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Net Change in Cash
Alphabet Inc. Net Change in Cash increased by 270.9% to $7.62B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOther
CategoryLiquidity
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is accumulating liquidity, while a decrease indicates it spent more on investments, debt repayment, or operations than it generated in cash.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total increase or decrease in a company's cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash over a...
Peer comparison
This is a universal accounting standard used to reconcile the cash flow statement to the balance sheet across all industries and global peers.
Metric ID:
cf_net_change_in_cashHistorical Data
16 periods
| 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% | — |
Range-$7.27B – $7.62B
CAGR+28.3%
Avg YoY Growth>999%
Median YoY Growth+17.9%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Alphabet Inc.'s net change in cash?
- Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) reported net change in cash of $7.62B in Q4 2025.
- What does net change in cash mean?
- The total change in the company's cash balance after accounting for all spending, earning, and investment activities.