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21 Jun 2026, 11:30 UTC · 2h ago
Forget Ads: Alphabet's CEO Says This Is Now the Biggest Growth Driver
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21 Jun 2026, 11:30 UTC · 2h ago
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Google Cloud's contracted backlog nearly doubled quarter-on-quarter to $460 billion, with over 50% expected to convert to revenue within 24 months. — This represents a massive, tangible pipeline of guaranteed future revenue that significantly reduces growth uncertainty.
+0.90Enterprise AI has become Alphabet's primary growth driver for the first time, with generative AI revenue growing 800% year-over-year. — A fundamental shift in the business model from ad-reliance to high-growth enterprise software is a major valuation catalyst.
+0.80Google Cloud revenue grew 63% to over $20 billion with segment margins expanding to 33% from 18% a year ago. — Rapid acceleration in growth combined with expanding profitability proves the cloud business is scaling efficiently.
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Alphabet's quarterly capital expenditures more than doubled to $35.7 billion, with 2026 guidance raised to $180-$190 billion and further increases expected in 2027. — Extremely high spending on infrastructure puts pressure on free cash flow and creates long-term depreciation risks.
-0.50CEO Sundar Pichai admitted the company is currently compute-constrained and unable to meet existing customer demand. — While it indicates a supply bottleneck, it proves that demand is currently outstripping capacity, suggesting untapped revenue potential.
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Reported massive Gen AI revenue growth, a doubling of cloud backlog, and strong Q1 2026 earnings.
Mentioned as having delivered strong Q4 2025 earnings beats.
Mentioned only in the context of reporting earnings on the same day as Alphabet without specific performance details.
[mutual] Both companies are described within the competitive tech stock landscape and compared based on earnings reports.
[mutual] Alphabet and Microsoft are presented as peers reporting earnings and competing in the AI and cloud sectors.
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