Google Cloud Trails Azure by $4.6 Billion--But Growth Still Has Leverage
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Google Cloud Trails Azure by $4.6 Billion--But Growth Still Has Leverage Khac Phu Nguyen Fri, September 4, 2026 at 8:19 AM EDT 1 min read GOOG MSFT This article first appeared on GuruFocus . Warning! GuruFocus has detected 3 Warning Sign with MSFT. Is GOOGL fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator. Alphabet is not answering with small checks. Its second-quarter filing showed $119.8 billion in total revenue, with Google Services contributing $94.5 billion. Capital expenditures exploded to $44.9 billion as Alphabet raced to build the data centers, networks and computing muscle behind its AI and cloud push. Here is the pressure point. Azure's lead equals roughly 18.5% of Google Cloud's revenue, while Google Cloud already generates 20.7% of Alphabet's total sales. Meanwhile, the stock's $338.31 price stands 34.27% above its $251.97 GF Value estimate. That is a rich premium. Alphabet now needs its enormous infrastructure bet to close the cloud gap, win profitable market share and prove investors are not paying tomorrow's price too early.
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