Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) Earnings History

Alphabet Inc. - Q4 2025 EarningsBeat

Filed at: Feb 4, 2026, 4:01 PM EST|Read from source

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Alphabet delivered a strong fourth quarter and full year, exceeding $400 billion in annual revenue for the first time, driven by robust growth in Google Services and significant acceleration in Google Cloud, fueled by AI demand. The company also announced substantial planned CapEx for 2026 to support this growth.

POSITIVE HIGHLIGHTS

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    Consolidated Alphabet revenues increased 18% to $113.8 billion, accelerating from prior periods.

    positive
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    Google Cloud revenues surged 48% to $17.7 billion, driven by enterprise AI infrastructure and solutions.

    positive
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    Net income increased 30% to $34.5 billion, and diluted EPS grew 31% to $2.82.

    positive
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    YouTube's annual revenues surpassed $60 billion for the full year 2025.

    positive
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    Google Cloud ended 2025 at an annual run rate of over $70 billion.

    positive
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    Total Alphabet revenues exceeded $400 billion for the first time in fiscal year 2025.

    positive

CONCERNS & RISKS

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    Operating income included a $2.1 billion employee compensation charge for Waymo.

    attention
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    Other Bets operating loss widened significantly from $1.17 billion in Q4 2024 to $3.62 billion in Q4 2025.

    negative
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    Alphabet-level activities (primarily AI R&D) expenses increased substantially from $2.78 billion in Q4 2024 to $5.89 billion in Q4 2025.

    attention
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    Planned CapEx for 2026 is anticipated to be in the range of $175 to $185 billion, a significant increase from $91.4 billion in 2025.

    attention

FINANCIAL METRICS

Revenue
Quarterly
$113.83B
+18.0%
Prior year: $96.47B
Annual (YTD)
$402.84B
N/A
Prior year: $350.02B
Net Income
Quarterly
$34.45B
+30.0%
Prior year: $26.54B
Annual (YTD)
$132.17B
N/A
Prior year: $100.12B
EPS (Diluted)
Quarterly
$2.82
+31.1%
Prior year: $2.15
Operating Income
Quarterly
$35.93B
+16.0%
Prior year: $30.97B
Annual (YTD)
$129.04B
N/A
Prior year: $112.39B
EPS (Basic)
Quarterly
N/A
N/A

MARGIN ANALYSIS

Operating Margin
Current Quarter
31.6%
Prior Year
32.0%
YoY Change
-40 bps

Margin expansion indicates improving profitability and operational efficiency. Measured in basis points (bps): 100 bps = 1.0%.

REVENUE BY SEGMENT — Q4 2025 2025

VISUAL OVERVIEW

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Google Services
0.0%
N/A
CC: +17.0%
Google Cloud
0.0%
N/A
Other Bets
0.0%
N/A

DETAILED BREAKDOWN

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SegmentCurrentPrior YrYoY% TotalCC
Google Services
N/A———+17.0%
Google Cloud
N/A————
Other Bets
N/A————
Total Revenue$0.00M——100.0%—

Segment performance shows business unit health and growth drivers. Constant currency (CC) removes FX impact for like-for-like comparison.

SPECIAL ITEMS & ADJUSTMENTS

Q4 2025
Employee compensation charge for Waymo
Primarily reflected in research and development expenses.
+$2,100M

Special items are non-recurring events that may distort period-over-period comparisons. Analysts typically adjust for these when calculating normalized earnings.

MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY

It was a tremendous quarter for Alphabet and annual revenues exceeded $400 billion for the first time.

— Alphabet Inc., Q4 2025 2025 Earnings Call

The launch of Gemini 3 was a major milestone and we have great momentum.

— Alphabet Inc., Q4 2025 2025 Earnings Call

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.

— Alphabet Inc., Q4 2025 2025 Earnings Call

Commentary excerpts from earnings call transcripts provide management's perspective on performance, strategy, and outlook. Always review full transcripts for complete context.

OPERATIONAL METRICS

Gemini App monthly active users
750.0M
users
Gemini models tokens per minute
10000.0M
tokens/minute
Google Cloud annual run rate
70000.0M
USD
Number of employees
190.8K
+4.1% YoY
Prior year: 183.3K
employees

Operational metrics provide insight into business drivers and customer engagement beyond traditional financial measures.