Alphabet beats on revenue, with cloud booming 63% and topping $20 billion
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· April 29, 2026 at 20:13
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The post reports Alphabet's Q1 2026 earnings beat, with revenue of $109.9B (vs $107.2B expected) and Google Cloud surging 63% to $20.02B (vs $18.05B estimated).
YouTube advertising slightly missed estimates ($9.88B vs $9.99B), while traffic acquisition costs were in line.
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Alphabet reported first-quarter earnings after the bell Wednesday.
* **Earnings per share:** $5.11
* **Revenue:** $109.9 billion vs $107.2 billion expected by analysts polled by LSEG
It is unclear if EPS was comparable to the $2.63 expected by analysts polled by LSEG.
Wall Street was also watching several other numbers in the report:
* **Google Cloud:** $20.02 billion vs. $18.05 billion estimated, according to StreetAccount
* **YouTube advertising:** $9.88 vs. $9.99 billion estimated, according to StreetAccount
* **Traffic acquisition costs:** $15.22 vs. $15.3 billion estimated, according to StreetAccount
Source: [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/29/alphabet-googl-q1-2026-earnings.html](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/29/alphabet-googl-q1-2026-earnings.html)