NASDAQ: AMZN $243.79 snapshot
Amazon.com, Inc. · Common stock · Seattle, Washington

AWS is back, and so is the capex.

Amazon grew revenue 12% to $201.9B last quarter, about 16% without the Prime Day shift, and AWS accelerated to 39%, its fastest in nearly five years. Operating margin hit a record 13.9%. But Q3 capex of $77B pushed trailing free cash flow to −$42B, and 2027 spending will rise again.

Last close · Oct 29, 2026
$243.79
Market cap
$2.64T
at current price
52-week range
$196–287
closing low / high
P/E
~20×
trailing GAAP · ~23× 2027 consensus EPS $10.69
Revenue TTM
Q4 2026 guide
$240–247B
op. income $28.5–33.5B
Next earnings
Early Feb
Q4 2026 · date not yet announced

Price, last 12 months

Daily closes with the 50-day average. The stock ranged from about $196 to $287 over the past year; it closed at $243.79 before Q3 results and fell nearly 7% after hours.

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RSI 14
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last 20 sessions
Beta
1.46
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Revenue and margins, by quarter

Revenue in US$ millions, with gross margin on the right axis. Q2 2026 GAAP EPS of $5.75 includes a $53.4B pre-tax gain on Anthropic; Prime Day moved from Q3 to Q2 in 2026. Q4 is the holiday peak. The last bar is guidance at the midpoint.

RevenueGross margin (right axis)Guidance
Q3 2026
$201.9B
+12% YoY · ~+16% ex Prime Day shift
AWS
$46.0B
+39% · $17.8B operating income
Op. income
$28.1B
+61% · record 13.9% margin
EPS
$1.89
vs ~$1.97 consensus · Q4 guide $240–247B
QuarterEndedRevenue, US$MYoYGross marginOp. marginEPS (GAAP)

Watch list

What moves the thesis, sorted by direction.

Tailwind

AWS re-acceleration

AWS grew 39.3%, a sixth straight quarter of acceleration, with a 38.7% margin and a $578B backlog. Jassy projects growth above 40% in both 2027 and 2028.

Tailwind

Custom chips

The Trainium and Graviton chip business still grows at triple-digit rates, anchored by Anthropic; Amazon plans to sell Trainium to outside customers from late 2027.

Watch

Capex and free cash flow

Q3 capex of $77.3B was about $20B above estimates, and trailing free cash flow fell to −$42.4B from +$14.8B a year earlier. Jassy says 2027 spending will be meaningfully higher; long-term debt is $173B.

Watch

Retail and ads timing

Moving Prime Day into Q2 cut Q3 growth by about 4 points and ads grew only 12%. Management expects ad growth back in the high teens in Q4.

Risk

Paper gains

The Anthropic markup inflated Q2 GAAP EPS to $5.75; it is not cash and can reverse, so trailing P/E looks lower than underlying profit.

Calendar

Nov–Dec 2026

Holiday quarter

Guide: sales $240–247B (+12–16%), operating income $28.5–33.5B, ads growth in the high teens.

Dec 2026

AWS re:Invent

Annual AWS conference in Las Vegas; usually brings new Trainium and AI service launches.

Early Feb 2027

Q4 results and 2027 capex

Date not yet announced; expected to quantify the 2027 capex increase.

Sources

  1. Q3 2026 earnings release (SEC)
  2. Q3 2026 call transcript (Investing.com)
  3. Q3 2026: capex and cash burn (Reuters)
  4. Q3 2026 call highlights (Yahoo Finance)
  5. Quarterly income statement (Stock Analysis)
  6. Price and 52-week range: daily closes; 2027 EPS consensus: Financial Modeling Prep, as of Oct 30, 2026