 2023 18.47%
Sep 30, 2023 17.12%
Jun 30, 2023 16.20%
Mar 31, 2023 15.95%
Dec 31, 2022 16.58%
Sep 30, 2022 18.78%
Jun 30, 2022 20.22%
Mar 31, 2022 20.81%
Dec 31, 2021 21.52%
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