Aug. 18 at 6:33 PM
Hidden AI-related commitments are skyrocketing among Big Tech companies:
The top 9 US tech firms have ~
$3 trillion in off-balance-sheet commitments, including leases for data centers and power infrastructure that have not yet commenced, as well as purchase commitments for AI-related equipment and services.
This is roughly triple the amount that these firms report on their balance sheets in leases and long-term debt.
This also compares to ~
$600 billion in CapEx reported over the last year.
Alphabet,
$GOOGL, alone posted an increase of more than +800% YoY in off-balance-sheet obligations, more than 7 times its YoY increase in CapEx.
This was followed by Meta,
$META, which reported an increase of more than +750% YoY in such obligations, more than 9 times the increase in CapEx over the same period.
AI infrastructure is driving one of the largest corporate investment waves in history.
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