Stock Analysis on Net
Stock Analysis on Net

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)

Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

Alphabet Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Jun 30, 2026 Mar 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
Net income 112,193 62,578 34,455 34,979 28,196 34,540 26,536 26,301 23,619 23,662 20,687 19,689 18,368 15,051 13,624 13,910 16,002 16,436 20,642 18,936 18,525 17,930
Depreciation of property and equipment 7,104 6,482 6,040 5,611 4,998 4,487 4,205 3,985 3,708 3,413 1,936 4,551 2,824 2,635 4,065 3,933 3,698 3,591 3,215 3,085 2,730 2,525
Stock-based compensation expense 7,957 6,751 7,071 6,368 5,998 5,516 5,810 5,846 5,865 5,264 5,659 5,743 5,774 5,284 5,100 4,976 4,782 4,504 3,954 3,874 3,803 3,745
Deferred income taxes 20,618 6,920 1,218 8,726 (444) (1,152) (1,448) (1,071) (3,157) 419 (1,670) (1,824) (2,415) (1,854) (1,924) (1,920) (2,147) (2,090) 1,616 (1,287) 379 1,100
(Gain) loss on debt and equity securities, net (98,999) (36,804) (2,354) (10,855) (1,451) (9,960) 67 (1,981) 1,024 (1,781) (471) 869 509 (84) 1,663 1,378 1,041 1,437 (2,478) (2,158) (2,883) (4,751)
Other 1,896 1,265 1,265 (198) 560 481 827 1,407 851 334 3,045 (489) 670 1,104 797 280 263 331 210 283 207 (27)
Accounts receivable, net (6,541) (363) (5,197) (2,381) (2,839) 1,638 (4,570) (1,431) (3,057) 3,167 (6,518) (2,821) (2,948) 4,454 (4,615) (97) (1,969) 4,364 (5,819) (2,409) (3,661) 2,794
Inventory (7,739)
Income taxes, net 203 8,101 66 (858) (9,631) 7,197 379 (1,908) (3,900) 3,011 (9,869) 1,872 4,451 4,069 1,446 (609) (4,073) 3,820 (3,369) 3,041 (1,082) 785
Other assets (6,547) (3,403) (482) (1,293) (1,479) (1,288) 937 (802) (532) (1,000) 740 (1,624) (513) (746) (778) (2,647) (845) (776) (399) (1,255) (199) 7
Accounts payable 2,330 (240) 1,678 (444) 553 (880) 401 521 1,561 (2,124) 427 223 1,119 (1,105) (28) 1,907 1,201 (2,373) 1,157 238 (130) (982)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 6,310 (6,002) 6,740 7,759 3,485 (5,045) 5,205 (1,190) (122) (5,054) 4,317 3,657 459 (4,496) 3,424 2,210 1,497 (3,216) 4,541 2,562 3,731 (3,530)
Accrued revenue share 799 319 (335) 116 581 381 419 (322) 797 103 184 (602) 577 (80) (114) (828) 1,296 357 473 (444)
Deferred revenue 284 505 1,103 681 136 500 183 640 361 (141) (165) 707 184 (201) 263 112 86 (94) 368 272 (3) 137
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions (11,700) (1,402) 4,707 3,783 (10,110) 2,238 3,116 (3,789) (5,270) (2,463) (10,271) 2,117 2,936 1,373 289 796 (4,217) 897 (2,225) 2,806 (871) (1,233)
Adjustments (73,124) (16,788) 17,947 13,435 (449) 1,610 12,577 4,397 3,021 5,186 (1,772) 10,967 10,298 8,458 9,990 9,443 3,420 8,670 4,292 6,603 3,365 1,359
Net cash provided by operating activities 39,069 45,790 52,402 48,414 27,747 36,150 39,113 30,698 26,640 28,848 18,915 30,656 28,666 23,509 23,614 23,353 19,422 25,106 24,934 25,539 21,890 19,289
Purchases of property and equipment (44,924) (35,674) (27,851) (23,953) (22,446) (17,197) (14,276) (13,061) (13,186) (12,012) (11,019) (8,055) (6,888) (6,289) (7,595) (7,276) (6,828) (9,786) (6,383) (6,819) (5,496) (5,942)
Purchases of marketable securities (45,439) (31,041) (42,939) (20,964) (21,417) (18,453) (21,645) (22,023) (22,327) (20,684) (28,436) (13,833) (21,362) (14,227) (11,621) (17,054) (21,737) (28,462) (40,090) (34,497) (24,183) (36,426)
Maturities and sales of marketable securities 28,695 38,001 21,939 20,371 20,585 20,345 21,649 23,202 33,592 24,985 34,030 15,593 18,722 18,327 13,735 28,713 25,595 29,779 36,168 31,459 21,419 39,248
Purchases of non-marketable securities (21,145) (906) (2,404) (1,000) (1,354) (958) (1,800) (1,035) (993) (1,206) (851) (663) (887) (626) (903) (364) (488) (776) (770) (656) (766) (646)
Maturities and sales of non-marketable securities 819 848 171 323 614 259 150 127 292 313 204 562 145 36 19 6 113 12 344 334 237 19
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and purchases of intangibles assets (76) (33,621) (167) (1,072) (13) (340) (91) (2,753) (26) (61) (29) (126) (298) (42) (84) (5,649) (1,063) (173) (385) (259) (308) (1,666)
Other investing activities (363) (996) (525) (1,482) (513) 150 (167) (2,468) (133) 101 (66) (628) (232) (125) 222 791 221 355 100 388 23 30
Net cash used in investing activities (82,433) (63,389) (51,776) (27,777) (24,544) (16,194) (16,180) (18,011) (2,781) (8,564) (6,167) (7,150) (10,800) (2,946) (6,227) (833) (4,187) (9,051) (11,016) (10,050) (9,074) (5,383)
Net payments related to stock-based award activities (6,573) (5,483) (5,166) (3,270) (2,621) (3,110) (3,049) (3,003) (3,209) (2,929) (2,680) (2,432) (2,736) (1,989) (2,079) (2,041) (2,264) (2,916) (2,923) (2,602) (2,453) (2,184)
Repurchases of stock (5,499) (11,504) (13,638) (15,068) (15,551) (15,291) (15,684) (15,696) (16,191) (15,787) (14,969) (14,557) (15,407) (15,392) (15,197) (13,300) (13,473) (12,610) (12,796) (11,395)
Dividend payments (2,689) (2,542) (2,536) (2,536) (2,543) (2,434) (2,442) (2,455) (2,466)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of costs 30,499
Proceeds from issuance of mandatory convertible preferred stock, net of costs 19,063
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of costs 24,847 31,379 26,562 6,624 26,846 4,532 4,895 3,819 2,893 1,982 1,492 1,248 1,123 6,927 8,550 15,094 12,806 16,422 6,250 6,350 6,699 900
Repayments of debt (3,776) (1,477) (6,333) (7,697) (13,876) (4,521) (3,750) (3,449) (2,423) (3,079) (1,929) (1,414) (1,255) (6,952) (8,718) (15,768) (13,162) (16,420) (6,365) (6,392) (7,741) (937)
Proceeds from sale of interest in consolidated entities, net 558 3,200 400 861 285 8 3 2 3 25 10 300 10
Other financing activities (686)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 61,243 25,077 7,028 (18,383) (5,832) (20,201) (19,036) (20,094) (20,889) (19,714) (19,308) (18,382) (17,835) (16,568) (17,629) (18,097) (17,817) (16,214) (16,511) (15,254) (15,991) (13,606)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (31) (123) (36) (200) 401 43 (390) 141 (238) (125) (94) (351) (26) 50 137 (375) (368) 100 (181) (146) 183 (143)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 17,848 7,355 7,618 2,054 (2,228) (202) 3,507 (7,266) 2,732 445 (6,654) 4,773 5 4,045 (105) 4,048 (2,950) (59) (2,774) 89 (2,992) 157

