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Alphabet : 2025 Q4 Earnings Press release

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‌Alphabet Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Results

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - February 4, 2026 - Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) today announced financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2025.

  • Consolidated Alphabet revenues increased 18%, or 17% in constant currency, to $113.8 billion, reflecting strong momentum across the business and acceleration in growth in both Google Services and Google Cloud.

  • Google Services revenues increased 14% to $95.9 billion, led by 17% growth in Google Search & other, 17% in Google subscriptions, platforms, and devices, and 9% in YouTube ads.

  • YouTube revenue across ads and subscriptions exceeded $60 billion for the full year 2025.

  • Google Cloud saw a continued increase in customer demand as revenues increased 48% to $17.7 billion, led by an increase in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) across enterprise AI Infrastructure and enterprise AI Solutions, as well as core GCP products.

  • Consolidated Alphabet operating income increased 16% and operating margin was 31.6%. Operating income included a $2.1 billion employee compensation charge for Waymo.

  • Net income increased 30% and EPS increased 31% to $2.82.

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google, said: "It was a tremendous quarter for Alphabet and annual revenues exceeded $400 billion for the first time. The launch of Gemini 3 was a major milestone and we have great momentum. Our first party models, like Gemini, now process over 10 billion tokens per minute via direct API use by our customers, and the Gemini App has grown to over 750 million monthly active users. Search saw more usage than ever before, with AI continuing to drive an expansionary moment.

We continue to drive strong growth across the business. YouTube's annual revenues surpassed $60 billion across ads and subscriptions; we now have over 325 million paid subscriptions across consumer services, led by strong adoption for Google One and YouTube Premium. And Google Cloud ended 2025 at an annual run rate of over $70 billion, representing a wide breadth of customers, driven by demand for AI products.

We're seeing our AI investments and infrastructure drive revenue and growth across the board. To meet customer demand and capitalize on the growing opportunities we have ahead of us, our 2026 CapEx investments are anticipated to be in the range of $175 to $185 billion."

Q4 2025 Financial Highlights

The following table summarizes our consolidated financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and 2025 (in millions, except for per share information and percentages).

Quarter Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,

2024

2025

2024

2025

(unaudited) (unaudited)

Revenues

$ 96,469

$ 113,828

$ 350,018

$ 402,836

Change in revenues year over year

12 %

18 %

14 %

15 %

Change in constant currency revenues year over year(1)

12 %

17 %

15 %

15 %

Operating income

$ 30,972

$ 35,934

$ 112,390

$ 129,039

Operating margin

32 %

32 %

32 %

32 %

Other income (expense), net

$ 1,271

$ 3,183

$ 7,425

$ 29,787

Net income

$ 26,536

$ 34,455

$ 100,118

$ 132,170

Diluted net income per share

$ 2.15

$ 2.82

$ 8.04

$ 10.81

(1) Non-GAAP measure. See the section captioned "Reconciliation from GAAP Revenues to Non-GAAP Constant Currency Revenues and GAAP Percentage Change in Revenues to Non-GAAP Percentage Change in Constant Currency Revenues" for more details.

Q4 2025 Supplemental Information (in millions, except for number of employees; unaudited)

Revenues, Traffic Acquisition Costs (TAC), and Number of Employees

Quarter Ended December 31,

2024

2025

Google Search & other

$ 54,034

$ 63,073

YouTube ads

10,473

11,383

Google Network

7,954

7,828

Google advertising

72,461

82,284

Google subscriptions, platforms, and devices

11,633

13,578

Google Services total

84,094

95,862

Google Cloud

11,955

17,664

Other Bets

400

370

Hedging gains (losses)

20

(68)

Total revenues

$ 96,469

$ 113,828

Total TAC

$ 14,848 $

16,597

Number of employees

183,323

190,820

Segment Operating Results

Quarter Ended December 31,

2024

2025

Operating income (loss):

Google Services

$ 32,836

$ 40,132

Google Cloud

2,093

$ 5,313

Other Bets

(1,174)

$ (3,617)

Alphabet-level activities(1)

(2,783)

$ (5,894)

Total income from operations $ 30,972 $ 35,934

(1) Alphabet-level activities primarily reflect expenses related to our shared AI research and development.

