Compensation Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Stock-Based Compensation

For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2026, total stock-based compensation (SBC) expense was $5.5 billion and $7.2 billion, including amounts associated with awards we expect to settle in Alphabet stock of $5.3 billion and $6.5 billion, respectively.

Stock-Based Award Activities

The following table summarizes the activities for unvested Alphabet restricted stock units (RSUs), which include dividend equivalents awarded to holders of unvested stock, for the three months ended March 31, 2026 (in millions, except per share amounts):


	Number of Shares	Weighted- Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Unvested as of December 31, 2025	282	$	159.75
Granted	90	$	305.14
Vested	(44)	$	155.46
Forfeited/canceled	(7)	$	167.42
Unvested as of March 31, 2026	321	$	200.89

As of March 31, 2026, there was $62.6 billion of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs. This amount is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.9 years.