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28 Jul 2026, 15:54 UTC · 1h ago
Here's Why I Refuse To Stop Buying Alphabet After Its Earnings ‘Correction'
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28 Jul 2026, 15:54 UTC · 1h ago
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Alphabet's Google Cloud revenue grew 82% to $24.768 billion with a 35.6% operating margin. — Massive acceleration in cloud growth and margin expansion proves AI monetization is scaling commercially.
+0.80Alphabet increased its 2026 CapEx guidance to a range of $195 billion to $205 billion. — Aggressive spending on infrastructure increases financial risk and creates potential for heavy depreciation if demand softens.
-0.60Alphabet reported a 199% EPS beat ($9.11 vs $3.04 consensus) and revenue growth of 24% to $120B. — Strong fundamental performance and significant earnings surprises typically drive long-term bullish sentiment.
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AI integration is increasing Search query volume and the AI mode has surpassed 1 billion monthly active users. — Counters the market fear that generative AI will cannibalize core search advertising revenue.
Alphabet suspended share buybacks and increased long-term debt to $98.2 billion to fund CapEx. — Reduction in shareholder returns and increased leverage are negative signals for immediate stock price support.
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Despite a recent price drop, the author highlights record quarterly results, massive cloud growth, and an attractive valuation as reasons to buy.
The author passes on Amazon, citing inferior cloud growth metrics and valuation compared to Alphabet.
The author passes on Microsoft, stating it lacks the combination of cloud growth and low P/E valuation seen in Alphabet.
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