Google Cloud revenue doubles to $30.7B but Alphabet stock drops 11% on search fears
fortune · reddit · 2026-10-30
Alphabet's Q3 results showed Google Cloud revenue more than doubling to $30.7 billion, yet the stock fell over 11% after hours, erasing more than $280 billion in market value.
- Search slowdown spooked investors: Google Search grew 12% to $63.4B, missing the 15% consensus and down from 17% in Q2 and 19% in Q1, fueling fears of "AI cannibalizing the franchise"
- Aptus Capital's David Wagner: "Google Cloud did what it was supposed to this quarter. The problem is everything else."
- Deeply negative free cash flow added to selling pressure
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