Alphabet had an excellent year in 2025, but 2026 is not yet a given.

Does the search giant's cloud growth (and the spending required to support it) justify buying shares today?

Alphabet demonstrated in 2025 why it is still the AI stock to watch.

Alphabet is experiencing robust growth in its cloud services, with a $106 billion backlog and significant capital outlays to support future demand. GOOG's cloud margins improved substantially in q2'25 ...

Alphabet GOOGL.O said on Tuesday it will spend $75 billion on its AI buildout this year, 29% more than Wall Street expected, and investors signaled disappointment at a missed cloud revenue target and ...

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said the company is planning another big year of spending as it continues to build out its artificial intelligence offering. "We are confident about the opportunities ahead, ...

Alphabet shelled out $13 billion on capital expenditures in the third quarter, and CFO Anat Ashkenazi says to expect a similar level in the current quarter. The company sees big potential to ...

Alphabet's capital spending was also on the rise, with the company booking capital expenditures of $17.20 billion in the quarter. That was about 20% higher than $14.3 billion in the fourth quarter, ...

Bill Ackman has helped Pershing Square Capital Management make billions of dollars on the Alphabet stock positions since the end of Q3.