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Meta Platforms anticipates its capital expenditures for 2026 will be in the range of $125 billion to $145 billion.
Meta Platforms provided second-quarter revenue guidance of $58 billion to $61 billion, which is in line with the consensus estimate of $59.6 billion.
Amazon's trailing 12-month free cash flow fell from $26 billion to $1.2 billion due to heavy spending on AI infrastructure.
The AI revenue run rate for Amazon Web Services (AWS) has surpassed $15 billion.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has a landmark $100 billion infrastructure deal with Anthropic.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has a contracted backlog of $244 billion.
Alphabet reported first-quarter revenue of $94.7 billion, excluding partner payouts, which beat analyst expectations of $91.6 billion.
The custom chipset business at Amazon Web Services, which includes Trainium and Inferentia chips, has reached a $20 billion annualized revenue run rate.
Amazon's advertising division is projected to exceed $70 billion in revenue this year.
Microsoft's Azure cloud division reported an acceleration in growth from 38% to 39%.
Anurag Rana stated that the cloud strategies of Google and Amazon are currently performing slightly better than Microsoft's strategy.
Meta Platforms has identified potential headwinds in the European Union and the United States, as well as scrutiny on youth-related issues, that could significantly impact its results.