Alphabet (GOOGN) Share-based Compensation (2014 - 2026)

Alphabet (GOOGN) posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $6.8 billion for Q1 2026, up 22.39% YoY from $5.5 billion in Q1 2025, and down 4.53% sequentially from $7.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Alphabet (GOOGN) Share-based Compensation (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alphabet has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 13 years of filings, most recently posting $6.8 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 22.39% year-over-year to $6.8 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $26.2 billion (up 13.68% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $25.0 billion, up 9.52% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation retreated to $6.8 billion in Q1 2026, from $7.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Share-based Compensation for GOOGN reached as high as $7.1 billion in Q4 2025 and fell as low as $17.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $5.7 billion (2023), against an average of $5.3 billion.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Share-based Compensation sank 99.64% — and 2024, when it soared 34400.0%.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $5.1 billion in 2022, then climbed by 10.96% to $5.7 billion in 2023, then increased by 2.67% to $5.8 billion in 2024, then increased by 21.7% to $7.1 billion in 2025, then slipped by 4.53% to $6.8 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $6.8 billion, $7.1 billion, and $6.4 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 6.75 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 6.75 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 7.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 7.07 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 6.37 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 6.37 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 6.00 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 6.00 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 5.52 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 5.52 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 5.81 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 5.81 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 5.85 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 5.85 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 5.87 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 5.87 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 5.26 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 5.26 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 5.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 5.66 Bn