28 Jul 2026
Signal Headquarters
Vol. I
No. 159
Reference

What is MAG 7?

The MAG 7 refers to a group of large technology companies. The material tracks their financial performance and market dynamics.

  • Jun 2025 – Philippe Laffont said the MAG 7 grew revenue over 20% compounded over the prior three to four years while employee and opex growth was only 2%, a historically unprecedented ratio.
  • May 2026 – Kai Wu said his base case is that these companies will not go bust but may face a re-rating lower due to becoming more capital intensive.
  • Jun 2026 – Josh Brown said the MAG 7 are negative on the year as a group if equal weighted.
  • Jun 2026 – Jack Farley noted that the positive correlation among MAG 7 stocks flipped negative after Google announced an $80 billion equity issuance.
  • Jul 2026 – Michael Batnick said the MAG 7 weight in the S&P 500 is dropping considerably because the MAG 7 is underperforming by a wide margin.
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