Alphabet R&D Spending and Intensity History
Research and development expense divided by revenue.
GOOGL R&D Spending Intensity: latest evidence
Alphabet's r&d spending intensity was 15.2% for the period ended 2026-06-30, compared with 14.3% for the comparable period ended 2025-06-30. The latest observation ranks at the 92th percentile of 24 available as-filed observations, and the recent direction is increasing. Within its current governed peer set, the observation ranks at the 41th percentile.
This analysis is tied to SEC accession 0001652044-26-000071; missing or incompatible inputs are withheld.
Alphabet r&d spending intensity historical range
GrossPattern has 24 comparable as-filed observations from 2023-03-31 through 2026-06-30. Over that available history, the measure changed from 16.4% to 15.2%, a net change of -1.2%.
The highest observed value was 16.4% for the period ended 2023-03-31; the lowest was 14.0% for 2024-06-30. The current observation is 0.5% above the historical median of 14.7%.
Across the latest 4 sequential comparisons, r&d spending intensity increased 3 times, decreased 1 time, and was unchanged 0 times. Direction is assigned by the governed multi-period research model, not by a single move.
| Period ended | Fiscal period | R&D Spending Intensity | SEC evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | Q2 | 15.2% | 0001652044-26-000071 |
| 2026-03-31 | Q1 | 15.5% | 0001652044-26-000048 |
| 2025-12-31 | FY | 15.2% | 0001652044-26-000018 |
| 2025-09-30 | Q3 | 14.8% | 0001652044-25-000091 |
| 2025-06-30 | Q2 | 14.3% | 0001652044-26-000071 |
| 2025-06-30 | Q2 | 14.3% | 0001652044-25-000062 |
| 2025-03-31 | Q1 | 15.0% | 0001652044-26-000048 |
| 2025-03-31 | Q1 | 15.0% | 0001652044-25-000043 |
R&D Spending Intensity
Methodology. Deterministic same-filing intensity ratio. Missing, incompatible, or quality-blocked SEC inputs are withheld rather than treated as zero. Percentiles use the displayed as-filed history; peer context appears only when the governed comparison is valid.
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