Alphabet’s Q2 capital spending jumps to $44.9B as AI buildout accelerates
dinabass · x · 2026-07-23
Alphabet’s Q2 capex hits $44.9B
Alphabet said it spent $44.9B on capital expenditures in Q2, up 100% YoY and 26% sequentially.
- That puts first-half 2026 capex at about $80B.
- The chart shows a sharp step-up across recent quarters, reinforcing that the company’s AI infrastructure buildout is still accelerating.
- This is a clear signal on how aggressively Alphabet is funding compute and data center capacity.
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