Alphabet Inc. delivered a strong quarter, beating expectations on all fronts, yet the market fixates on $85B capex and misses the underlying quality and growth. I see Alphabet as a rare value: robust cash flow, accelerating cloud and YouTube profitability, and a fortress balance sheet, all trading at a discount. The market's anxiety over high capex is misplaced—these are strategic AI infrastructure investments, not reckless spending, and protect long-term competitiveness.
Alphabet said Wednesday it will spend $85 billion in capital expenditures in 2025 — up from the $75 billion it said it would at the beginning of the year. The increase comes as the company tries to get more infrastructure to meet a backlog of customers for its cloud services.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Alphabet (GOOGL) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) came out with quarterly earnings of $5.12 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.15 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.89 per share a year ago.
Alphabet (GOOGL) came out with quarterly earnings of $5.12 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.15 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.89 per share a year ago.
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In the after-hours session today, Alphabet Inc. delivered strong Q2 2025 results, with robust growth across Search, YouTube, and Cloud, driven by AI innovation. Despite increased AI-driven CAPEX pressuring free cash flow, Alphabet remains fundamentally healthy and trades at a discount to big tech peers. My valuation model shows GOOGL stock is about 15% overvalued absolutely, but a 5-year CAGR of 11.5% justifies a continued Buy rating.
Google's parent company, which is facing aggressive competition in its core search business from A.I. chatbots, also posted a double-digit profit increase.
Alphabet beat Q2 expectations, but investors are uneasy over a surprise $10 billion capex increase. It's the latest sign that the race to stay ahead on AI is getting eye-wateringly expensive.
Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) shares moved lower afterhours despite the technology giant reporting better-than-expected financial results for the second quarter as it also revealed it is raising its capital expenditures guidance for 2025. The Google parent company now expects capex of $85 billion from its earlier forecast of $75 billion, which saw Alphabet's shares pull back about 1.5% post-earnings.
Alphabet will host its second-quarter earnings call through a livestream on YouTube starting at 4:30 p.m. EDT.