Alphabet Inc. is a listed US holding company of the former Google LLC, which continues to exist as a subsidiary. The headquarters is Mountain View in Silicon Valley. The company is led by Sundar Pichai as CEO.
With sales of $137 billion, a profit of $30.7 billion and a market value of $ 863.2 billion, Alphabet Inc. ranks 17th among the world's largest companies according to Forbes Global 2000 (as of 4th November 2019). The company had a market cap of $ 766.4 billion in early 2018. In 2019, Alphabet had annual sales of $161.9 billion and an annual profit of $34.3 billion.
Operating Margin for Alphabet (Google) (GOOG)
Operating Margin as of December 2023 (TTM): 25.49%
According to Alphabet (Google)'s latest financial reports and stock price the company's current Operating Margin is 25.49%. At the end of 2022 the company had an Operating Margin of 25.22%.
Operating Margin history for Alphabet (Google) from 2004 to 2023
Operating Margin at the end of each year
| Year | Operating Margin | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 25.22% | -28.39% |
| 2021 | 35.22% | 33.69% |
| 2020 | 26.34% | 7.6% |
| 2019 | 24.48% | -4.06% |
| 2018 | 25.52% | 4.03% |
| 2017 | 24.53% | -8.31% |
| 2016 | 26.75% | 2.09% |
| 2015 | 26.21% | 0.21% |
| 2014 | 26.15% | 7.92% |
| 2013 | 24.23% | -9.18% |
| 2012 | 26.68% | -17.96% |
| 2011 | 32.52% | -11.68% |
| 2010 | 36.82% | 3.9% |
| 2009 | 35.44% | 31.95% |
| 2008 | 26.86% | -21.46% |
| 2007 | 34.19% | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 37.82% | 8.41% |
| 2005 | 34.89% | 71.12% |
| 2004 | 20.39% | -13.78% |
| 2003 | 23.65% | -43.79% |
| 2002 | 42.07% | 261.17% |
| 2001 | 11.65% |
Operating Margin for similar companies or competitors
| Company | Operating Margin | Operating Margin differencediff. | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
 Microsoft MSFT | 42.14% | 65.32% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 Apple AAPL | 30.20% | 18.48% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 Amazon AMZN | -1.15% | -104.51% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 Meta (Facebook) FB | 36.53% | 43.30% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 Adobe ADBE | 34.12% | 33.86% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 Akamai
AKAM | 18.19% | -28.64% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 eBay EBAY | -16.34% | -164.10% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 Yandex YNDX.ME | 15.71% | -38.37% | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
 Blucora BCOR | -0.16% | -100.63% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 Baidu BIDU | 8.17% | -67.95% | 🇨🇳 China |
What is a company's Operating Margin
The operating margin is a key indicator to assess the profitability of a company. Higher operating margins are generaly better as they show that a company is able to sell its products or services for much more than their production costs. The operating margin is calculated by dividing a company's earnings by its revenue.