Alphabet (GOOGN) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026)

Alphabet (GOOGN) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $70.2 billion for Q1 2026, up 17.73% YoY from $59.6 billion in Q1 2025, and down 9.88% sequentially from $77.9 billion in Q4 2025.

Alphabet (GOOGN) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alphabet has disclosed Operating Expenses across 13 years of filings, most recently posting $70.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 17.73% year-over-year to $70.2 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $284.4 billion (up 17.42% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $273.8 billion, up 15.22% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses eased to $70.2 billion in Q1 2026, from $77.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for GOOGN reached as high as $77.9 billion in Q4 2025 and fell as low as $47.9 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $57.9 billion (2022), against an average of $59.6 billion.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses rose 23.25% — and 2024, when it climbed 4.61%.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $57.9 billion in 2022, then gained by 8.16% to $62.6 billion in 2023, then advanced by 4.61% to $65.5 billion in 2024, then climbed by 18.93% to $77.9 billion in 2025, then declined by 9.88% to $70.2 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $70.2 billion, $77.9 billion, and $71.1 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 70.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 77.90 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 71.12 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 65.16 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 59.63 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 65.50 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 59.75 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 57.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 55.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 62.61 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 55.35 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 52.77 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 52.37 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 57.89 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 51.96 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 50.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 47.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 53.44 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 44.09 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 42.52 Bn