Alphabet's Strong Cloud Growth Falls Short Due to Negative Free Cash Flow

Despite an impressive 82% growth in Google Cloud revenue and a tripling of operating income, Alphabet missed investor expectations due to negative free cash flow driven by increased capital expenditures. The company reported $119.8 billion in total revenue for Q2.

By Jeremy Bowman, The Motley Fool Thu, July 23, 2026 at 3:37 AM GMT+3 3 min read · Yahoo Finance · July 23, 2026, 00:37 UTC

Alphabet's Strong Cloud Growth Falls Short Due to Negative Free Cash Flow

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Topics: AI Infrastructure Capital Expenditure Cloud Computing Earnings Free Cash Flow

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