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Google's ESPP provides a 15% discount with a 24-month lookback provision. Contributions are made through payroll deduction with purchases occurring every 6 months.
Stock Price
$311.69
Closing price · Feb 27, 2026
ESPP Discount
15%
Off purchase price
Lookback Provision
Yes
12 month offering
Max Contribution
$25,000
IRS limit applies
Google's ESPP provides a 15% discount with a 24-month lookback provision. Contributions are made through payroll deduction with purchases occurring every 6 months.
Discount Rate
15%
Off stock purchase price
Lookback Provision
Yes
Lower of grant or purchase price
Offering Period
12 months
6-month purchase periods
How your returns could look based on different stock price movements (assuming $10,000 contribution):
Stock stays flat
Stock change: 0%
Stock up 20%
Stock change: 20%
Stock down 10%
Stock change: -10%
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Standard Section 423 ESPP tax treatment. Qualifying dispositions after holding periods may result in more favorable tax rates.
Here's how a $10,000 ESPP contribution would work at Alphabet (Google) with the current stock price.
Calculate discounted purchase price
$311.69 × (1 - 15%)
= $264.93
Calculate shares purchased
$10,000 ÷ $264.93
= 37 shares
Calculate immediate market value
37 shares × $311.69
= $11,532.42
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Alphabet (Google) also offers these equity compensation programs to employees:
Google's GSUs (the company's term for RSUs) vest over 4 years with a 1-year cliff. After the cliff, shares vest monthly. Google is known for generous refresh grants that can exceed the original grant over time.
Learn about Alphabet (Google)'s Non-Qualified Stock Options program.
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