Earnings per share in the fourth quarter of last year were $2.82, compared with the $2.63 analysts expected on average, according to research firm LSEG, CNBC reports.
Revenue was $113.83 billion, compared to the expected $111.43 billion.
Sales have thus increased by 18 percent compared to the same period a year ago.
Revenue from cloud services was $17.66 billion, compared to an expected $16.18 billion.
Ads on the streaming service YouTube brought in $11.38 billion, slightly lower than the expected $11.84 billion.
This year's spending on AI investments, among other things, is expected to be $175-185 billion, almost double last year.
Alphabet's stock rose just over 4 percent in after-hours trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