Additional Information Relating to the Quarter Ended December 31, 2025 (unaudited)

Issuance of Senior Unsecured Notes

In November 2025, Alphabet issued senior unsecured notes for net proceeds of $24.8 billion to be used for general corporate purposes.

Waymo

In February 2026, Waymo announced an investment round of $16.0 billion, the significant majority of which was funded by Alphabet. For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, we recognized a $2.1 billion employee compensation charge, primarily reflected in research and development expenses, based on estimated stock valuation.

Dividend Program

Alphabet's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 payable on March 16, 2026 to stockholders of record for each of the Company's Class A, Class B, and Class C shares as of March 9, 2026.

‌Webcast and Conference Call Information

A live audio webcast of our fourth quarter 2025 earnings release call will be available on YouTube at https:// https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIK5-yi7a-c. The call begins today at 1:30 PM (PT) / 4:30 PM (ET). This press release, including the reconciliations of certain non-GAAP measures to their nearest comparable GAAP measures, is also available at http://abc.xyz/investor.

We also provide announcements regarding our financial performance, including SEC filings, investor events, press and earnings releases, and blogs, on our investor relations website (http://abc.xyz/investor).

We also share Google news and product updates on Google's Keyword blog at https://www.blog.google/ and News From Google page on X at x.com/NewsFromGoogle, and our executive officers may also use certain social media channels, such as X and LinkedIn, to communicate information about earnings results and company updates, which may be of interest or material to our investors.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from the results predicted include, among others, those risks and uncertainties included under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, which are on file with the SEC and are available on our investor relations website at http://abc.xyz/investor and on the SEC website at https://www.sec.gov. Additional information will also be set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and may be set forth in other reports and filings we make with the SEC. All information provided in this release and in the attachments is as of February 4, 2026. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements in this press release, which are based on information available to us on the date hereof. We undertake no duty to update this information unless required by law.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, we use the following non-GAAP financial measures: free cash flow; constant currency revenues; and percentage change in constant currency revenues. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

We use these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision-making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance and liquidity by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of our recurring core business operating results, such as our revenues excluding the effect of foreign exchange rate movements and hedging activities, which are recognized at the consolidated level. We believe that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting, and analyzing future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management's internal comparisons to our historical performance and liquidity as well as comparisons to our competitors' operating results. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors both because (1) they allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision-making and (2) they are used by our institutional investors and the analyst community to help them analyze the health of our business.

There are a number of limitations related to the use of non-GAAP financial measures. We compensate for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures and evaluating these non-GAAP financial measures together with their relevant financial measures in accordance with GAAP.

For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the sections captioned "Reconciliation from GAAP Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow" and "Reconciliation from GAAP Revenues to Non-GAAP Constant Currency Revenues and GAAP Percentage Change in Revenues to Non-GAAP Percentage Change in Constant Currency Revenues" included at the end of this release.

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‌Alphabet Inc. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions, except par value per share amounts)

As of December 31,

Assets

2024

2025

(unaudited)

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 23,466

$ 30,708

Marketable securities

72,191

96,135

Total cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities

95,657

126,843

Accounts receivable, net

52,340

62,886

Other current assets

15,714

16,309

Total current assets

163,711

206,038

Non-marketable securities

37,982

68,687

Deferred income taxes

17,180

9,113

Property and equipment, net

171,036

246,597

Operating lease assets

13,588

15,221

Goodwill

31,885

33,380

Other non-current assets

14,874

16,245

Total assets

$ 450,256

$ 595,281

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$ 7,987

$ 12,200

Accrued compensation and benefits

15,069

17,546

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

51,228

55,557

Accrued revenue share

9,802

10,864

Deferred revenue

5,036

6,578

Total current liabilities

89,122

102,745

Long-term debt

10,883

46,547

Income taxes payable, non-current

8,782

9,531

Operating lease liabilities

11,691

12,744

Other long-term liabilities

4,694

8,449

Total liabilities

125,172

180,016

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' equity:

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share, 100 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding

0

0

Class A, Class B, and Class C stock and additional paid-in capital,

$0.001 par value per share: 300,000 shares authorized (Class A 180,000, Class B 60,000, Class C 60,000); 12,211 (Class A 5,835, Class

B 861, Class C 5,515) and 12,088 (Class A 5,822, Class B 837, Class C 5,429) shares issued and outstanding

84,800

93,126

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

(4,800)

(1,916)

