Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) delivered another quarter of better-than-expected financials, with double-digit top-line growth. However, concerns about the tech giant’s rising capital expenditure (capex) stole the spotlight, with GOOGL stock declining in after-hours trading.
Alphabet’s capex totaled $44.9 billion in the second quarter, with most of the spending directed toward data centers, servers, and networking infrastructure to support the expansion of AI capabilities. Alphabet also increased its full-year capex guidance to $195 billion–$205 billion, up from its previous forecast of $180 billion–$190 billion.