Market2026-08-11

Alphabet reported second quarter 2026 results on July 22, 2026, with consolidated revenues up 24% year over year to $119.8 billion and operating margin expanding two points to 34%. Google Cloud revenues rose 82% to $24.8 billion, attributed to enterprise AI infrastructure and AI solutions demand alongside core GCP, while Cloud operating income tripled to $8.8 billion. Sundar Pichai said nearly 90% of the Fortune 100 use Gemini Enterprise, Gemini models process 22 billion API tokens per minute, the Gemini app has 950 million monthly active users, and cited a new Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber model. Capital expenditures reached $44.9 billion in the quarter, pushing free cash flow to negative $5.9 billion; Alphabet raised $49.6 billion in equity in June 2026 and $20.3 billion in senior unsecured notes to fund AI infrastructure. Net income of $112.1 billion included a $99.0 billion gain on equity securities.

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