Google company facts for employees: earnings, dividend, headcount, 401(k)
By Vaibhav Goel, registered financial advisor (SEC record) · Formerly a product director at DoorDash, ex-Google, ex-Microsoft · LinkedIn
Updated September 17, 2026
Alphabet reported $119.8 billion of revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, up 24%, with operating income up 30% and 198,933 employees. It pays a $0.22 quarterly dividend, next payable September 14, 2026 to holders of record on September 7, and it has reported earnings in late January, late April, late July and late October, which are the dates that open your trading window.
Alphabet in numbers
Every figure here is from a filing named beside it, as of the date the source list gives. Nothing on this page is live; Alphabet’s investor site has the current release.[21]
Quarter ended June 30, 2026, unaudited, from the July 22, 2026 earnings release. Google Cloud revenue grew 82% to $24.8 billion; net income of $112.2 billion included a $98.0 billion net gain on equity securities, so the headline profit overstates the operating quarter.[21]
What the release means for you
The date
Your trading window opens on the second trading day after results. The release date is the one date on Alphabet’s calendar that is also on yours.[11]
The dividend
$0.22 a share each quarter reaches your unvested GSUs as extra GSUs that vest with the award, and your vested Class C shares as cash.[21][10]
Stock-based compensation
$27.1 billion in 2025, 198 million RSUs granted. It is the line your grant sits in, and the dilution shareholders accept to pay you.[2]
When Alphabet reports
Alphabet does not put upcoming dates in a filing; it announces them on its investor site. The pattern from the last eleven earnings filings is late January or early February, late April, late July, and late October.[35]
| Year | Q4 (prior year) | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | February 4 | April 29 | July 22 | — |
| 2025 | February 4 | April 24 | July 23 | October 29 |
| 2024 | January 30 | April 25 | July 23 | October 29 |
- Q4 (prior year)
- February 4
- Q1
- April 29
- Q2
- July 22
- Q3
- —
- Q4 (prior year)
- February 4
- Q1
- April 24
- Q2
- July 23
- Q3
- October 29
- Q4 (prior year)
- January 30
- Q1
- April 25
- Q2
- July 23
- Q3
- October 29
Dates the earnings 8-K was filed with the SEC. The annual report has followed in early February and the proxy in late April.[35]
The dividend and the split
- Current dividend
- $0.22 per share of Class A, B, and C stock each quarter, declared July 2026, payable September 14, 2026 to holders of record on September 7, 2026. It was $0.21 from April 2025.[21][2]
- On your GSUs
- Unvested GSUs receive dividend equivalents as additional GSUs that vest and forfeit with the award. Vested shares receive cash like any other holder.[10]
- The split
- 20-for-one on July 15, 2022, record date July 1, 2022, as a one-time special stock dividend. Lots from before that date carry a per-share basis one twentieth of the pre-split figure.[34]
Names and numbers for your paperwork
Two companies show up in a Googler’s financial life: Alphabet Inc. issues the stock, and Google LLC sponsors the 401(k). Forms ask for both.
| Item | As filed |
|---|---|
| Stock issuer | Alphabet Inc., a Delaware corporation. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043. CEO Sundar Pichai. Fiscal year ends December 31.[2][9] |
| Alphabet EIN | 61-1767919, from the cover of the Form 10-K.[2] |
| Share classes | GOOGL is Class A (one vote). GOOG is Class C (no vote), which is what GSUs settle in. Class B is unlisted and held by founders and insiders.[2] |
| Equity plan | Alphabet Amended and Restated 2021 Stock Plan; 534 million Class C shares reserved for future awards at the end of 2025. No employee stock purchase plan.[2] |
| Headcount | 190,820 at December 31, 2025; 198,933 at June 30, 2026. Worldwide Alphabet, not Google-only or US-only.[2][21] |
| 401(k) sponsor | Google LLC, EIN 77-0493581.[33] |
| 401(k) plan | Google LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, plan number 001, established 1999. Trustee and custodian Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company; recordkeeper a Vanguard affiliate. These are the details a rollover or QDRO form asks for.[33] |
| Plan scale | $39.0 billion in net assets at the end of 2023 in the audited return; $62.4 billion and 162,000 participants in Google’s 2026 award application.[33][12] |
- As filed
- 61-1767919, from the cover of the Form 10-K.[2]
- As filed
- GOOGL is Class A (one vote). GOOG is Class C (no vote), which is what GSUs settle in. Class B is unlisted and held by founders and insiders.[2]
- As filed
- Alphabet Amended and Restated 2021 Stock Plan; 534 million Class C shares reserved for future awards at the end of 2025. No employee stock purchase plan.[2]
- As filed
- Google LLC, EIN 77-0493581.[33]
- As filed
- Google LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, plan number 001, established 1999. Trustee and custodian Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company; recordkeeper a Vanguard affiliate. These are the details a rollover or QDRO form asks for.[33]
Sources for this section
- Alphabet: 2025 Form 10-K [2]
- Google: company information [9]
- Alphabet: form of restricted stock unit agreement [10]
- Alphabet: policy against insider trading [11]
- PLANSPONSOR: 2026 Alphabet retirement-plan profile [12]
- Alphabet: Q2 2026 earnings release [21]
- Alphabet: 2026 proxy statement [31]
- US Department of Labor EFAST2: Google LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, 2023 Form 5500 [33]
- Alphabet: Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 [34]
- SEC EDGAR: Alphabet filing index [35]
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Co-founder of Simple Money · Registered financial advisor · SEC record
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Vaibhav spent fifteen years building products at Google, DoorDash and Microsoft before becoming a licensed advisor. He works with people in tech on the whole picture, equity, taxes, investments and cash flow, as one plan rather than four.
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