Google reports negative cash flow due to AI spending, raising capex forecast as infrastructure costs rise.
Even Google couldn't out-earn its AI spending this quarter
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Google reports negative free cash flow amid AI spending spree
Google Free Cash Flow Turns Negative Due to Massive AI Spend
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Google made nearly $120 billion last quarter, but its escalating AI infrastructure costs pushed free cash flow into the red.
In a company first, Google ended a quarter with negative free cash flow, while upping expenses to $200 billion.
Google continues to report big quarterly revenue, but its AI spending has skyrocketed.
The company raised its 2026 spending guidance to as much as $205 billion and quadrupled its inventory to $10 billion.
Google faces a $6B cash flow deficit due to AI spending. Alphabet as second-largest company by market cap on July 31 at 3.2% YES.
Alphabet posted negative $5.9B free cash flow for Q2 2026 as AI capital expenditures doubled to $44.9B, with full-year capex…
