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Research Alert: Alphabet Posts Strong Q1 Beat; Cloud Backlog Nearly Doubles

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-- CFRA, an independent research provider, has providedwith the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:

GOOG delivered exceptional Q1 results with revenues of $109.9B (+22% Y/Y vs 18% forecast) and EPS of $5.11, well ahead of $2.63 consensus. Google Cloud was the standout with remarkable 63% growth to $20.0B, accelerating from historical rates and demonstrating success in capturing enterprise AI demand. The cloud backlog nearly doubled to over $460B, providing strong future revenue visibility and validating management's AI infrastructure investments. AI momentum is generating high ROI across the ecosystem, with Gemini models processing 16B tokens per minute (+60% Q/Q) and driving usage expansion across core products, including Search revenues of $60.4B (+19%). Operating leverage remains strong despite heavy AI investments, with operating margin expanding 200 bps to 36.1% and operating income growing 30% to $39.7B. We believe the diversified growth reinforces platform strength, with Google Services growing 16% and emerging initiatives like Waymo showing progress with 500k autonomous rides weekly.

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