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Q4 FY2026 · Earnings report
EPS estimate 3.14Revenue estimate 142.56B
Q4 FY2026 · Earnings report
EPS estimate 3.14Revenue estimate 142.56B
Alphabet free cash flow 2001–2026What is free cash flow (FCF)? Free cash flow is the cash a company's operations bring in minus what it spends on long-term assets (capex): cash left for debt, dividends and buybacks.
Alphabet's free cash flow in Q3 FY2026, the three months to 30 September 2026, was -9.07B USD, down 137.1% on the same quarter a year before. Alphabet's free cash flow over the last twelve months was 19.75B USD, down 73.2% on the twelve months before. In fiscal year 2025 it was 73.27B USD, up 0.7% on the year before.
Last updated 6 Nov 2026 · Next report 3 Feb 2027
Free cash flow
Free cash flow · +16.4% a year over 10 yearsFree cash flow margin
Growth
| Fiscal year | Period ending | Free cash flow | Growth | Free cash flow margin | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditure | Free cash flow per share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTM | 30 Sept 2026 | 19.75B | -73.15% | 4.19% | 179.55B | -159.80B | 1.61 |
| FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 73.27B | +0.69% | 18.19% | 164.71B | -91.45B | 5.99 |
| FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 72.76B | +4.70% | 20.79% | 125.30B | -52.54B | 5.85 |
| FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 69.50B | +15.81% | 22.61% | 101.75B | -32.25B | 5.46 |
| FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 60.01B | -10.45% | 21.22% | 91.50B | -31.49B | 4.56 |
| FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 67.01B | +56.41% | 26.01% | 91.65B | -24.64B | 4.94 |
| FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 42.84B | +38.33% | 23.47% | 65.12B | -22.28B | 3.12 |
| FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 30.97B | +35.65% | 19.14% | 54.52B | -23.55B | 2.22 |
| FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | 22.83B | -4.50% | 16.69% | 47.97B | -25.14B | 1.62 |
| FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | 23.91B | -7.42% | 21.57% | 37.09B | -13.18B | 1.70 |
| FY2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | 25.82B | +60.31% | 28.61% | 36.04B | -10.21B | 1.85 |
| FY2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | 16.11B | +41.10% | 21.48% | 26.02B | -9.92B | 1.16 |
| FY2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 11.42B | +1.03% | 17.30% | 22.38B | -10.96B | 0.83 |
| FY2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | 11.30B | -15.32% | 20.36% | 18.66B | -7.36B | 0.83 |
| FY2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | 13.35B | +19.94% | 28.99% | 16.62B | -3.27B | 1.00 |
| FY2011 | 31 Dec 2011 | 11.13B | +57.54% | 29.35% | 14.57B | -3.44B | 0.85 |
| FY2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | 7.06B | -16.97% | 24.09% | 11.08B | -4.02B | 0.55 |
| FY2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | 8.51B | +54.82% | 35.97% | 9.32B | -809.89M | 0.67 |
| FY2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | 5.49B | +62.91% | 25.21% | 7.85B | -2.36B | 0.43 |
| FY2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | 3.37B | +101.02% | 20.32% | 5.78B | -2.40B | 0.27 |
