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For me, the key is cash conversion, not just AI-driven revenue growth.

Amazon needs AWS growth to accelerate without capex consuming the resulting operating cash flow. Intel needs AI/server demand and foundry investment to translate into improving margins and operating cash flow, rather than simply higher utilisation. SanDisk needs data-centre and enterprise SSD demand to support pricing, margins and sustainable FCF.

The common test is simple: Is incremental AI revenue growing faster than the cash cost of supporting it? Strong revenue or order growth alone is insufficient. I would watch FCF after capex, operating margins and ROIC over several quarters.

If those improve while AI investment remains high, that is much stronger evidence that the AI build-out is becoming a cash-generating cycle rather than merely a capex boom.

Microsoft, Alphabet Earnings Diverge: Whose AI Spend Pays Off First?

Alphabet rose 1.34% and Microsoft slipped 0.06% Wednesday, then fell 9.93% and rose 3.45%, respectively, after earnings. Microsoft beat estimates with $92.3B revenue and $4.89 adjusted EPS; Azure grew 48%. Alphabet’s $127.58B revenue and $2.12 EPS missed expectations. Bulls see cloud demand and Microsoft’s cash generation supporting AI capex; bears warn spending, depreciation, and investment losses amplify risk. What must Amazon, Intel, and SanDisk show to prove AI spending is generating cash?

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