Alphabet Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (GOOGL)

Alphabet's return on equity was 35.70% for fiscal 2025.

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Alphabet annual return on equity history

Alphabet annual return on equity

Fiscal yearPeriod endedReturn on equityChange (percentage points)
20252025-12-3135.70%+2.80 pp
20242024-12-3132.91%+5.55 pp
20232023-12-3127.36%+3.73 pp
20222022-12-3123.62%−8.45 pp
20212021-12-3132.07%+13.07 pp
20202020-12-3119.00%+0.88 pp
20192019-12-3118.12%−0.50 pp
20182018-12-3118.62%+9.93 pp
20172017-12-318.69%−6.33 pp
20162016-12-3115.02%+0.44 pp
20152015-12-3114.58%−0.23 pp
20142014-12-3114.81%

Alphabet return on equity trends

Over the last five fiscal years, Alphabet's return on equity increased from 19.00% to 35.70%, a change of +16.71 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 20.05%.

About the metric

What return on equity (ROE) means

Return on equity (ROE) measures how much net income a company generates relative to shareholders’ equity. It can help evaluate how efficiently equity capital is used, but unusually high or negative values may reflect leverage, losses, or a small equity base.

Calculation and source

How return on equity is calculated

TickerStat calculates ROE as SEC-reported net income divided by average stockholders’ equity at the beginning and end of the fiscal period. Periods with missing or non-positive average equity are omitted. Quarterly ROE uses quarterly net income and is not annualized. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.

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