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A financial analysis report from the Financial Times projects the return on investment for AI infrastructure spending between 2025-2030, assuming zero costs. Microsoft is projected to have a negative return of 9.2%, Alphabet (Google) at negative 15.7%, Meta at negative 28.8%, and Oracle at negative 35.6%. Amazon is the only company projected to achieve a positive return of 7.2%. These figures represent the best-case scenarios for these companies, implying that even with no additional costs, most of these tech giants are expected to lose money on their AI investments during this period. Amazon stands out as the sole company forecasted to generate a profit, albeit a modest one, from its AI infrastructure build-out.