| FY2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | 1.68B | +3.49% | 15.82% | 3.58B | -1.90B | 0.14 |
| FY2005 | 31 Dec 2005 | 1.62B | +146.37% | 26.41% | 2.46B | -838.22M | 0.14 |
| FY2004 | 31 Dec 2004 | 658.05M | +200.97% | 20.63% | 977.04M | -319.00M | 0.06 |
| FY2003 | 31 Dec 2003 | 218.64M | +85.19% | 14.91% | 395.45M | -176.80M | 0.02 |
| FY2002 | 31 Dec 2002 | 118.07M | +555.93% | 26.86% | 155.27M | -37.20M | 0.01 |
| FY2001 | 31 Dec 2001 | 18.00M | — | 20.83% | 31.00M | -13.00M | 0.00 |
| Quarter | Period ending | Free cash flow | Growth on a year before | Free cash flow margin | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditure | Free cash flow per share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | 30 Sept 2026 | -9.07B | -137.06% | -7.11% | 42.29B | -51.36B | -0.73 |
| Q2 FY2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | -5.86B | -210.45% | -4.89% | 39.07B | -44.92B | -0.48 |
| Q1 FY2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | 10.12B | -46.63% | 9.21% | 45.79B | -35.67B | 0.83 |
| Q4 FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 24.55B | -1.15% | 21.57% | 52.40B | -27.85B | 2.01 |
| Q3 FY2025 | 30 Sept 2025 | 24.46B | +38.69% | 23.90% | 48.41B | -23.95B | 2.00 |
| Q2 FY2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | 5.30B | -60.60% | 5.50% | 27.75B | -22.45B | 0.43 |
| Q1 FY2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 18.95B | +12.57% | 21.00% | 36.15B | -17.20B | 1.54 |
| Q4 FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 24.84B | +214.55% | 25.75% | 39.11B | -14.28B | 2.01 |
| Q3 FY2024 | 30 Sept 2024 | 17.64B | -21.96% | 19.98% | 30.70B | -13.06B | 1.42 |
| Q2 FY2024 | 30 Jun 2024 | 13.45B | -38.22% | 15.88% | 26.64B | -13.19B | 1.08 |
| Q1 FY2024 | 31 Mar 2024 | 16.84B | -2.23% | 20.90% | 28.85B | -12.01B | 1.34 |
| Q4 FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 7.90B | -50.71% | 9.15% | 18.92B | -11.02B | 0.63 |
| Q3 FY2023 | 30 Sept 2023 | 22.60B | +40.58% | 29.47% | 30.66B | -8.06B | 1.78 |
| Q2 FY2023 | 30 Jun 2023 | 21.78B | +72.92% | 29.19% | 28.67B | -6.89B | 1.71 |
| Q1 FY2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | 17.22B | +12.40% | 24.68% | 23.51B | -6.29B | 1.34 |
| Q4 FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 16.02B | -13.65% | 21.06% | 23.61B | -7.60B | 1.24 |
| Q3 FY2022 | 30 Sept 2022 | 16.08B | -14.12% | 23.27% | 23.35B | -7.28B | 1.23 |
| Q2 FY2022 | 30 Jun 2022 | 12.59B | -23.18% | 18.07% | 19.42B | -6.83B | 0.95 |
| Q1 FY2022 | 31 Mar 2022 | 15.32B | +14.78% | 22.53% | 25.11B | -9.79B | 1.15 |
| Q4 FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 18.55B | +7.87% | 24.63% | 24.93B | -6.38B | 1.38 |
| Q3 FY2021 | 30 Sept 2021 | 18.72B | +61.42% | 28.75% | 25.54B | -6.82B | 1.38 |
| Q2 FY2021 | 30 Jun 2021 | 16.39B | +90.58% | 26.49% | 21.89B | -5.50B | 1.21 |
| Q1 FY2021 | 31 Mar 2021 | 13.35B | +145.08% | 24.13% | 19.29B | -5.94B | 0.98 |
| Q4 FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 17.20B | +105.35% | 30.23% | 22.68B | -5.48B | 1.26 |
| Q3 FY2020 | 30 Sept 2020 | 11.60B | +32.78% | 25.12% | 17.00B | -5.41B | 0.85 |
| Q2 FY2020 | 30 Jun 2020 | 8.60B | +32.32% | 22.46% | 13.99B | -5.39B | 0.63 |
