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Forget the Capex Fears: Why Alphabet and Amazon Are Must-Buys

Amazon and Alphabet are both seeing strong returns on their AI infrastructure investments.

Forget the Capex Fears: Why Alphabet and Amazon Are Must-Buys

Published September 11, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

Cloud providers have started to peel back the onion on their cloud computing economics, and it's now easy to see why these companies are pouring money into AI infrastructure. Demand for their services continues to outstrip capacity, while they are getting very strong returns on their investments with quick payback periods.

While Wall Street has feared this massive capital expenditure (capex), it should, in fact, be celebrating it. Let's look at why Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) both look like great buys here.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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