Microsoft (MSFT) vs Alphabet (GOOGL): Cloud Growth and Financials Compared
Published on · Source: finance.yahoo.com

AI Summary
Summarized by AI from the source belowMicrosoft (MSFT) reported Q4 revenue of $90.01 billion, a 17.8% increase, with Azure growth at 43% and Intelligent Cloud revenue of $39.31 billion, up 32%. In contrast, Alphabet (GOOGL) saw Q2 revenue at $119.80 billion, up 24.2%, driven by its Google Cloud, which surged 82% to $24.77 billion. Alphabet's capital expenditures reached $44.92 billion, compared to Microsoft's $35.80 billion, resulting in a negative free cash flow of $6 billion for Alphabet, while Microsoft generated $20 billion in free cash flow. Investors should note that Microsoft did not make the top 10 stocks list recently, indicating growing competition in the enterprise cloud space.
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