Alphabet expects capital expenditure for 2026 to come in between $175 billion and $185 billion — at the higher end, capex will more than double from last year.

Analysts are betting on solid growth within Alphabet's cloud and search businesses. They're also expecting Meta's strong results to give Alphabet a lift.

The search giant's proposed capex spend for 2026 exceeds that of its hyperscalers peers.

The Street is taking a doubling in capital expenditures in stride.

Alphabet expects capital expenditure for 2026 to come in between $175 billion and $185 billion — at the higher end, capex will more than double from last year.

Alphabet expects capital expenditure for 2026 to come in between $175 billion and $185 billion — at the higher end, capex will more than double from last year.

While analysts acknowledged Alphabet's higher spending, they were also more optimistic than the stock's 3% slide Thursday morning seemed to suggest.

Amazon's capital expenditure projection comes in at $200 billion, above analysts' estimates of $146.6 billion and higher than the roughly $131 billion in 2025.

Amazon's capital expenditure projection comes in at $200 billion, above analysts' estimates of $146.6 billion and higher than the roughly $131 billion in 2025.