Meta, Amazon, Alphabet post negative free cash flow amid AI spending surge
In their latest quarterly reports, Meta, Amazon and Alphabet all disclosed negative free cash flow, with Amazon's outflow reaching $42.4 billion, Alphabet's $9.07 billion, and Meta's $2.12 billion. Microsoft remained cash-flow positive but saw generation fall 27% to $18.63 billion and said it will tap bond markets to fund further AI infrastructure spending.