Retained earnings

245,084

324,055

Total stockholders' equity

325,084

415,265

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$ 450,256

$ 595,281

‌Alphabet Inc. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In millions, except per share amounts)

Quarter Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,

2024

2025

2024

2025

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

Revenues

$ 96,469

$ 113,828

$ 350,018

$ 402,836

Costs and expenses:

Cost of revenues

40,613

45,766

146,306

162,535

Research and development

13,116

18,572

49,326

61,087

Sales and marketing

7,363

8,215

27,808

28,693

General and administrative

4,405

5,341

14,188

21,482

Total costs and expenses

65,497

77,894

237,628

273,797

Income from operations

30,972

35,934

112,390

129,039

Other income (expense), net

1,271

3,183

7,425

29,787

Income before income taxes

32,243

39,117

119,815

158,826

Provision for income taxes

5,707

4,662

19,697

26,656

Net income

$ 26,536

$ 34,455

$ 100,118

$ 132,170

Basic net income per share

$ 2.17

$ 2.85

$ 8.13

$ 10.91

Diluted net income per share

$ 2.15

$ 2.82

$ 8.04

$ 10.81

Number of shares used in basic net income per share calculation

12,228

12,073

12,319

12,116

Number of shares used in diluted net income per share calculation

12,348

12,228

12,447

12,230

‌Alphabet Inc. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

Quarter Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,

2024

2025

2024

2025

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

Operating activities

Net income

$ 26,536

$ 34,455

$ 100,118

$ 132,170

Adjustments:

Depreciation of property and equipment

4,205

6,040

15,311

21,136

Stock-based compensation expense

5,810

7,071

22,785

24,953

Deferred income taxes

(1,448)

1,218

(5,257)

8,348

Loss (gain) on debt and equity securities, net

67

(2,354)

(2,671)

(24,620)

Other

827

1,265

3,419

2,108

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:

Accounts receivable, net

(4,570)

(4,943)

(5,891)

(8,779)

Income taxes, net

379

66

(2,418)

(3,226)

Other assets

937

(482)

(1,397)

(4,542)

Accounts payable

401

227

359

907

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

5,205

7,937

(1,161)

12,939

Accrued revenue share

581

799

1,059

899

Deferred revenue

183

1,103

1,043

2,420

Net cash provided by operating activities

39,113

52,402

125,299

164,713

Investing activities

Purchases of property and equipment

(14,276)

(27,851)

(52,535)

(91,447)

Purchases of marketable securities

(21,645)

(42,939)

(86,679)

(103,773)

Maturities and sales of marketable securities

21,649

21,939

103,428

83,240

Purchases of non-marketable securities

(1,800)

(2,404)

(5,034)

(5,716)

Maturities and sales of non-marketable securities

150

171

882

1,367

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and purchases of intangible assets

(91)

(167)

(2,931)

(1,592)

Other investing activities

(167)

(525)

(2,667)

(2,370)

Net cash used in investing activities

(16,180)

(51,776)

(45,536)

(120,291)

Financing activities

Net payments related to stock-based award activities

(3,049)

(5,166)

(12,190)

(14,167)

Repurchases of stock

(15,551)

(5,499)

(62,222)

(45,709)

Dividend payments

(2,442)

(2,536)

(7,363)

(10,049)

Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of costs

4,895

26,562

13,589

64,564

Repayments of debt

(3,750)

(6,333)

(12,701)

(32,427)

Proceeds from sale of interest in consolidated entities, net

861

0

1,154

400

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(19,036)

7,028

(79,733)

(37,388)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

(390)

(36)

(612)

208

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

3,507

7,618

(582)

7,242

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

19,959

23,090

24,048

23,466

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$ 23,466

$ 30,708

$ 23,466

$ 30,708

‌Segment Results

The following table presents our segment revenues and operating income (loss) (in millions; unaudited):

Quarter Ended December 31,

2024

2025

Revenues:

Google Services

$ 84,094

$ 95,862

Google Cloud

11,955

17,664

Other Bets

400

370

Hedging gains (losses)

20

(68)

Total revenues

$ 96,469

$ 113,828

Operating income (loss):

Google Services

$ 32,836

$ 40,132

Google Cloud

2,093

5,313

Other Bets

(1,174)

(3,617)

Alphabet-level activities

(2,783)

(5,894)

Total income from operations

$ 30,972

$ 35,934

We report our segment results as Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets:

  • Google Services includes products and services such as ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Google Maps, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. Google Services generates revenues primarily from advertising; fees received for consumer subscription-based products such as YouTube TV, YouTube Music and Premium, and NFL Sunday Ticket, as well as Google One; the sale of apps and in-app purchases; and devices.

