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Five companies will spend as much as every non-tech S&P firm combined

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Morgan Stanley expects the five hyperscalers to spend $805 billion in 2026 and $1.1 trillion in 2027, roughly equal to all non-tech S&P 500 capital expenditure combined.

Reported metric: $805B / $1.1T

Reporting date: 2026-05-04 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to May 4, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Five companies will spend as much as every non-tech S&P firm combined
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Reporting date: 2026-05-04
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-05-04-hyperscaler-capex-rivals-the-whole-index
Claim: Morgan Stanley expects the five hyperscalers to spend $805 billion in 2026 and $1.1 trillion in 2027, roughly equal to all non-tech S&P 500 capital expenditure combined.
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- Welcome to May 4, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-may-4-2026
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