Hyperscalers RPE Ranked
Based on the last-twelve-months revenue, the five hyperscalers generated $787,000 per employee on average. Meta led at $2.76M per employee.
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Hyperscalers RPE Ranked
Based on the last-twelve-months revenue, the five hyperscalers generated $787,000 per employee on average. Meta led at $2.76M per employee.
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Hyperscalers Profit Per Minute
Based on last-twelve-months net profit, the five hyperscalers generated a combined $881,000 per minute. Alphabet led at $305,000 per minute.
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Hyperscalers CapEx To Cash Flow
Combined, hyperscalers spent 98.88% of operating cash flow on capital expenditure in Q1 2026. It is up 46 percentage points since GPT-4 launched.
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Hyperscalers CapEx To Revenue
On average, hyperscalers spent 50% of their revenue on capital expenditure in Q1 2026. That is up 36 percentage points from 15% in Q1 2018.