Google Cloud — Employee compensation expenses
Alphabet Inc. Google Cloud — Employee compensation expenses increased by 15.8% to $6.44B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 19.1%, from $5.41B to $6.44B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Google Cloud — Employee compensation expenses shows an upward trend with a 11.0% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Rising compensation costs relative to revenue may indicate aggressive hiring or increased competition for technical talent, potentially pressuring margins.
Detailed definition
Includes all costs related to salaries, bonuses, stock-based compensation, and benefits for personnel directly supportin...
Peer comparison
Standard operating expense line item for human capital-intensive technology segments.
goog_segment_google_cloud_employee_compensation_expensesHistorical Data
| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $4.03B | $4.03B | $4.03B | $4.03B | $4.76B | $4.76B | $4.76B | $4.76B | $5.16B | $5.18B | $5.16B | $5.03B | $5.41B | $5.52B | $5.59B | $5.56B | $6.44B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +18.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +8.3% | +0.3% | -0.3% | -2.5% | +7.6% | +1.9% | +1.3% | -0.4% | +15.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +18.1% | +18.1% | +18.1% | +18.1% | +8.3% | +8.6% | +8.3% | +5.6% | +4.9% | +6.6% | +8.3% | +10.6% | +19.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Alphabet Inc.'s google cloud — employee compensation expenses?
- Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) reported google cloud — employee compensation expenses of $6.44B in Q1 2026.
- How has Alphabet Inc.'s google cloud — employee compensation expenses changed year-over-year?
- Alphabet Inc.'s google cloud — employee compensation expenses increased by 19.1% year-over-year, from $5.41B to $6.44B.
- What is the long-term trend for Alphabet Inc.'s google cloud — employee compensation expenses?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Alphabet Inc.'s google cloud — employee compensation expenses has grown at a 11.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $16.13B to $22.08B.
- What does google cloud — employee compensation expenses mean?
- The total cost of paying and incentivizing the employees working in the cloud division.