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31).


Operating cash flow demonstrates a strong long-term upward trajectory, reflecting substantial growth in the core business's ability to generate liquidity. Net income shows consistent growth from early 2021, culminating in an exceptional surge during the first half of 2026, where quarterly figures reached 62.6 billion and 112.2 billion US dollars. Net cash provided by operating activities followed a similar growth pattern, peaking at 52.4 billion US dollars in December 2025 before stabilizing around 39 billion US dollars by June 2026.

Capital Expenditure and Investment Trends
A significant and accelerating increase in purchases of property and equipment is observed. Expenditures rose from approximately 5.9 billion US dollars in March 2021 to 44.9 billion US dollars by June 2026. This trend indicates a massive scaling of physical infrastructure. Consequently, net cash used in investing activities shifted from moderate outflows to aggressive spending, reaching a peak outflow of 82.4 billion US dollars in the final quarter of the period.
Shareholder Return Strategy
The company transitioned its capital return model over the analyzed period. Stock repurchases were a primary mechanism for returning value, remaining consistent between 11 billion and 16 billion US dollars per quarter until December 2025. Starting in June 2024, a new dividend stream was established, with quarterly payments stabilizing between 2.4 billion and 2.7 billion US dollars. By the first half of 2026, stock repurchases ceased in favor of other financing activities.
Financing and Capital Structure
Financing activities shifted from a consistent net outflow to a substantial net inflow starting in early 2026. While the company historically relied on debt issuance and operating cash to fund buybacks, the final quarter shows a strategic pivot toward equity financing. The issuance of common stock and mandatory convertible preferred stock in June 2026 provided combined proceeds of approximately 49.6 billion US dollars, contributing to a net financing inflow of 61.2 billion US dollars.
Working Capital and Asset Management
Fluctuations in accounts receivable and accrued expenses suggest active working capital management. A notable increase in the volatility of deferred income taxes and gains/losses on debt and equity securities is evident, particularly in 2025 and 2026, which introduced significant non-cash variance to the operating cash flow calculations.

The overall financial profile reveals a transition from a phase of steady growth and share buybacks to a phase of hyper-investment in infrastructure and strategic equity raising. The massive increase in capital expenditures, paired with a shift toward equity issuance, suggests a period of aggressive expansion and a fundamental restructuring of the balance sheet to support long-term growth initiatives.

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