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Alphabet Q2 revenue increased by 24% to $119.8 billion annually, and operating revenue increased by 30% to $40.8 billion. But free cash flow fell to minus $5.9 billion, because capital expenditure reached a record $44.9 billion.

Alphabet Drops 6.9% Post-Earnings: Does $200B Capex Spook the Market?
Alphabet fell 6.89% after guiding 2026 capital expenditure toward approximately $200 billion, stoking fears that AI investment will erode profitability. Despite solid Cloud and Search results — and recent buying by Buffett — the repricing of "heavy capex, slow returns" wiped more than $700 billion from Mag-7 market caps in a single session. Investors are reassessing the valuation anchor for mega-cap tech. As the AI arms race becomes a test of spending endurance, can Alphabet's moat absorb the bill?
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