What is Alphabet Inc.'s stock-based comp?

Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) reported stock-based comp of $6.75B in Q1 2026.

How has Alphabet Inc.'s stock-based comp changed year-over-year?

Alphabet Inc.'s stock-based comp increased by 22.4% year-over-year, from $5.52B to $6.75B.

What is the long-term trend for Alphabet Inc.'s stock-based comp?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Alphabet Inc.'s stock-based comp has grown at a 12.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $15.38B to $24.95B.

What does stock-based comp mean?

Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.

Alphabet Inc. GOOGL Stock-Based Comp

Stock-Based Comp at other companies

International Business MachinesIBM

$506M+26.2%

AppleAAPL

$3.53B+9.4%

MicrosoftMSFT

$3.08B+3.4%

AmazonAMZN

$4.03B+9.3%

NetflixNFLX

$140.41M+95.1%

Akamai TechnologiesAKAM

$128.68M+14.9%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$109.90B+21.8%

Gross profit$68.6B+27.4%

Operating income$39.7B+29.7%

Net income$62.6B+81.2%

EPS (diluted)$5.11+81.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$38.1B+63.6%

Total debt$97.9B+456%

Total equity$478.75B+38.7%

Total assets$703.92B+48.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$45.8B+26.7%

CapEx$35.7B+107%

Free cash flow$10.1B-46.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.08T+101%

Enterprise value$4.14T+102%

P/E25.5×+7.9×

P/S9.7×+4.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin60.4%+1.8pp

Operating margin32.7%0.0pp

Net margin37.9%+7.1pp

FCF margin15.2%-5.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity38.9%+4.1pp

Debt / equity0.2×+0.2×

Current ratio1.9×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Alphabet Inc. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensation.

The official record: Alphabet Inc.’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Alphabet Inc.'s stock-based comp?: Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) reported stock-based comp of $6.75B in Q1 2026.
How has Alphabet Inc.'s stock-based comp changed year-over-year?: Alphabet Inc.'s stock-based comp increased by 22.4% year-over-year, from $5.52B to $6.75B.
What is the long-term trend for Alphabet Inc.'s stock-based comp?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Alphabet Inc.'s stock-based comp has grown at a 12.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $15.38B to $24.95B.
What does stock-based comp mean?: Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.