  • Google Cloud includes infrastructure and platform services, applications, and other services for enterprise customers. Google Cloud generates revenues primarily from consumption-based fees and subscriptions received for Google Cloud Platform services, Google Workspace communication and collaboration tools, and other enterprise services.

  • Other Bets is a combination of multiple operating segments that are not individually material. Revenues from Other Bets are generated primarily from the sale of autonomous transportation services and internet services.

Certain costs are not allocated to our segments because they represent Alphabet-level activities. These costs primarily include:

  • certain AI-focused shared research and development activities, including employee compensation expenses and technical infrastructure usage costs associated with the development of our general AI models;

  • corporate initiatives such as our philanthropic activities; and

  • corporate shared costs such as certain finance, human resource, and legal costs, including certain fines and settlements.

Charges associated with employee severance and office space reductions are also not allocated to our segments. Additionally, hedging gains (losses) related to revenue are not allocated to our segments.

‌Other Income (Expense), Net

The following table presents our other income (expense), net (in millions; unaudited):

Quarter Ended December 31,

2024

2025

Interest income

$

1,088

$

1,210

Interest expense

(53)

(298)

Foreign currency exchange gain (loss), net

(21)

(64)

Gain (loss) on debt securities, net

(431)

51

Gain (loss) on equity securities, net(1)

364

2,302

Income (loss) and impairment from equity method investments, net

(87)

(86)

Other

411

68

Other income (expense), net $ 1,271 $ 3,183

(1) Includes all gains and losses, unrealized and realized, on equity securities. For Q4 2025, the net effect of the gain on equity securities of $2.3 billion increased the provision for income tax, net income, and diluted net income per share by

$483 million, $1.8 billion, and $0.15, respectively. Fluctuations in the value of our investments may be affected by market dynamics and other factors and could significantly contribute to the volatility of OI&E in future periods.

‌Reconciliation from GAAP Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow (in millions; unaudited):

We provide non-GAAP free cash flow for the current quarter and trailing twelve months ("TTM") because it is a liquidity measure that provides useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated by the business that can be used for strategic opportunities, including investing in our business and acquisitions, and to strengthen our balance sheet.

Quarter Ended TTM

Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025

Q4 2025

Net cash provided by operating activities $ 36,150 $ 27,747 $ 48,414 $ 52,402

$164,713

Less: purchases of property and equipment (17,197) (22,446) (23,953) (27,851)

(91,447)

Free cash flow $ 18,953 $ 5,301 $ 24,461 $ 24,551

$ 73,266

Free cash flow: We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures.

TTM free cash flow: We define trailing twelve months free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures for the most recent twelve consecutive months.

‌Reconciliation from GAAP Revenues to Non-GAAP Constant Currency Revenues and GAAP Percentage Change in Revenues to Non-GAAP Percentage Change in Constant Currency Revenues (in millions, except percentages; unaudited):

We provide non-GAAP constant currency revenues ("constant currency revenues") and non-GAAP percentage change in constant currency revenues ("percentage change in constant currency revenues"), because they facilitate the comparison of current results to historic performance by excluding the effect of foreign exchange rate movements ("FX Effect") as well as hedging activities, which are recognized at the consolidated level, as they are not indicative of our core operating results.

Non-GAAP constant currency revenues is defined as revenues excluding the effect of foreign exchange rate movements and hedging activities and is calculated by translating current period revenues using prior period exchange rates and excluding any hedging effect recognized in the current period. We calculate the percentage change in constant currency revenues by comparing constant currency revenues to the prior year comparable period revenues, excluding any hedging effect recognized in the prior period.

