Alphabet Reports Negative Free Cash Flow Amid High AI Infrastructure Spending and Search Revenue Miss
Alphabet (GOOGL) shares faced downward pressure following third-quarter results that revealed a negative free cash flow of $9.1 billion, significantly exceeding the $2.7 billion decline anticipated by analysts. This shortfall was driven largely by aggressive capital expenditures on artificial intelligence infrastructure and a one-time $5.2 billion fine from the European Commission. Despite missing search revenue estimates with $63.4 billion against a projected $64.5 billion, Alphabet's cloud division showed massive growth, with Google Cloud revenue increasing 103% to $30.7 billion. The company maintains a substantial $561 billion backlog, positioning itself to compete in the rapidly expanding AI cloud market, which is projected to reach $2 trillion by 2030.
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Topics: AI infrastructure investment Alphabet earnings Cloud computing Free cash flow Search revenue
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