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Amazon.com, Inc.

$AMZN·$3.0T·Specialty Retail·Consumer Cyclical
$259.77-2.5%YTD+19.9%1Y+15.3%
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AMAMZN
$AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.
$259.77-2.50%6.1k posts+8%
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Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $AMZN, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersCooling offAI verdict · as of 2026-09-01

Catching its breath after a run — could pick back up or fade from here.

AWS is compounding hard on the AI capex wave; today's FTC ad-auction suit dropped the tape and gives bears a real hook.

Amazon is retail plus AWS plus advertising, and the equity now trades mostly on the second two. AWS growth re-accelerated meaningfully this year and the ad business became the third profit engine — that is the whole bull case, and today's FTC lawsuit hits the ad piece directly.

What actually moves the print:

  • AWS is doing the heavy lifting — segment growth reportedly near 37% with a fresh multi-year Nvidia deal to deploy two million additional GPUs through fiscal 2029, locking in supply for the AI workloads customers are already prepaying for.
  • The rest of the business scales too: consolidated revenue grew 17% YoY to $181B last quarter at a 13% operating margin and 51% gross margin, and 23% return on equity says the retail engine is still throwing off real returns despite the AI capex build.
  • The capex bill is the real cost — $220B in planned AI infrastructure spend is compressing free cash flow now for revenue in 2027 and beyond, and traders keep flagging an unfilled 9.2% gap below as a magnet.
  • Insider tape is heavy: Bezos gifted 415K shares in August and officers Zapolsky, Olsavsky, and Reynolds all sold — a cluster of C-suite selling into strength worth naming.

The cooling breaks the right way if AWS holds above 35% growth into the Oct 29 print and the FTC case is priced as a fine rather than a business-model risk; the wrong way if the ad suit forces auction disclosures that trim ad-segment take-rates.

Agrees with X sentimentX is right that the Evercore $355 target and the AWS-Nvidia deal are the real bull story, but the caution camp naming Bezos-Jassy selling and the $220B capex drag is also correct — this is a real business firing on AI while the cash-flow bill is coming due, and both halves of the crowd have a point.

What to watch: Oct 29 earnings for AWS growth (staying above 35% is the tell) and any early read on the FTC ad-auction case — if it looks like a disclosure remedy rather than a business-model rewrite, the cooling is just profit-taking.

On the calendar: 2026-10-29 — Q3 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment179 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-31

Sentiment leans clearly bullish, anchored by Evercore's price-target hike to $355 on agentic-AI evidence, the expanded AWS-Nvidia deal to deploy two million additional GPUs through fiscal 2029, and AWS growth accelerating to +37 percent. Bulls flag Amazon's Anthropic stake as a masked catalyst before any IPO. A cautious camp cites heavy insider selling from Bezos and Jassy, an unfilled 9.2% gap below, and worry that $220B in capex is wrecking free cash flow.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Operates e-commerce marketplace, AWS cloud platform, and digital advertising, anchored by Prime subscription ecosystem.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Specialty Retail sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $AMZN.

Specialty Retail · Consumer Cyclical

Consumer discretionary spending patterns drive same-store sales; AI-enabled inventory management and personalization are differentiating omnichannel leaders. Back-to-school and holiday cadence are the near-term seasonality anchors.

What this means for $AMZN

Direct beneficiary — AI-native product or platform captures spend from the same capex cycle driving the industry; Operates e-commerce marketplace, AWS cloud platform, and digital advertising, anchored by Prime subscription ecosystem.

Top industry ETF

$XRTSPDR S&P Retail ETF
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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
29.1How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
9.6%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
11.5%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-0.1%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
3.6Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
23.3%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
50.6%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.5Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 30, 2026$5.75$1.82+215.9%
Q1 2026Apr 29, 2026$2.78$1.63+70.6%
Q4 2025Feb 5, 2026$1.95$1.97-1.0%
Q3 2025Oct 30, 2025$1.95$1.57+24.2%
Next earningsThu, Oct 29·consensus EPS $1.96

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$181.5B+16.6%51.8%13.1%$2.82$-18.2B
Q4 FY25$213.4B+13.6%48.5%11.7%$1.98$14.9B
Q3 FY25$180.2B+13.4%50.8%9.7%$1.98$430.0M
Q2 FY25$167.7B+13.3%51.8%11.4%$1.71$332.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 46 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$825.6B$811.8B – $836.6B$9.44$8.08 – $10.0446
FY27$937.7B$902.8B – $984.9B$10.15$8.46 – $11.3146
FY28$1.08T$1.01T – $1.19T$13.27$10.04 – $17.1134
FY29$1.20T$1.15T – $1.26T$15.46$14.57 – $16.4131
FY30$1.34T$1.28T – $1.40T$18.82$17.73 – $19.9717

