Report published September 2, 2026

The Problem with This Earnings Season Is That Companies Have Too Much Demand

Syz Private Banking · September 2, 2026

The Q2 earnings season reveals that companies are constrained by capacity, power, and physical infrastructure rather than a shortage of customer demand. This demand-driven scarcity supports margins and earnings in the near term, though downstream input cost inflation poses the primary emerging risk.

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Key Takeaways

1.Demand growth across Q2 reporting is exceptionally broad-based across banking, industrial, and technology sectors, rather than confined solely to AI.
2.Supply rather than demand is emerging as the primary binding constraint, transforming the AI boom into a massive physical infrastructure and capex cycle.
3.Demand-driven scarcity is currently constructive for corporate profitability, pushing forward operating margins to 15-year highs across major global equity regions.

From broad-based growth to scarcity
AI cycle is becoming a physical-infrastructure cycle
Supply is becoming the binding constraint
Scarcity is constructive — until it hits margins
For now, earnings are winning

Report data

Table 1 · DRAM scarcity: 8gb prices are now 10x their 10-year median / Operating margin by index

Metric	Estimate	Context
Top 5 hyperscalers capex forecast	800 USD bn	Expected capex by the five largest hyperscalers in 2026
Top 5 hyperscalers capex forecast	1.3 USD tn	Expected capex by the five largest hyperscalers in 2027
8Gb DRAM Price	35 USD	Roughly ten times its 10-year median and 3.5 times 2018 cycle peak
S&P 500 Forward Operating Margin	20.1%	Margin at new all-time highs, 31.7% above 15-year median margin
Stoxx 600 Forward Operating Margin	17.1%	Margin at new all-time highs, 33.3% above 15-year median margin