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Alphabet Inc. GOOGL

Communication Services  —  Internet Content & Information
343.92 1.56 0.46% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$4.17T
P/E
17.1×
S&P 500 Member Dividend Champion (3y) Cash Flow Champion (3y) Revenue Champion (10y)
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Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) Return on invested capital

Alphabet Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 18.6%, down 5.5 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

Annual

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

Low 23.7% High 38.8%
Ten-year median 26.2%
Current reading's percentile 18

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
RDDT Reddit Inc. compare 98.3%
MTCH Match Group Inc. compare 22.6%
META Meta Platforms, Inc. compare 21.3%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. 18.6%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. compare 18.6%
PINS Pinterest, Inc. compare 5.39%
SPOT Spotify Technology compare 0.00%
BIDU Baidu, Inc. compare −2.17%
SNAP Snap Inc. compare −7.22%
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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