Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Net Change in Cash
OtherAlphabet Inc. Net Change in Cash increased by 270.9% to $7.62B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is accumulating liquidity, while a decrease indicates it spent more on operations, investments, or debt/shareholder returns than it brought in. For mature tech firms, a decrease often signals aggressive capital expenditure or heavy share repurchases rather than operational weakness.
Detailed definition
The total change in a company's cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash over a specific reporting period. It is the...
Peer comparison
At large-cap technology peers, this figure is often highly influenced by the timing of multi-billion dollar acquisitions, the scale of data center infrastructure investment, and the pace of share buyback programs.
cf_net_change_in_cashHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$2.99B | $89.00M | -$2.77B | -$59.00M | -$2.95B | $4.05B | $4.05B | $5.00M | $4.77B | $445.00M | $2.73B | -$7.27B | -$202.00M | -$2.23B | $2.05B | $7.62B |
| QoQ Change | — | +103.0% | <-999% | +97.9% | <-999% | +237.2% | -0.1% | -99.9% | >999% | -90.7% | +513.9% | -366.0% | +97.2% | <-999% | +192.2% | +270.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +1.4% | >999% | >999% | +100.2% | +17.9% | -89.0% | >999% | -252.2% | -145.4% | -181.6% | +128.3% | — |
Net Change in Cash at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Alphabet Inc.'s net change in cash?
- Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) reported net change in cash of $7.62B in Q4 2025.
- What does net change in cash mean?
- The total amount of money a company gained or lost across all its activities during the year.