Big tech spending 100%+ of operating cash flow
The thesis presented is that Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta are now planning to spend more than 100% of their estimated 2026 operating cash flow on capital expenditures, a dramatic increase from historical norms.
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CONTESTED · 36 MENTIONS · 31 EPISODES · 18 SHOWS
6 FEB 2026 — 16 AUG 2026 · 2D AGO
22 SUPPORT · 4 CHALLENGE · 2 REPEAT · 8 MENTIONED
- AFFORD ANYTHING
- THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS · 2 MENTIONS
- AI spending turns big tech capital-intensive
- Big tech spending 100%+ of operating cash flow · THIS IDEA
23 EPISODES BETWEEN · 25 MENTIONS
- FORWARD GUIDANCE
- WE STUDY BILLIONAIRES - THE INVESTORS PODCAST NETWORK
- THE TIM FERRISS SHOW
- CNBC FAST MONEY
- BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE
- CNBC FAST MONEY
- MARKETPLACE
- PROF G MARKETS
- WSJ WHAT'S NEWS
- BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE
- CNBC FAST MONEY · 2 MENTIONS
- THE OPTIONS INSIDER RADIO NETWORK
- ALL-IN WITH CHAMATH, JASON, SACKS & FRIEDBERG
- MOTLEY FOOL MONEY
- CNBC FAST MONEY
- WSJ WHAT'S NEWS
- THOUGHTFUL MONEY · 2 MENTIONS
- WE STUDY BILLIONAIRES - THE INVESTORS PODCAST NETWORK
- THE POMP PODCAST
- ANIMAL SPIRITS
- THE TWENTY MINUTE VC
- PROF G MARKETS
- EURODOLLAR UNIVERSITY
- PROF G MARKETS
- PROF G MARKETS
- MOTLEY FOOL MONEY
- ALL-IN WITH CHAMATH, JASON, SACKS & FRIEDBERG
- EURODOLLAR UNIVERSITY
- WE STUDY BILLIONAIRES - THE INVESTORS PODCAST NETWORK · 3 MENTIONS
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