| Q1 FY2020 | 31 Mar 2020 | 5.45B | -26.03% | 13.23% | 11.45B | -6.01B | 0.39 |
| Q4 FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 8.38B | +41.80% | 18.18% | 14.43B | -6.05B | 0.60 |
| Q3 FY2019 | 30 Sept 2019 | 8.73B | +10.17% | 21.57% | 15.47B | -6.73B | 0.63 |
| Q2 FY2019 | 30 Jun 2019 | 6.50B | +39.66% | 16.69% | 12.63B | -6.13B | 0.46 |
| Q1 FY2019 | 31 Mar 2019 | 7.36B | +69.51% | 20.26% | 12.00B | -4.64B | 0.53 |
| Q4 FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | 5.91B | -0.92% | 15.04% | 12.99B | -7.08B | 0.42 |
| Q3 FY2018 | 30 Sept 2018 | 7.93B | +25.17% | 23.50% | 13.21B | -5.28B | 0.56 |
| Q2 FY2018 | 30 Jun 2018 | 4.66B | +1.82% | 14.25% | 10.13B | -5.48B | 0.33 |
| Q1 FY2018 | 31 Mar 2018 | 4.34B | -38.31% | 13.94% | 11.64B | -7.30B | 0.31 |
| Q4 FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | 5.96B | -5.90% | 18.44% | 10.27B | -4.31B | 0.43 |
| Q3 FY2017 | 30 Sept 2017 | 6.33B | -13.13% | 22.81% | 9.87B | -3.54B | 0.45 |
| Q2 FY2017 | 30 Jun 2017 | 4.57B | -34.66% | 17.58% | 7.40B | -2.83B | 0.32 |
| Q1 FY2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | 7.04B | +34.61% | 28.44% | 9.55B | -2.51B | 0.50 |
| Q4 FY2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | 6.34B | +46.81% | 24.31% | 9.41B | -3.08B | 0.45 |
| Q3 FY2016 | 30 Sept 2016 | 7.29B | +100.63% | 32.48% | 9.85B | -2.55B | 0.52 |
| Q2 FY2016 | 30 Jun 2016 | 7.00B | +56.53% | 32.54% | 9.12B | -2.12B | 0.50 |
| Q1 FY2016 | 31 Mar 2016 | 5.23B | +41.73% | 25.82% | 7.66B | -2.43B | 0.37 |
| Q4 FY2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | 4.32B | +53.39% | 20.23% | 6.42B | -2.10B | 0.31 |
| Q3 FY2015 | 30 Sept 2015 | 3.63B | +1.59% | 19.46% | 6.01B | -2.37B | 0.26 |
| Q2 FY2015 | 30 Jun 2015 | 4.47B | +49.95% | 25.22% | 6.99B | -2.52B | 0.32 |
| Q1 FY2015 | 31 Mar 2015 | 3.69B | +80.35% | 21.38% | 6.62B | -2.93B | 0.27 |
| Q4 FY2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 2.81B | -5.70% | 15.54% | 6.36B | -3.55B | 0.20 |
| Q3 FY2014 | 30 Sept 2014 | 3.58B | +28.02% | 21.65% | 5.99B | -2.42B | 0.26 |
| Q2 FY2014 | 30 Jun 2014 | 2.98B | -3.65% | 18.68% | 5.63B | -2.65B | 0.22 |
| Q1 FY2014 | 31 Mar 2014 | 2.05B | -15.80% | 13.27% | 4.39B | -2.35B | 0.15 |
| Q4 FY2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | 2.98B | -18.25% | 17.69% | 5.24B | -2.26B | 0.22 |
| Q3 FY2013 | 30 Sept 2013 | 2.79B | -10.79% | 20.31% | 5.08B | -2.29B | 0.21 |
| Q2 FY2013 | 30 Jun 2013 | 3.09B | -11.04% | 23.61% | 4.71B | -1.61B | 0.23 |
| Q1 FY2013 | 31 Mar 2013 | 2.43B | -21.28% | 18.76% | 3.63B | -1.20B | 0.18 |
| Q4 FY2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | 3.65B | +22.74% | 27.61% | 4.67B | -1.02B | 0.27 |
| Q3 FY2012 | 30 Sept 2012 | 3.13B | -4.22% | 23.54% | 4.00B | -872.00M | 0.23 |
| Q2 FY2012 | 30 Jun 2012 | 3.48B | +33.67% | 29.46% | 4.25B | -774.00M | 0.26 |
| Q1 FY2012 | 31 Mar 2012 | 3.09B | +35.28% | 29.00% | 3.69B | -607.00M | 0.23 |
| Q4 FY2011 | 31 Dec 2011 | 2.97B | +203.06% | 28.09% | 3.92B | -951.00M | 0.23 |
| Q3 FY2011 | 30 Sept 2011 | 3.27B | +53.59% | 33.64% | 3.95B | -680.00M | 0.25 |
| Q2 FY2011 | 30 Jun 2011 | 2.60B | +61.72% | 28.83% | 3.52B | -917.00M | 0.20 |
