The chart above displays the quarterly general and administrative expenses of Alphabet Inc from 2020 to 2023. In the first quarter of 2023, the company’s G&A expenses were $3.76 billion compared to $3.374 billion in the same quarter of the prior year.
General and Administrative expenses of Alphabet (Quarterly) 2014 – 2023
Amounts in millions.
FY 2023
G&A Expenses (millions)
Q1
$3,759
In the first quarter of 2023, the G&A expenses of Alphabet Inc increased by $385 million compared to the same quarter in the prior year.
FY 2022
G&A Expenses (millions)
Q1
$3,374
Q2
$3,657
Q3
$3,597
Q4
$5,096
Total
$15,724
The general and administrative expenses of Alphabet Inc grew by $2.2 billion in 2022 compared to the prior year. In 2023, the G& A expenses of Alphabet were $15.724 billion compared to $$13.51 billion in the previous year. In the fourth quarter of 2022, the G&A expenses were $5.1 billion compared to $4.1 billion in the same quarter of the prior year.
FY 2021
G&A expenses ($ millions)
Q1
$2,773
Q2
$3,341
Q3
$3,256
Q4
$4,140
Total
$13,510
According to Alphabet Inc’s annual report for 2021, “General and administrative expenses increased $2.5 billion from 2020 to 2021. The increase was primarily driven by a $1.7 billion increase in charges relating to legal matters and a $664 million increase in compensation expenses, largely resulting from a 14% increase in headcount. These increases were partially offset by a reduction in expense of $808 million related to a decline in allowance for credit losses for accounts receivable, as 2020 reflected a higher allowance related to the economic effect of COVID-19.”
FY 2020
G&A expenses ($millions)
Q1
$2,880
Q2
$2,585
Q3
$2,756
Q4
$2,831
Total
$11,052
FY 2019
G&A expenses (millions)
Q1
$2,088
Q2
$2,043
Q3
$2,591
Q4
$2,829
Total
$9,551
The General and administrative expenses of Alphabet in 2019 grew to $9.6 billion rising from $6.9 billion last year.
FY 2018
G&A expenses (millions)
Q1
$1,403
Q2
$1,764
Q3
$1,753
Q4
$2,003
Total
$6,923
FY 2017
G&A Expenses (millions)
Q1
$1,801
Q2
$1,700
Q3
$1,595
Q4
$1,776
FY 2016
G&A Expenses (millions)
Q1
$1,513
Q2
$1,624
Q3
$1,824
Q4
$2,024
FY 2015
G&A Expenses (millions)
Q1
$1,637
Q2
$1,450
Q3
$1,477
Q4
$1,572
FY 2014
G&A expenses (millions)
Q1
$1,489
Q2
$1,404
Q3
$1,365
Q4
$1,593
About Alphabet:
Alphabet is the parent company of Google. It has its headquarters located at Mountain View California, United States.
Apart from its google search engine and advertising products, Alphabet offers a vast range of products including Cloud services and other services like Chrome Browser and Google Maps.
The CEO of Alphabet is Sundar Pichai. Alphabet’s main source of revenue if digital advertising followed by cloud services. It also owns YouTube and some other businesses that are collectively called Other Bets