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Alphabet investment risks: capex surge, search threats, and talent loss

First publishedJul 27, 12:29 UTC
Last updatedJul 27, 14:59 UTC · 16m ago
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Investing.com -- Alphabet just reported Q2 2026 earnings — and buried in the fine print was a notable development: free cash flow turned negative even as revenue grew 17%, because the company raised its 2026 capex guidance to $195–205B. The central question haunting every potential buyer right now: will that spending ever pay off before competitors eat Google’s lunch?

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Investing.com -- Alphabet just reported Q2 2026 earnings — and buried in the fine print was a notable development: free cash flow turned negative even as revenue grew 17%, because the company raised its 2026 capex guidance to $195–205B. The central question haunting every potential buyer right now: will that spending ever pay off before competitors eat Google’s lunch? Alphabet A (GOOGL): Last at $319.74 (Fri close) | Pre-market $324.20 (+1.39%) || P/E: 28.14x | PEG: 0.6 || FY2026 Revenue Est: $479.86B This is the #1 risk, full stop. Alphabet raised its 2026 capital expenditure guidance to $195–205B — and it pushed Q2 free cash flow into negative territory.

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Investing.com -- Alphabet just reported Q2 2026 earnings — and buried in the fine print was a notable development: free cash flow turned negative even as revenue grew 17%, because the company raised its 2026 capex guidance to $195–205B. The central question haunting every potential buyer right now: will that spending ever pay off before competitors eat Google’s lunch?
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