The market reacted sharply negatively to Alphabet's third-quarter results, even though revenue of $127.6 billion was in line with the S&P analysts' estimate of $127.9 billion. Earnings per share were $2.12 against an expected $3.01, a 29.6% miss. Management credited AI-driven momentum across Search, Cloud and YouTube for the strong top-line growth, and operating margin rose to 31.8% from 30.5% a year earlier, though rising costs for infrastructure and AI investment weighed on profitability. In the Q&A, analysts asked about productivity gains from new AI models, scaling agentic products to a billion users, compute allocation between internal needs and Cloud customers, and how TPU system sales affect cash flow.
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| Market | US stocks |
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| Sector | Communication Services |
| Industry | Interactive Media & Services |
| Market cap | $4.0T |
| Close on 10/30/2026 | 279.76 |
| Change that session | -1.43% |
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