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Alphabet (Google) free cash flow, 2013–2025
Alphabet (Google)'s free cash flow was $73.3 billion in the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2025, up 0.7% from $72.8 billion the year before: operating cash flow minus capital expenditures as reported in its Form 10-K (our arithmetic).
Fiscal years labeled by the year in which they ended. Bars drawn from the table below.
Alphabet (Google) free cash flow by fiscal year
| Fiscal year ended | Free cash flow | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | $73.3B | +0.7% | 10-K (2026) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | $72.8B | +4.7% | 10-K (2026) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | $69.5B | +15.8% | 10-K (2026) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | $60.0B | −10.4% | 10-K (2025) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | $67.0B | +56.4% | 10-K (2024) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | $42.8B | +38.3% | 10-K (2023) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2019 | $31.0B | +35.7% | 10-K (2022) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2018 | $22.8B | −4.5% | 10-K (2021) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2017 | $23.9B | −7.4% | 10-K (2020) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2016 | $25.8B | +55.4% | 10-K (2019) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2015 | $16.6B | +38.4% | 10-K (2018) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2014 | $12.0B | +6.3% | 10-K (2017) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2013 | $11.3B | — | 10-K (2016) ↗ |
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FAQ
Q What was Alphabet (Google)'s free cash flow in its latest fiscal year?
A Alphabet (Google)'s free cash flow was $73.3 billion in the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2025, up 0.7% from $72.8 billion the year before: operating cash flow minus capital expenditures as reported in its Form 10-K (our arithmetic).
Q What is Alphabet (Google)'s highest annual free cash flow on record here?
A $73.3 billion, in the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2025, among the fiscal years 2013–2025 reported in its 10-K XBRL data.
Q Where does this free cash flow data come from?
A From Alphabet (Google)'s annual reports on Form 10-K, as tagged in XBRL and published by the SEC (company facts). Our arithmetic: operating cash flow minus capital expenditures, both as reported. Companies that publish their own free cash flow figure may define it differently.
Source: Alphabet (Google)'s annual reports on Form 10-K via SEC XBRL company facts, updated Oct. 15, 2026. Our arithmetic: operating cash flow minus capital expenditures, both as reported. Companies that publish their own free cash flow figure may define it differently. For each year the most recent 10-K that reports it is used, so a figure a company later restated shows the restated value; the filing link shows which report it came from. Change is our arithmetic. Financial data, not investment advice.