Revenues by Geography

Comparison from the Quarter Ended December 31, 2024 to the Quarter Ended December 31, 2025

Quarter Ended December 31, 2025 % Change from Prior Period

2024

2025

Less FX Effect

Currency Revenues

As Reported

Hedging Effect

Less FX Effect

Currency Revenues

United States

$ 47,375 $ 55,444

$ 0

$ 55,444

17 %

0 %

17 %

EMEA

28,184 33,056

1,438

31,618

17 %

5 %

12 %

APAC

15,156 18,527

(176)

18,703

22 %

(1)%

23 %

Other Americas

5,734 6,869

69

6,800

20 %

1 %

19 %

Revenues, excluding hedging effect

96,449 113,896

1,331

112,565

18 %

1 %

17 %

Hedging gains (losses)

20 (68)

Total revenues(1)

$ 96,469 $ 113,828

$ 112,565

18 %

0 %

1 %

17 %

Quarter Ended December 31, Constant Less Constant

(1) Total constant currency revenues of $112.6 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 increased $16.1 billion compared to $96.4 billion in revenues, excluding hedging effect, for the quarter ended December 31, 2024.

Comparison from the Quarter Ended September 30, 2025 to the Quarter Ended December 31, 2025

Quarter Ended December 31, 2025 % Change from Prior Period Quarter Ended

September 30, 2025

December 31,

2025

Less FX Effect

Currency Revenues

As Reported

Hedging Effect

Less FX Effect

Currency Revenues

United States

$ 48,758

$ 55,444

$ 0

$ 55,444

14 %

0 %

14 %

EMEA

29,911

33,056

(51)

33,107

11 %

0 %

11 %

APAC

17,819

18,527

(236)

18,763

4 %

(1)%

5 %

Other Americas

6,065

6,869

30

6,839

13 %

0 %

13 %

Revenues, excluding hedging effect

102,553

113,896

(257)

114,153

11 %

0 %

11 %

Hedging gains (losses)

(207)

(68)

Total revenues(1)

$ 102,346 $ 113,828

$ 114,153

11 %

0 %

0 %

11 %

Constant Less Constant

(1) Total constant currency revenues of $114.2 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 increased $11.6 billion compared to $102.6 billion in revenues, excluding hedging effect, for the quarter ended September 30, 2025.

Comparison from the Year Ended December 31, 2024 to the Year Ended December 31, 2025

Year Ended December 31, 2025 % Change from Prior Period

United States

$ 170,447 $ 194,229

$ 0

$ 194,229

14 %

0 %

14

%

EMEA

102,127 $ 117,152

2,755

114,397

15 %

3 %

12

%

APAC

56,815 67,680

(314)

67,994

19 %

(1)%

20

%

Other Americas

20,418 23,902

(834)

24,736

17 %

(4)%

21

%

Revenues, excluding hedging effect

349,807 402,963

1,607

401,356

15 %

0 %

15

%

Hedging gains (losses)

211 (127)

Total revenues(1)

$ 350,018 $ 402,836

$ 401,356

15 %

0 %

0 %

15

%

Year Ended December 31, 2024 2025 Less FX Effect Constant Currency Revenues As Reported Less Hedging Effect Less FX Effect Constant Currency Revenues

(1) Total constant currency revenues of $401.4 billion for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased $51.5 billion compared to $349.8 billion in revenues, excluding hedging effect for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Total Revenues - Prior Year Comparative Periods

Comparison from the Quarter Ended December 31, 2023 to the Quarter Ended December 31, 2024

Quarter Ended December 31, 2024 % Change from Prior Period

2023 2024

Effect

Revenues

Reported

Effect

Effect

s

Revenues excluding hedging effect $ 86,160 $ 96,449

$ (265)

$ 96,714

12 %

0 %

12 %

Hedging gains (losses) $ 150 $ 20

Total revenues $ 86,310 $ 96,469

$ 96,714

12 %

0 %

0 %

12 %

Quarter Ended December 31, Less FX Constant Currency As Less Hedging Less FX Currency Revenue

Total Revenues - Prior Year Comparative Periods

Comparison from the Year Ended December 31, 2023 to the Year Ended December 31, 2024

Year Ended December 31, 2024 % Change from Prior Period

2023

2024

Effect

Revenues

Reported

Effect

Effect

Revenues

Revenues excluding hedging effect $ 307,158

$ 349,807

$ (2,936)

$ 352,743

14 %

(1)%

15 %

Hedging gains (losses) $ 236

$ 211

Total revenues $ 307,394

$ 350,018

$ 352,743

14 %

0 %

(1)%

15 %

Year Ended December 31, Less FX Constant Currency As Less Hedging Less FX Constant Currency