AI is disrupting $ADBE
That's what the bears say. But it's far from the truth. It's a cash machine that's going to give investors 100% on their investment.
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"Look down, not up, when making your initial investment decision. If you don't lose money, most of the remaining alternatives are good ones."
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$ADBE reported Q2 earnings.
The market is focused on the ARR miss. But they're missing a major catalyst for Adobe. Take advantage of what the market is missing.
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But here's where I land.
$ADBE is deliberately trading short-term ARR for long-term market share.
They've done this before. Perpetual to subscription. Reader to Acrobat.
Every time the market called it a red flag.
Every time it turned out to be the right call.
The business hasn't broken. The strategy just changed gear.
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$GOOGL is spending $180 billion on capex in 2026.
That's 38% of forecasted revenue.
The bears see a company burning cash.
Here's the other side.
$127B in cash. $46B in debt. Net cash position that most companies can only dream of. Shares outstanding are down 9% in five years. Cloud up 63%. Search still growing at 19%.
The spending isn't reckless.
It's a company wealthy enough to buy its own future.
$META is spending $135 billion on AI in 2026.
The bears call it reckless.
Here's what the numbers say.
Ad pricing up 12%. Ad volume up 19%.
Instagram Reels engagement up 10%.
AI ad conversion rates up 1.6% across every platform.
This isn't a company spending on AI and hoping it works.
It's a company that has already proven it does.
$FICO raised mortgage prices aggressively.
Lenders didn't push back.
Why?
The cost of a credit report is immaterial compared to the total cost of a mortgage loan.
That's pricing power most businesses only dream of.
FICO scores are embedded in rating agencies, mortgage insurers, and mortgage-backed securities.
Even lenders who don't use FICO to underwrite a loan still can't escape it.
Everyone still thinks of $GOOGL as an ad business.
Here's what they're missing.
Google Cloud: $20B revenue. Up 63%.
Gemini API: $15B in annual revenue.
Search: still growing at 19% โ> with AI making it stronger.
This isn't a company being disrupted by AI.
It's the company monetizing it.