Combined Q3 capex at Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Microsoft rose $36.9 billion to a record $201.9 billion, more than double a year ago. Combined free cash flow fell to negative $26.4 billion, the lowest on record, with only Microsoft positive. The four plan another $232 billion in Q4, potentially lifting 2026 capex to $740 billion.
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