Microsoft cuts annual capital expenditure to $170 billion, Alphabet maintains guidance of $195 billion to $205 billion
Microsoft lowered its annual capital expenditure forecast from $175 billion to $170 billion, while Alphabet maintained its guidance of $195 billion to $205 billion; the spending figures for both companies came in below analyst expectations. Microsoft CFO Amy Hood said that third-party GPU suppliers have experienced delays, and some available compute capacity will be pushed back to the first half of 2027; Alphabet CFO Anat Ashkenazi said that external compute capacity only came online at the end of the third quarter, and Alphabet's shares fell about 10% after hours. Shares of CoreWeave, Nebius, IREN and Oracle fell after the earnings releases, and Gartner predicts that by 2030, 80% of neocloud companies will be acquired or cease operations.
Microsoft lowered its annual capital expenditure forecast from $175 billion to $170 billion, while Alphabet maintained its guidance of $195 billion to $205 billion; the spending figures for both companies came in below analyst expectations. Microsoft CFO Amy Hood said that third-party GPU suppliers have experienced delays, and some available compute capacity will be pushed back to the first half of 2027; Alphabet CFO Anat Ashkenazi said that external compute capacity only came online at the end
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