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5h agoTech giants ramp AI spending but investors favour Alphabet’s cash-flow balance
Major U.S. technology firms—Alphabet Inc., Microsoft Corporation and Meta Platforms Inc.—announced large increases in capital expenditure as they build out AI infrastructure and data-centres globally. While all three posted strong revenue growth, investors reacted most positively to Alphabet, whose capital-spend remains a lower share of its operating cash-flow. Microsoft and Meta had higher ratios of cap-ex to cash-flow, raising concerns about their investment returns. The move underscores investor scrutiny of spending efficiency amid the AI build-out.
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5h agoTech giants ramp AI spending but investors favour Alphabet’s cash-flow balance
Major U.S. technology firms—Alphabet Inc., Microsoft Corporation and Meta Platforms Inc.—announced large increases in capital expenditure as they build out AI infrastructure and data-centres globally. While all three posted strong revenue growth, investors reacted most positively to Alphabet, whose capital-spend remains a lower share of its operating cash-flow. Microsoft and Meta had higher ratios of cap-ex to cash-flow, raising concerns about their investment returns. The move underscores investor scrutiny of spending efficiency amid the AI build-out.
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Tech giants ramp AI spending but investors favour Alphabet’s cash-flow balance
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Tech giants increase AI investment, but investors favour Alphabet due to stronger cash-flow coverage of elevated cap-ex.
Major U.S. technology firms—Alphabet Inc., Microsoft Corporation and Meta Platforms Inc.—announced large increases in capital expenditure as they build out AI infrastructure and data-centres globally. While all three posted strong revenue growth, investors reacted most positively to Alphabet, whose capital-spend remains a lower share of its operating cash-flow. Microsoft and Meta had higher ratios of cap-ex to cash-flow, raising concerns about their investment returns. The move underscores investor scrutiny of spending efficiency amid the AI build-out.
Major U.S. technology firms—Alphabet Inc., Microsoft Corporation and Meta Platforms Inc.—announced large increases in capital expenditure as they build out AI infrastructure and data-centres globally. While all three posted strong revenue growth, investors reacted most positively to Alphabet, whose capital-spend remains a lower share of its operating cash-flow. Microsoft and Meta had higher ratios of cap-ex to cash-flow, raising concerns about their investment returns. The move underscores investor scrutiny of spending efficiency amid the AI build-out.
Companies:
Alphabet Inc.
Microsoft Corporation
Meta Platforms Inc.
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Oct 30, 2025 • 13:55 IST