NASDAQ$AMZN

Amazon.com Inc · Q1 2026 earnings

Q1 2026 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Amazon reported Q1 2026 net sales of $181.5B (+17% YoY) and diluted EPS of $2.78, with AWS up 28% and Q2 operating income guided to $20–24B.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, Amazon net sales increased 17% to $181.5 billion (15% excluding FX). Operating income rose to $23.9 billion from $18.4 billion a year ago. Net income was $30.3 billion, or $2.78 per diluted share, compared with $17.1 billion and $1.59 per share in Q1 2025; results included $16.8 billion of pre-tax gains from the Anthropic investment. AWS sales grew 28% to $37.6 billion with segment operating income of $14.2 billion. Trailing-twelve-month operating cash flow was $148.5 billion, while TTM free cash flow fell to $1.2 billion as capex surged on AI infrastructure.

  • Net sales of $181.5B (+17% YoY) with operating income of $23.9B (+30%).
  • AWS revenue of $37.6B (+28%) — fastest growth in 15 quarters — with $14.2B segment operating income.
  • North America sales $104.1B (+12%); International $39.8B (+19%, +11% ex-FX).
  • Diluted EPS of $2.78 benefited from $16.8B pre-tax Anthropic investment gains.
  • Q2 guidance: net sales $194.0–199.0B (+16–19%) and operating income $20.0–24.0B.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$182B

Previous: $156B+16.6%
EPS (adj)

$2.78

Previous: $1.59+74.8%
TTM operating cash flow

$149B

No prior period
Custom chips annual revenue run rate

$20B

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$44.2B

Previous: -$25B-76.7%
Free Cash Flow

-$18.2B

No prior period
Net Income

$30.3B

Previous: $17.1B+76.7%
Operating Income

$23.9B

Previous: $18.4B+29.6%
Gross Profit

$94.1B

Previous: $78.7B+19.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$102B

No prior period
Total Assets

$917B

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Amazon · Revenue · Quarterly

$182B

Q1 2026+16.6%vs Q1 2025
Beat estimate in 14 of 15 quarters(93%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Amazon · $182B total across 3 segments · Q1 2026

  • North America
    $104B
  • International
    $39.8B
  • AWS
    $37.6B

Forward guidance

For Q2 2026 Amazon expects net sales of $194.0 billion to $199.0 billion (+16% to +19% YoY), with roughly 10 bps unfavorable FX impact. Operating income is expected between $20.0 billion and $24.0 billion (vs. $19.2B in Q2 2025). Guidance assumes Prime Day occurs in Q2 2026.

Tailwinds

  • Q2 revenue guide implies continued mid-to-high-teens growth on a very large base.
  • AWS growing 28% with chips business above a $20B revenue run rate.
  • OpenAI committed to ~2 GW of Trainium capacity; Anthropic up to 5 GW of Trainium.
  • Stores unit growth reached 15% — highest since late COVID lockdowns.

Headwinds

  • TTM free cash flow only $1.2B as capex rose $59.3B YoY on AI investments.
  • Q1 net income heavily influenced by non-operating Anthropic gains ($16.8B pre-tax).
  • Guidance subject to FX, memory supply, tariffs, and macro demand volatility.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2026

Historical avgQ1 2026

+0.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.0%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.5%

Avg return

30 days after

47%

31 / 66 earnings

Positive

+18.4%

Q1 2012

Best reaction

-10.6%

Q3 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+2.0%+4.0%+2.9%
Q4 2025-5.6%-8.4%-4.3%
Q3 2025+1.9%+12.3%+4.6%
Q2 2025-6.2%-5.0%-2.2%
Q1 2025-0.2%-0.8%+7.8%
Q4 2024-4.1%-4.1%-16.6%
Q3 2024+2.7%+3.5%+7.9%
Q2 2024-10.2%-13.4%-4.5%
Q1 2024-1.1%+2.9%-0.9%
Q4 2023+10.7%+9.0%+14.8%
Q3 2023+5.2%+9.6%+20.9%
Q2 2023+8.9%+9.1%+7.7%
Q1 2023+0.4%-1.3%+14.4%
Q4 2022-1.7%-2.9%-9.7%
Q3 2022-10.6%-16.3%-19.2%
Q2 2022+11.6%+10.9%+8.1%
Q1 2022-10.1%-10.1%-16.7%
Q4 2021+4.7%+7.2%-3.3%
Q3 2021-0.6%-2.4%+3.3%
Q2 2021-8.3%-7.3%-7.7%
Q1 2021+0.3%-4.2%-6.8%
Q4 2020-0.9%+0.3%-10.9%
Q3 2020-4.0%-3.6%+1.0%
Q2 2020+4.3%+3.5%+12.1%
Q1 2020-3.7%-2.3%+2.9%
Q4 2019+8.1%+10.3%+1.4%
Q3 2019-0.0%+0.0%-0.9%
Q2 2019-2.9%-5.1%-12.6%
Q1 2019+2.6%+1.3%-4.1%
Q4 2018-2.6%-0.7%+0.1%
Q3 2018-1.3%-8.0%-9.7%
Q2 2018-2.5%-4.6%+2.2%
Q1 2018+7.7%+8.4%+10.3%
Q4 2017-1.4%-0.6%+3.4%
Q3 2017+13.2%+13.6%+21.9%
Q2 2017-3.1%-5.4%-10.2%
Q1 2017+1.7%+4.1%+9.5%
Q4 2016-2.7%-2.4%+2.1%
Q3 2016-5.6%-4.5%-5.1%
Q2 2016+3.0%+3.2%+4.4%
Q1 2016+8.7%
Q4 2015+0.6%
Q3 2015+7.8%
Q2 2015+8.4%
Q1 2015+14.2%
Q4 2014+16.6%
Q3 2014-8.3%
Q2 2014-9.5%
Q1 2014-6.4%
Q4 2013-6.7%
Q3 2013+11.2%
Q2 2013+4.3%
Q1 2013-5.2%
Q4 2012-1.2%
Q3 2012+4.3%
Q2 2012+9.4%
Q1 2012+18.4%
Q4 2011-6.5%
Q3 2011-9.0%
Q2 2011+4.6%
Q1 2011+6.9%
Q4 2010-8.0%
Q3 2010+2.4%
Q2 2010-1.3%
Q1 2010-1.9%
Q2 2009-10.2%

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