Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) reports Google Cloud revenue growth of more than 55% year-on-year in Q3 FY2026 (July–September 2026, released ca. October 28, 2026, confirmed by Alphabet Investor Relations or Bloomberg by October 29, 2026)
Hit
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Published on 12. September 2026
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Predicted for 28. October 2026
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Based on: Historical Cycle
Google Cloud posted 82% revenue growth to $24.8 billion in Q2 2026 (April–June) – after +63% in Q1 2026. Drivers: massive AI infrastructure demand (Gemini Enterprise, TPU clusters), enterprise migrations, and Cloud AI solutions. Alphabet raised full-year CapEx guidance to $195–205 billion, signaling continued investment in Cloud capacity. Even with significant deceleration to 55% in Q3 (the lowest in several quarters), growth would still far exceed market consensus. No Polymarket market for this threshold.
Data basis for this prediction
- Alphabet Q2 2026 Earnings: Google Cloud +82 % YoY auf 24,8 Mrd. USD (SEC/Yahoo Finance, 22. Juli 2026)
- Alphabet Q1 2026 Earnings: Google Cloud +63 % YoY (SEC, sec.gov, April 2026)
- CNBC: Alphabet Q2 2026 – CapEx-Guidance 195–205 Mrd. USD (cnbc.com, 22. Juli 2026)
Note: This is an AI-generated statistical forecast for entertainment and information purposes. It does not constitute investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument.
Verdict: Hit
Google Cloud erzielte im Q3 2026 (Juli–September 2026) ein Umsatzwachstum von 103 % auf 30,7 Milliarden USD – weit über dem Schwellenwert von 55 %. Die Ergebnisse wurden am 28. Oktober 2026 veröffentlicht, exakt wie vorhergesagt. Haupttreiber waren KI-Infrastruktur (GCP Enterprise AI, TPU-Systeme) und Unternehmens-KI-Lösungen. Die Vorhersage traf ein, da die zugrundeliegenden Wachstumstreiber (KI-Nachfrage, Unternehmensmigrationen) sich nicht nur hielten, sondern beschleunigten. Quelle: Alphabet 8-K / Earnings Release Q3 2026 (SEC: googexhibit991q32026.htm) und MarketBeat Earnings Report vom 28. Oktober 2026.
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