Zacks.com highlights 3 cloud computing stocks to buy before 2026: Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., and Alphabet Inc. These stocks are expected to benefit from the AI-induced cloud boom. Amazon’s AWS contributed $33.01 billion in the third quarter, experiencing 20.2% year-over-year growth, with strong demand in AI and core infrastructure.
Microsoft Corp. reported solid first-quarter fiscal 2026 results, with intelligent cloud business generating $30.9 billion in revenues, up 28.3% year over year. The company’s Azure product saw 40% year-over-year growth in revenues, demonstrating success in its cloud-first, AI-powered strategy.
Alphabet Inc., the global leader in Internet search engines, reported impressive third-quarter 2025 results, surpassing estimates. The company raised its 2025 capex to $91-93 billion, with strong growth in its AI-powered cloud business. Alphabet’s AI-powered cloud revenues increased by 32% year over year to $15.16 billion, with a massive cloud-computing backlog of $155 billion.
Investors can tap into the potential of quantum computing with selected stocks poised for dominance in this field. Companies like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Oracle, Meta, and Tesla are integrating quantum computing into their infrastructure. Analyst Kevin Cook highlights 7 stocks set to lead the quantum computing landscape.
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