Alphabet Inc. (Class C) (GOOG): financials, SEC filings and peers
Alphabet Inc. (Class C) (GOOG) is an interactive media & services company in the Communication Services sector of the S&P 500, headquartered in Mountain View, California.
It was founded in 1998 and joined the S&P 500 on April 3, 2014.
Its fiscal year ends in December, and its shares trade on the Nasdaq.
In its SEC filings it is classified as “Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.”.
Alphabet Inc. (Class C) at a glance
- Revenue (12 months)
- $471.1B
- Revenue growth
- +22.2%
- Operating margin
- 33.3%
- Net income (12 months)
- $235.7B
- Free cash flow (12 months)
- $19.7B
- Cash
- $56.3B
- Debt
- $126.1B
- Diluted EPS (12 months)
- $19.16
Twelve months to September 30, 2026, from the 10-Q filed October 29, 2026.
Latest twelve months
Over the twelve months to September 30, 2026, Alphabet Inc. (Class C) reported revenue of $471.1 billion, up 22.2% from a year earlier.
Its operating margin was 33.3%, up 1.1 percentage points from a year earlier: for every $100 of sales, about $33 was left as operating profit.
Net income was $235.7 billion (50.0% of revenue), 89.7% higher than a year earlier.
Operating cash flow was $179.6 billion and capital spending $159.8 billion, leaving free cash flow of $19.7 billion (4.2% of revenue). Capital spending equal to 34% of revenue is high; the company is investing heavily.
At the end of the period it held $56.3 billion in cash and $126.1 billion in debt, a net debt position of $69.8 billion.
The diluted share count rose 1.4% in a year, which dilutes existing shareholders.
Five-year trend
- Revenue went from $182.5 billion in fiscal 2020 to $402.8 billion in fiscal 2025, about 17.2% a year.
- Revenue has grown for 5 fiscal years in a row.
- Operating margin widened from 22.6% to 32.0% over the same years.
- Free cash flow was positive in each of the last 6 fiscal years.
| Fiscal year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $257.6B | $282.8B | $307.4B | $350.0B | $402.8B |
| Revenue growth | 41.2% | 9.8% | 8.7% | 13.9% | 15.1% |
| Operating margin | 30.6% | 26.5% | 27.4% | 32.1% | 32.0% |
| Net income | $76.0B | $60.0B | $73.8B | $100.1B | $132.2B |
| Free cash flow | $67.0B | $60.0B | $69.5B | $72.8B | $73.3B |
| Diluted EPS | $5.61 | $4.56 | $5.80 | $8.04 | $10.81 |
Fiscal years as reported in Alphabet Inc. (Class C)’s 10-K filings. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital spending.
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Questions about Alphabet Inc. (Class C)
Is Alphabet Inc. (Class C)'s revenue growing?
Yes. Revenue for the twelve months to September 30, 2026 was $471.1 billion, up 22.2% from a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.
Is Alphabet Inc. (Class C) profitable?
Yes. It earned $235.7 billion in net income over the twelve months to September 30, 2026, a net margin of 50.0%.
Does Alphabet Inc. (Class C) have more cash or more debt?
At September 30, 2026 it had $56.3 billion in cash and $126.1 billion in debt, so more debt than cash.
When did Alphabet Inc. (Class C) last file financial results?
Its latest quarterly report (10-Q) was filed with the SEC on October 29, 2026.
Which companies are similar to Alphabet Inc. (Class C)?
In the S&P 500, Alphabet Inc. (Class C) is grouped in Interactive Media & Services within the Communication Services sector. Alphabet Inc. (Class A) (GOOGL), Meta Platforms (META), Reddit (RDDT) are in the same group.
Understand the numbers
Source: Alphabet Inc. (Class C)’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR), retrieved November 11, 2026. Figures are as reported by the company and may be restated. This page is for information only and is not financial advice.