Alphabet Stock Split History

Alphabet (GOOGL) has 2 splits in our Alphabet stock split history database. The first split for GOOGL took place on April 03, 2014. This was a 1998 for 1000 split, meaning for each 1000 shares of GOOGL owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1998 shares. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 1998 share position following the split. GOOGL's second split took place on July 18, 2022. This was a 20 for 1 split, meaning for each share of GOOGL owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 20 shares. For example, a 1998 share position pre-split, became a 39960 share position following the split.

When a company such as Alphabet splits its shares, the market capitalization before and after the split takes place remains stable, meaning the shareholder now owns more shares but each are valued at a lower price per share. Often, however, a lower priced stock on a per-share basis can attract a wider range of buyers. If that increased demand causes the share price to appreciate, then the total market capitalization rises post-split. This does not always happen, however, often depending on the underlying fundamentals of the business.

Looking at the Alphabet stock split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 39960 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into Alphabet shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of GOOGL, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete Alphabet stock split history.

Growth of $10,000.00 Without Dividends Reinvested
Start date:	03/28/2014
End date:	09/29/2023
Start price/share:	$14.01
End price/share:	$130.86
Dividends collected/share:	$0.00
Total return:	834.05%
Average Annual Total Return:	26.48%
Starting investment:	$10,000.00
Ending investment:	$93,425.50
Years:	9.51

About Alphabet

Alphabet is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is engaged in online advertising; cloud-based solutions; sales of other products and services; and fees received for subscription-based products. Co.'s segments are Google Services, which include ads, Android, Chrome, hardware, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube; Google Cloud, which include Google Cloud Platform and Google Workspace; and Other Bets, which includes businesses at various stages of development, ranging from those in the research and development phase to those that are in the beginning stages of commercialization. According to our Alphabet stock split history records, Alphabet has had 2 splits.