The article highlights three factors to watch as Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon report earnings: AI capital expenditure, revenue growth rates and management guidance. If hyperscalers keep ramping up spending, chipmakers could benefit. Micron posted 379% year-over-year revenue growth in its fiscal Q4 2026, while Google Cloud grew 82% in the second quarter, and the author prefers operating income over net income because large investments in SpaceX and Anthropic distort net results. Amazon reported a trailing 12-month cash outflow of $7.6 billion, mainly due to AI investments, compared with $18.2 billion in positive free cash flow for the 12 months ended June 30, 2025.
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| Market | US stocks |
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| Sector | Information Technology |
| Industry | Systems Software |
| Market cap | $4.0T |
| Close on 10/23/2026 | 524.53 |
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