# Alphabet (GOOGL) stock has surged 118% in the last 52 weeks.

*genai · news · 2026-04-24 · Barchart*

## Key points

- Google's new A5X AI infrastructure offers 10x more computing power and scales to 960,000 GPUs.
- Alphabet's annualized cloud business run rate reached $70 billion with a $240 billion backlog in 2025.
- Alphabet's capital expenditure for 2025 was $91.4 billion, projected to rise up to $185 billion this year.
- Alphabet's stakes in SpaceX and Anthropic could each be worth over $100 billion if current valuations hold.
- The Gemini app surpassed 750 million active users, indicating rapid AI-driven product adoption.

**Companies:** Alphabet, Nvidia, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft
**Countries:** United States

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