AWS is back, and so is the capex.
Amazon grew revenue 20% to $200.6B last quarter and AWS accelerated to 37%, its fastest in 18 quarters. Profit got a $53B paper gain from its Anthropic stake. Cash capex of about $220B this year has turned trailing free cash flow negative.
Price, last 12 months
Daily closes with the 50-day average. The stock ranged from about $196 to $287 over the past year and jumped about 15% after Q2 results.
Revenue and margins, by quarter
Revenue in US$ millions, with gross margin on the right axis. Q2 2026 GAAP EPS of $5.75 includes a $53.4B pre-tax gain on Anthropic. Q4 is the holiday peak. The last bar is guidance at the midpoint.
| Quarter | Ended | Revenue, US$M | YoY | Gross margin | Op. margin | EPS (GAAP) |
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Watch list
What moves the thesis, sorted by direction.
AWS re-acceleration
AWS grew 37% with a 39% operating margin and about $496B of contracted backlog. Jassy says capacity, not demand, is the limit into 2027.
Custom chips
The Trainium business runs above $25B a year, anchored by Anthropic's 10-year, up-to-$100B commitment.
Capex and free cash flow
Trailing 12-month free cash flow was −$7.6B, versus +$18.2B a year earlier. Long-term debt roughly doubled in 2026 to fund the build-out.
Paper gains
The Anthropic markup inflates GAAP EPS; it is not cash and can reverse.
Calendar
Q3 2026 earnings (expected)
Guide: sales $197–202B, operating income $22.5–26.5B.
Holiday quarter
Q4 is Amazon's biggest quarter for sales and operating cash flow.
Q4 results and 2027 capex
Expected to include the 2027 capex outlook.