Buy Crypto
Pay with
USD
USD
Buy & Sell
Hot
Supports Visa, Mastercard, SEPA & more
P2P
0 Fees
Flexible trading, zero fees
Gate Card
Use your crypto for payments worldwide
P2P Loan
Grow your wealth in fiat investment
Markets
Trade
Basic
Advanced
Futures
Futures
Access hundreds of perpetual contracts
CFD
Gold
One platform for global traditional assets
Options
Hot
Trade European-style vanilla options
Unified Account
Maximize your capital efficiency
Demo Trading
Introduction to Futures Trading
Learn the basics of futures trading
Futures Events
Join events to earn rewards
Demo Trading
Use virtual funds to practice risk-free trading
Stocks
CFD
Stock CFD Derivatives
US Stocks
Access real US stocks and ETFs
HK Stocks
Trade quality Hong Kong-listed stocks
Korean Stocks
SK Hynix
Real Korean stocks and top assets
Stock Futures
High leverage, 24/7 trading
Tokenized Stocks
Backed by real stock assets
IPO Access
Unlock full access to global stock IPOs
GUSD
3.8%
Mint GUSD for Treasury RWA yields
Stocks Activities
Trade Popular Stocks and Unlock Generous Airdrops
Earn
Launch
CandyDrop
tag
Collect candies to earn airdrops
Launchpool
Quick staking, earn potential new tokens
HODLer Airdrop
Hold GT and get massive airdrops for free
IPO Access
tag
Unlock full access to global stock IPOs
Alpha Points
Trade on-chain assets and earn airdrops
Futures Points
Earn futures points and claim airdrop rewards
Investment
Square
Square
Post, share, and explore crypto trends
Live
moments live
Live crypto market analysis
Chat
Chat with crypto traders
News
What is happening in crypto
flower_head
More
Promotions
AI
Others
TradFi（新）
JMKE IPO
Rewards

Google's Free Cash Flow Turns Negative for First Time Since 2004 as AI Capex Hits $44.9B

GateNews
StocksAI Industry News
MSFT0.06%
META-1.78%
AMZN-0.64%
According to Maeil Economics, Google's free cash flow turned negative in the second quarter of 2026 for the first time since going public in 2004, as capital expenditure of $44.9 billion exceeded operating cash flow of $39.1 billion. The company's cloud revenue surged 82% year-over-year to $24.8 billion, but the investment required to support generative AI demand outpaced profit generation. Alphabet stock fell 6% on July 23 following the earnings disclosure. Google raised its full-year 2026 capex guidance to $195–205 billion and indicated spending would increase further in 2027, as each user query demands additional GPU processing and server capacity. Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon are set to report earnings on July 30–31.
View Source
Disclaimer: The information on this page may come from third-party sources and is for reference only. It does not represent the views or opinions of Gate and does not constitute any financial, investment, or legal advice. Virtual asset trading involves high risk. Please do not rely solely on the information on this page when making decisions. For details, see the Disclaimer.

Related News

07-24 23:13
Alphabet Raises 2026 Capital Expenditure Guidance to $195-205 Billion on July 24
07-24 19:44
Alphabet Raises 2026 Capex Forecast by $15B to $190B-$205B, Posts First Negative Quarterly FCF
07-24 02:31
Google Cloud Business Surges 82% to $24.77B in Q2, TPU Exceeds $1B for First Time
07-23 11:19
Google Q2 Free Cash Flow Turns Negative $5.8B as AI CapEx Doubles to $44.9B
07-23 08:16
Alphabet Raises 2026 Capital Expenditure Guidance to $195-205 Billion Amid AI Infrastructure Push
In-Depth Analysis

Tesla Stocks Crash 14.5% as Q2 Earnings Miss Sparks Robotaxi Delay Fears

Lucas Bennett07-25 06:14

Alphabet Raises AI Capex to $205B as BigTech Earnings Loom

Oliver Grant07-24 23:15

Google beat Q2 revenue expectations, but Alphabet stock fell 4.5% instead

Market Whisper07-24 02:24
Comment
0/400
No comments