| Q1 FY2011 | 31 Mar 2011 | 2.28B | -2.69% | 26.61% | 3.17B | -890.00M | 0.17 |
| Q4 FY2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | 981.00M | -60.92% | 11.62% | 3.53B | -2.55B | 0.08 |
| Q3 FY2010 | 30 Sept 2010 | 2.13B | -16.17% | 29.22% | 2.89B | -757.00M | 0.17 |
| Q2 FY2010 | 30 Jun 2010 | 1.61B | +9.48% | 23.59% | 2.09B | -476.00M | 0.12 |
| Q1 FY2010 | 31 Mar 2010 | 2.35B | +18.03% | 34.61% | 2.58B | -239.00M | 0.18 |
| Q4 FY2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | 2.51B | +43.07% | 37.61% | 2.73B | -221.36M | 0.19 |
| Q3 FY2009 | 30 Sept 2009 | 2.54B | +46.51% | 42.72% | 2.73B | -186.34M | 0.20 |
| Q2 FY2009 | 30 Jun 2009 | 1.47B | +37.53% | 26.61% | 1.61B | -139.44M | 0.12 |
| Q1 FY2009 | 31 Mar 2009 | 1.99B | +111.84% | 36.06% | 2.25B | -262.76M | 0.16 |
| Q4 FY2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | 1.75B | +72.85% | 30.77% | 2.12B | -367.84M | 0.14 |
| Q3 FY2008 | 30 Sept 2008 | 1.73B | +60.50% | 31.28% | 2.18B | -451.50M | 0.14 |
| Q2 FY2008 | 30 Jun 2008 | 1.07B | +63.19% | 19.91% | 1.77B | -697.52M | 0.08 |
| Q1 FY2008 | 31 Mar 2008 | 937.85M | +50.61% | 18.08% | 1.78B | -841.60M | 0.07 |
| Q4 FY2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | 1.02B | +86.53% | 21.03% | 1.69B | -678.21M | 0.08 |
| Q3 FY2007 | 30 Sept 2007 | 1.08B | +54.15% | 25.52% | 1.63B | -552.64M | 0.09 |
| Q2 FY2007 | 30 Jun 2007 | 654.83M | — | 16.91% | 1.23B | -575.10M | 0.05 |
| Q1 FY2007 | 31 Mar 2007 | 622.70M | +29.77% | 17.00% | 1.22B | -596.89M | 0.05 |
| Q4 FY2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | 544.16M | +31.88% | 16.98% | 910.79M | -366.64M | 0.04 |
| Q3 FY2006 | 30 Sept 2006 | 700.61M | +97.79% | 26.05% | 1.00B | -303.72M | 0.06 |
| Q2 FY2006 | 30 Jun 2006 | -46.92M | -110.04% | -1.91% | 840.59M | -887.51M | -0.00 |
| Q1 FY2006 | 31 Mar 2006 | 479.87M | +23.92% | 21.29% | 824.80M | -344.94M | 0.04 |
| Q4 FY2005 | 31 Dec 2005 | 412.60M | +33.52% | 21.50% | 658.43M | -245.83M | 0.04 |
| Q3 FY2005 | 30 Sept 2005 | 354.22M | +120.40% | 22.44% | 646.75M | -292.53M | 0.03 |
| Q2 FY2005 | 30 Jun 2005 | 467.16M | +597.25% | 33.74% | 624.62M | -157.46M | 0.04 |
| Q1 FY2005 | 31 Mar 2005 | 387.23M | +225.40% | 30.82% | 529.62M | -142.39M | 0.03 |
| Q4 FY2004 | 31 Dec 2004 | 309.02M | +965.58% | 29.96% | 368.10M | -59.08M | 0.03 |
| Q3 FY2004 | 30 Sept 2004 | 160.71M | +120.15% | 19.94% | 238.34M | -77.63M | 0.01 |
| Q2 FY2004 | 30 Jun 2004 | 67.00M | +103.03% | 9.57% | 163.00M | -96.00M | 0.01 |
| Q1 FY2004 | 31 Mar 2004 | 119.00M | +43.37% | 18.26% | 208.00M | -89.00M | 0.01 |
| Q4 FY2003 | 31 Dec 2003 | 29.00M | — | 5.66% | 86.00M | -57.00M | 0.00 |
| Q3 FY2003 | 30 Sept 2003 | 73.00M | — | 18.53% | 132.00M | -59.00M | 0.01 |
| Q2 FY2003 | 30 Jun 2003 | 33.00M | — | 10.60% | 64.00M | -31.00M | 0.00 |
| Q1 FY2003 | 31 Mar 2003 | 83.00M | — | 33.33% | 113.00M | -30.00M | 0.01 |
Figures in USD. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure. Quarterly growth is on the same quarter a year before; TTM is the last four quarters.
See also:Revenue,Net income,EPS,Shares outstanding,Operating income,Cash on hand,Total debt,Stock buybacks,Cash flow
Common questions about Alphabet's free cash flow
Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings