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State Street notes hyperscaler capex has outgrown free cash flow as the AI infrastructure buildout accelerates, echoing the late-1990s fiber boom where builders captured less value than later users. Compute and data centers have scaled fastest, while power, grid and enterprise adoption lag. As capacity expands and scarcity migrates, leadership may broaden across countries and toward AI-adopting sectors like healthcare, financials and industrials.
- Institution
- State Street
- Published
- 10/26/2026
- Research topic
- S&P 500
- Time horizon
- 2026 · 2028
Key arguments
- Hyperscaler capex is growing faster than free cash flow, raising the hurdle for future returns.
- Like fiber in the 1990s, infrastructure may prove essential while its builders capture less value; Global Crossing and WorldCom went bankrupt.
- Bottlenecks migrate across the AI stack: compute has scaled, but power, grid and enterprise adoption lag.
- Consensus EPS expectations imply earnings growth may broaden beyond technology toward industrials and financials by 2028.
Key numbers
- Hyperscaler YoY capex growth
- +86.5%
- US weight in semiconductor industry (MSCI ACWI)
- 10.7%
- S&P 500 IT expected EPS growth 2026-2027 vs 2027-2028
- 41.8% vs 26.8%
Main risks
- Strong AI demand does not guarantee attractive returns on incremental capital, as the telecom bust showed.
- Grid and transmission constraints could slow data-center deployment.
- Falling unit costs may erode margins for undifferentiated infrastructure providers.
Corresponding source evidence
Each bar displays the implied YoY growth in consensus EPS estimates between calendar years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 for selected S&P 500 sectors.
· 2026Health Care, which displays the second-strongest growth expectations in the near term, also shows a more pronounced slowdown by 2028.
· 2028Meanwhile, earnings growth expectations for Industrials and Financials remain comparatively resilient across both forecast periods, showing some improvement going into 2028.
· 2028
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Cross-institution comparison · SPX
| Institution / report | Published | Direction | Source-checked target | Horizon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State StreetMind on the Market · Chart of the Week | 10/26/2026 | Neutral | — | Not stated |
| OCBC ResearchOCBC Daily Credit Snapshot 27 October 2026 | 10/27/2026 | Neutral | — | Not stated |
| Saxo BankUBS reports on Wednesday two ways to name your price while Bern decides | 10/27/2026 | Neutral | — | Not stated |
| Saxo BankMarket Quick Take - Anthropic files IPO paperwork - 27 October 2026 | 10/27/2026 | Bullish | — | Not stated |
How this page was produced
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