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Data last updated: Oct 16, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 16, 2026): Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) pays a $0.85 annual dividend ($0.22 quarterly), yielding 0.26% at $337.55/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-04. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.26%
Annual Dividend: $0.85 per share
Payout Ratio: 4.3%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-04
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Communication Services
Years of Dividend History: 3
Alphabet Inc. is one of the world's largest internet companies, operating Google Search, YouTube, and Google Cloud across more than 50 countries. The Alphabet Inc. dividend currently yields 0.25%, with trailing twelve-month payments of $0.85 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is September 4, 2026. GOOG stock carries a beta of 1.211, meaning it moves more than the broader market, which suits growth-and-income investors more than those seeking low-volatility income.
Alphabet Inc. pays out 4.3% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That figure leaves an enormous buffer, and the breadth of GOOG's business, spanning advertising through Google Search and YouTube, enterprise subscriptions via Google Workspace, and consumption-based fees from Google Cloud, supports continued earnings generation across multiple revenue streams. Alphabet Inc. dividend safety is not a pressing concern at current payout levels, though the company's beta of 1.211 means the stock itself can swing sharply even when the dividend is unthreatened.
Alphabet Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 38.3% per year from 2024 to 2025. The per-share annual dividend rose from $0.60 to $0.83 over that period (2026 data is partial and not included in the growth calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 38.3% in 2025, which is also the only full-year data point available, so the growth rate reflects a single step rather than a multi-year trend.
GOOG stock fits growth-and-income investors who prioritize dividend growth over current yield. At 0.25%, the yield is low (below 2%), and with only one full year of dividend history, there is no established streak of consecutive annual increases to anchor expectations. What the data does show is a 38.3% jump in the annual dividend from 2024 to 2025 and a payout ratio of just 4.3%, which means Alphabet Inc. has substantial room to keep raising the payment. The trade-off is straightforward: investors accept a near-negligible current income stream in exchange for exposure to a fast-growing dividend backed by one of the lowest payout ratios in the market.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | $0.2200 |
| 2026-06-08 | $0.2200 |
| 2026-03-09 | $0.2100 |
| 2025-12-08 | $0.2100 |
| 2025-09-08 | $0.2100 |
| 2025-06-09 | $0.2100 |
| 2025-03-10 | $0.2000 |
| 2024-12-09 | $0.2000 |
| 2024-09-09 | $0.2000 |
| 2024-06-10 | $0.2000 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.6500 |
| 2025 | $0.8300 |
| 2024 | $0.6000 |
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