Stock Analysis on Net

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)

Analysis of Debt 

Microsoft Excel

Total Debt (Carrying Amount)

Alphabet Inc., balance sheet: debt

US$ in millions

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021
Current finance lease liabilities 441 235
Short-term debt 1,996 3,299 1,363 298 113
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 46,547 10,883 13,253 14,701 14,817
Long-term finance lease liabilities 2,059 1,442
Total debt and finance lease liabilities (carrying amount) 51,043 15,859 14,616 14,999 14,930

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31).


Total Debt (Fair Value)

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2025
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Commercial paper
Outstanding notes, including current portion 45,600
Other debt
Finance lease liabilities 2,500
Total debt and finance lease liabilities (fair value) 48,100
Financial Ratio
Debt, fair value to carrying amount ratio 0.94

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31).


Weighted-average Interest Rate on Debt

Weighted-average effective interest rate on debt and finance lease liabilities: 4.53%

Interest rate Debt amount1 Interest rate × Debt amount Weighted-average interest rate2
2.23% 2,000 45
2.33% 9,000 210
5.79% 22,500 1,303
4.51% 15,585 703
3.10% 2,500 78
Total 51,585 2,337
4.53%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31).

1 US$ in millions

2 Weighted-average interest rate = 100 × 2,337 ÷ 51,585 = 4.53%


Interest Costs Incurred

Alphabet Inc., interest costs incurred

US$ in millions

Microsoft Excel
12 months ended: Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021
Interest expense 736 268 308 357 346
Interest capitalized 447 194 181 128 163
Interest costs incurred 1,183 462 489 485 509

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31).


Adjusted Interest Coverage Ratio

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income 132,170 100,118 73,795 59,972 76,033
Add: Income tax expense 26,656 19,697 11,922 11,356 14,701
Add: Interest expense 736 268 308 357 346
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 159,562 120,083 86,025 71,685 91,080
 
Interest costs incurred 1,183 462 489 485 509
Financial Ratio With and Without Capitalized Interest
Interest coverage ratio (without capitalized interest)1 216.80 448.07 279.30 200.80 263.24
Adjusted interest coverage ratio (with capitalized interest)2 134.88 259.92 175.92 147.80 178.94

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31).

2025 Calculations

1 Interest coverage ratio (without capitalized interest) = EBIT ÷ Interest expense
= 159,562 ÷ 736 = 216.80

2 Adjusted interest coverage ratio (with capitalized interest) = EBIT ÷ Interest costs incurred
= 159,562 ÷ 1,183 = 134.88