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But before that happens, companies have to break even — and that will also take years.\nGoldman Sachs strategist Ryan Hammond crunched some numbers and thinks hyperscalers like Amazon (AMZN), Oracle (ORCL), and Microsoft (MSFT) need to generate about $300 billion in AI revenue in the \"next few years\" to break even on their investments.\nThe hyperscalers have a ways to go before reaching that number, according to Hammond.\nHyperscaler cloud revenues have accelerated sharply this year, annualizing at about $70 billion above the pre-AI trend in the second quarter of 2026. 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