Google Services — Employee compensation expenses
Business Segments · Employee compensation expensesAlphabet Inc. Google Services — Employee compensation expenses increased by 3.1% to $11.41B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.3%, from $10.94B to $11.41B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Google Services — Employee compensation expenses shows relatively stable performance with a 1.2% 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 signal increased competition for talent or a shift toward higher-skilled, more expensive labor.
Detailed definition
This includes all costs related to salaries, bonuses, stock-based compensation, and benefits for personnel directly supp...
Peer comparison
Standard 'Personnel Expense' or 'Labor Cost' metric found in segment-level operating expense breakdowns.
goog_segment_google_services_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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $10.88B | $10.88B | $10.88B | $10.88B | $11.56B | $11.56B | $11.56B | $11.56B | $11.51B | $11.24B | $10.87B | $10.94B | $11.34B | $11.31B | $11.07B | $11.41B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +6.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -0.4% | -2.4% | -3.3% | +0.7% | +3.6% | -0.3% | -2.1% | +3.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +6.2% | +6.2% | +6.2% | +6.2% | -0.4% | -2.7% | -5.9% | -5.3% | -1.5% | +0.6% | +1.8% | +4.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Alphabet Inc.'s google services — employee compensation expenses?
- Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) reported google services — employee compensation expenses of $11.41B in Q4 2025.
- How has Alphabet Inc.'s google services — employee compensation expenses changed year-over-year?
- Alphabet Inc.'s google services — employee compensation expenses increased by 4.3% year-over-year, from $10.94B to $11.41B.
- What is the long-term trend for Alphabet Inc.'s google services — employee compensation expenses?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Alphabet Inc.'s google services — employee compensation expenses has grown at a 1.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $43.53B to $45.12B.
- What does google services — employee compensation expenses mean?
- The total cost of salaries and benefits for employees working within the segment.