Best times for hyperscalers are yet to come.
Hyperscalers together added $1.5 trillion of backlog, while projected capex growth for 2027 is just $365 billion.
So, we can expect $1 of capex to generate roughly $5 of sales over 4-5 years, which means even a 13-14% operating margin will suffice to clear the 10% ROI hurdle rate.
The main leverage is that once these contracts are renewed, margins will jump as the equipment will have been fully depreciated but still useful. Six-year-old A100 GPUs still work, and they are in demand, validating this.
If the overall demand stays intact, hyperscalers will literally print cash.
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