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.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |