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Alibaba's Q2 profit plunges 75% amid $10B AI infrastructure investment
Alibaba's quarterly profit for April-June 2026 dropped 75% to 10.5 billion yuan ($1.6 billion), primarily due to a 75% surge in capital expenditures, reaching 67.7 billion yuan ($10 billion), as the company heavily invested in artificial intelligence infrastructure. Despite this, revenue increased by 9% to nearly 269 billion yuan ($40 billion), with AI cloud and compute services revenue rising 45% to 48.4 billion yuan ($7.2 billion).
Key points
- Profit declines 75% to 10.5 billion yuan amid heavy AI investments.
- Revenue grows 9% to 269 billion yuan, driven by AI cloud services.
- Capital expenditures surge 75% to 67.7 billion yuan for AI infrastructure.
- CEO optimistic about future AI and cloud services growth.
Sources
- Alibaba quarterly profit drops 75% as AI investment spending growsAssociated Press · August 20, 2026
- Alibaba quarterly profit drops 75% as AI investment spending grows24 Seven · August 20, 2026
- Alibaba quarterly profit drops 75% as AI investment spending grows103.7 The KRRO · August 20, 2026
- Alibaba quarterly profit drops 75% as AI ...Chinese tech giant Alibaba posts AI-fuelled revenue bump · August 20, 2026
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