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Alphabet Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $402.8 billion, up 15.1% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +24.7%
- EPS
- −26.0%
- Free cash flow
- −137.1%
- Total debt
- +479.0%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) Return on invested capital
Alphabet Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 18.3%, down 5.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (24.1%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 23.7% (fiscal 2018) to 38.8% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is above the Internet Content & Information industry median of 0.00% and above the Communication Services sector median of 0.00%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 24.1% | (5.15) |
| FY2024 | 29.2% | 0.65 |
| FY2023 | 28.6% | (1.20) |
| FY2022 | 29.8% | (9.02) |
| FY2021 | 38.8% | 12.98 |
| FY2020 | 25.8% | 1.04 |
| FY2019 | 24.8% | 1.05 |
| FY2018 | 23.7% | (6.24) |
| FY2017 | 30.0% | 3.80 |
| FY2016 | 26.2% | 1.61 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| RDDT Reddit Inc. compare | 103.5% |
| MTCH Match Group Inc. compare | 24.1% |
| META Meta Platforms, Inc. compare | 18.3% |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. | 18.3% |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. compare | 18.3% |
| PINS Pinterest, Inc. compare | 4.68% |
| SPOT Spotify Technology compare | 0.00% |
| BIDU Baidu, Inc. compare | −2.17% |
| SNAP Snap Inc. compare | −2.52% |
| Internet Content & Information industry median | 0.00% |
| Communication Services sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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