--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "08da6a59afb8a2a939fde3ad05473a60d41ed1b91b83eafe5a2aff402f2387ac" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/08da6a59?lang=en" title: "Alphabet Reports First Negative Quarterly Cash Flow in 20 Years" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-11-15T03:55:58.000Z" category: "Industry" topics: ["google","funding"] source_urls: ["https://marketbrief.now/earnings/alphabet-reports-first-negative-quarterly-cash-flow-in-20-years-12de0a64","https://x.com/unusual_whales/status/2121740208131686571","https://x.com/InTheAssembly/status/2121811830800539901","https://huggingnews.com/earnings/alphabet-reports-first-negative-quarterly-cash-flow-in-20-years-12de0a64"] summary: "Alphabet recorded a $9 billion deficit in cash generated from core operations last quarter. This ended a 20 year streak of positive quarterly free cash flow. Alphabet spent $51.4 billion on AI in three months. To fund activities, Alphabet borrowed $28.7 billion in new debt and sold $12.4 billion in new shares while suspending stock buybacks." --- # Alphabet Reports First Negative Quarterly Cash Flow in 20 Years > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-11-15T03:55:58.000Z **Category:** Industry **Topics:** google, funding ## Summary Alphabet recorded a $9 billion deficit in cash generated from core operations last quarter\. This ended a 20 year streak of positive quarterly free cash flow\. Alphabet spent $51\.4 billion on AI in three months\. To fund activities, Alphabet borrowed $28\.7 billion in new debt and sold $12\.4 billion in new shares while suspending stock buybacks\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Story source]()