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Alphabet ( GOOGL ) ( GOOG ) reported strong financial growth and a quarterly beat.

The stock is up 6% in premarket action.

Total revenues in the first quarter rose 22% (19% in constant currency) to $109.9B, clearing analyst consensus for $107B and marking its 11th straight quarter of double-digit growth.

For the first quarter, capital spending more than doubled year-over-year to $35.67B—slightly less than analyst expectations compiled by Bloomberg, for $36.4B.

Those analysts expect Q2 capex to hit $42.5B.

Alphabet also announced a 5% increase to its quarterly dividend, to $0.22 per share.

Meta…