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Google Q2 earnings top expectations, cloud revenue grows 82%, but stock falls on capex growth

Source: Reddit Stocks · 2026-07-24

Google parent Alphabet reported its second quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday, beating Wall Street's expectations on the top and bottom lines as cloud revenue increased 82% year over year. For the quarter, Alphabet saw earnings per share of $9.11 on revenue of $119.8 billion. Analysts were anticipating EPS of and revenue of $116.9 billion. But the company also stated that it is raising its capital expenditures for the year to between $195 billion and $205 billion from $180 billion to $

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Summary

CORPORATE EARNINGSMEDIUM

Event (importance: medium). KB match (corporate_earnings): "Supermicro (SMCI) Unveils Industry-First CMX Stora". Affected sectors: technology, financials. Primary variables: equity_valuations, investor_sentiment, tech_sector_growth. Learned rule: "Certain financial event types (equity raises, M&A, earnings)". Causal chain: Investors fret over Microsoft's AI spend and cloud growth after beating Q2 earnings expectations, leading to a plunge in Microsoft's stock price → Reduced investor confidence in Microsoft's cloud growth strategy may lead to decreased demand for cloud infrastructure and AI-related services.

Market Impact

▼Bearish· Moderate magnitude

Key variables: equity valuations, investor sentiment, tech sector growth

Affected sectors: technology, financials

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