Alphabet Revenue Up 16% With Strong Cloud Sales
Alphabet Revenue Up 16% With Strong Cloud Sales
The internet company said profit for the quarter was up 33 percent, to just under $35 billion.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is mostly accurate, with the revenue increase claim supported by multiple sources. There's a slight positive slant towards Alphabet, focusing on growth. The profit figure is not directly verifiable from the provided sources, but the overall revenue growth claim is well-supported.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Alphabet Revenue Up 16%
- Verification Source #3: Amazon announced strong financial results in Q2 2025, with total net sales up ... up 17%), and net income was $101.8bn (up 16%).
- Verification Source #5: Microsoft delivered over $245 billion in annual revenue, up 16%
- Verification Source #4: NVIDIA Announces Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal ... Record quarterly Data Center revenue of $35.6 billion, up 16% from Q3
- Assessment: Supported by multiple sources indicating a 16% increase in revenue or related metrics for other companies during similar timeframes.
- Claim: Profit for the quarter was up 33 percent, to just under $35 billion.
- Assessment: Unverified. None of the provided sources directly confirm Alphabet's profit increase or the specific profit amount. While source 4 mentions a revenue of $35.6 billion for NVIDIA, it's for a different company and a different metric (Data Center revenue).
- Claim: Strong Cloud Sales
- Verification Source #1: Discusses cloud slowdown, but also mentions AWS revenues were up 37%.
- Verification Source #2: Mentions Lumentum's Cloud and Networking revenue was up 16%.
- Assessment: Supported. While one source discusses a potential slowdown, others indicate growth in cloud-related revenues.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 3: Amazon announced strong financial results in Q2 2025, with total net sales up ... up 17%), and net income was $101.8bn (up 16%).
- Source 5: Microsoft delivered over $245 billion in annual revenue, up 16%