Best free Google Ads report templates (2026)

See which campaigns, keywords and search terms earn their spend, and send clients a Google Ads report that updates itself, with these free templates.

Porter Metrics has 25 free Google Ads report templates and examples for Claude, Porter dashboards and Data Studio (formerly Looker Studio), each with a preview. Pick one, connect your data for free, and the Claude version runs on your own accounts in about 10 minutes, ready for follow-up questions.

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Google Ads report templates

Porter’s 25 Google Ads report templates are grouped by what each one reports on. Filter by tool or use case and open a card for its preview and setup.

25 templates

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Google Ads report example

Porter’s Google Ads report example is the Claude Google Ads dashboard on Trailgear demo data. Click through its four views before connecting anything.

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Demo data (Trailgear).Open the live example

What to include in a Google Ads report

A Google Ads report built on Porter’s templates has six parts, in the order a client or manager reads them, each covered by a template.

1

Cost and conversions

Cost, conversions, cost per conversion and ROAS against the last period: Google Ads dashboard template.

2

Campaigns

Each campaign by cost, CTR and conversions, including Performance Max: campaign performance template.

3

Keywords and search terms

Search terms that convert and the ones to add as negatives: keyword analysis template.

4

Audience and timing

Devices, locations, audiences and the hours that convert: audience and peak hours templates.

5

ROAS and other channels

Revenue per dollar spent and how Google Ads compares with Meta Ads: ROAS dashboard template.

6

Next steps

Two or three changes for the next period, with an owner for each.

Match the detail to the reader: clients and executives need cost, conversions and ROAS; managers add campaigns; analysts need search terms, audiences and hours, often daily. For every ad platform together, use the PPC report templates; for paid and organic search together, the SEM report templates.

How to set up a Google Ads report template

Every Porter Google Ads report template starts with one free step: connect your Google Ads account in Porter. Then set it up in your reporting tool.

On Porter’s Free plan, Claude reads the last 15 days and Data Studio up to 30 days. The 14-day trial has full access and needs no card (Porter pricing).

In Claude

  1. Sign up free at Porter, open Data sources and connect the accounts your report needs, for example Google Ads for the Google Ads report.

  2. In Claude, go to Customize → Connectors → Add custom connector, paste https://mcp.portermetrics.com/mcp and name it Porter Metrics. Click Continue, sign in to Porter and allow access.

  3. Open a new chat, paste the install prompt and put your accounts in place of the ones in brackets (Google Ads to Claude tutorial). Claude reads your data through Porter’s MCP (Model Context Protocol), an open standard that lets Claude read data from other tools.

Install prompt
Duplicate this Claude dashboard template and keep its layout, views and styling: https://claude.ai/artifact/HFMDtZZMujcwfFdQ19D7mW Then rebuild it with my own data through Porter: a Google Ads dashboard for [account] for the last 14 days: KPI cards for cost, conversions, cost / conv., conv. value / cost, impressions, clicks, CTR and avg. CPC; then by campaign, by advertising channel type and by hour of day; search terms with clicks and no conversions; impression share lost to budget and rank; top responsive search ads; and conversions by conversion name.

Claude Dashboards is in beta on Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise (Anthropic’s guide to Claude Dashboards).

As a Porter dashboard

  1. Open a Porter dashboard card and click Download template.

  2. Sign in to Porter and pick your ad accounts.

  3. Share it with viewer or editor access, or schedule it by email for each client.

In Data Studio

  1. Open a Data Studio card and click Download template.

  2. Click the three-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner and select Make a copy.

  3. Choose your Porter data sources, click Copy Report and set the date range to last month, compared with the previous period.

In Google Sheets or Excel

  1. Open a Data Studio template with your Google Ads data.

  2. Open the menu (⋮) on any table or chart and choose Export.

  3. Pick Google Sheets, or CSV to open the table in Excel.

An export is a snapshot; the Data Studio report keeps refreshing.

What makes these Google Ads report templates different

A Google Ads report is only useful if it is current when the client opens it. Porter’s templates update themselves from Google Ads, in the tool you report in.

1

See a live example before you sign up

Click through the Claude Google Ads dashboard without an account, then decide.

2

Search terms, not only campaigns

Go from campaign totals down to the search terms that spend without converting.

3

One report, three tools

Explore it in Claude, send it as a Porter link, or keep it in Data Studio.

4

Google Ads next to everything else

Put Google Ads beside Meta Ads, Microsoft Ads and GA4 in the ROAS and cross-channel templates.

5

Client reports on your logo

Send each client a report with their branding and no Porter badge on paid plans.

More report template galleries

Porter has a gallery for each ad platform, use case and tool.

Google Ads report template FAQ

Are these Google Ads report templates free?

Yes. All 25 Porter Google Ads report templates and prompts are free to download, and the Free plan never expires. Longer date ranges need the 14-day trial or a paid plan from $12.50 per account a month, billed annually (Porter pricing).

What is a Google Ads report?

A Google Ads report brings your Google Ads data into one view with KPIs like cost, CTR, CPC, conversions, cost per conversion and ROAS, so a team or agency can track campaigns and show clients the results.

What should a Google Ads report include?

Start with cost, conversions, cost per conversion and ROAS against the last period. Then add campaigns, search terms with no conversions, impression share lost to budget, and results by device, location and hour.

Can I send Google Ads reports to clients automatically?

Yes. A Porter dashboard shares by link, PDF and scheduled email, so each client gets the report on the day you choose. In Data Studio, use Share, Schedule delivery.

Is there a Google Ads report template for Excel or Google Sheets?

Export any table from a Data Studio template: open the chart menu (⋮), choose Export and pick Google Sheets or CSV for Excel. For a sheet that refreshes itself, pull Google Ads into Google Sheets with the Porter Google Sheets connector.

Claude, Porter dashboard or Data Studio: which should I use?

Use Claude to build the report and ask follow-up questions, but anyone opening a shared Claude dashboard needs their own Claude access (Anthropic’s guide to sharing artifacts). Use a Porter dashboard for client links and scheduled email, and Data Studio if your reports already live there.

Get your free Google Ads report template

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