Alphabet's balance sheet and cash generation fund an AI infrastructure buildout at a scale few competitors can match without balance-sheet stress. The $707 billion in supply commitments and $85.2 billion in uncommenced data center leases represent a physical moat—long-lead-time capacity that locks in silicon, power, and real estate before peers can secure equivalent supply. The equity raise explicitly earmarked for AI capex signals management confidence that returns exceed the cost of dilution.
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