RPO reached $638bn, up 363% year over year. The demand signal strengthened sharply.1
The thesis now turns on delivery and cash: FY2026 free cash flow was negative $23.7bn after $55.7bn of capital expenditure.1
$75bn of prepaid or customer-supplied AI hardware lowers the funding burden. The open question is whether capacity converts backlog into revenue before the cash-flow trough extends.1, 2