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.70%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+3.1%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+8.8%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMega float · 9.8B shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.5% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.455-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.FilingActive offeringA shelf registration (S-3 / S-3ASR / S-1) or prospectus supplement (424B*) was filed in the last 90 days — the company is registered to (or actively) issuing new shares. Dilution risk.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 24David ZapolskyPresident9.3K sh$2.4MSellAug 21Andrew R JassyCEO20.0K sh$5.2MSellAug 21Matthew S GarmanCEO14.5K sh$3.8MSellAug 21Douglas J HerringtonCEO6.4K sh$1.6MSellAug 21David ZapolskyPresident6.2K sh$1.6MSellAug 21Brian T OlsavskyCFO6.2K sh$1.6MSellAug 21Shelley ReynoldsPresident2.3K sh$607KSellAug 17Douglas J HerringtonCEO3.7K sh$983KSellAug 3Douglas J HerringtonCEO1.0K sh$278KSellAug 3Jeffrey P BezosChair1.2M sh$346.5M
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Jul 8424B5
AI summary

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) issued $25 billion of senior unsecured notes in 8 tranches: $750M floating rate (SOFR+0.58%) due 2029; $3.5B at 4.600% due 2029; $4.25B at 4.800% due 2031; $3.0B at 5.100% due 2033; $4.5B at 5.300% due 2036; $2.75B at 6.000% due 2046; $4.0B at 6.100% due 2056; $2.25B at 6.250% due 2066. Notes are senior unsecured, not equity dilutive; no specific use of proceeds stated in the excerpt. A very large routine investment-grade debt financing by Amazon — non-dilutive to equity, consistent with Amazon's practice of long-duration debt capital markets access.

424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Jul 7424B5
AI summary

Amazon.com, Inc. filed a preliminary 424B5 on July 7, 2026 for a multi-tranche debt offering: one floating rate note series (SOFR-linked) plus seven fixed-rate series at various maturities (specific amounts and coupons left blank in the preliminary). This is a large-scale unsecured debt offering off Amazon's existing S-3 shelf (No. 333-293246) — typical for Amazon's periodic large investment-grade bond issuances used for general corporate purposes, capital expenditures, and debt refinancing. The preliminary status means amounts and coupons are subject to final market pricing.

424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Jun 10424B5
AI summary

Amazon.com, Inc. issued five tranches of Canadian-dollar senior unsecured notes totaling C$14 billion (~USD ~$10B): C$1.25B (3.400% due 2029), C$2.5B (3.700% due 2031), C$2.0B (4.000% due 2033), C$3.5B (4.350% due 2036), and C$4.75B (5.000% due 2056), settling June 12, 2026. Notes rank equally with Amazon's existing senior unsecured debt and are not exchange-listed. This is a very large Canadian-dollar debt capital markets transaction — non-dilutive to equity; scale and multi-tranche structure suggest proceeds fund Canadian operations or major capital projects.

8-KMaterial agreementJun 108-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
AI summary

Amazon.com, Inc. entered into a $17.5 billion senior unsecured delayed draw term loan credit facility (DDTL) with Citibank N.A. as administrative agent on June 8, 2026, with commitments expiring September 30, 2026. Any drawn amounts mature three years from the draw date and bear SOFR- or base-rate-based interest. This is one of the largest DDTL facilities on record — the short commitment window suggests proceeds are earmarked for a specific near-term use such as a large acquisition or capital project.

424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Jun 8424B5
AI summary

CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. (AMZN) filed a 424B5 prospectus supplement for an offering of senior notes. Proceeds are intended for general corporate purposes, which may include debt repayment, capital expenditures, or working capital. The 424B5 is a prospectus supplement filed under an existing shelf registration, allowing the company to offer securities on an accelerated timeline without a standalone registration statement.

8-KShareholder voteMay 228-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) filed an 8-K on May 20, 2026 disclosing annual shareholder meeting vote results (Item 5.07). Amazon is a Seattle-based e-commerce and cloud computing company listed on Nasdaq. Annual meeting vote results for a mega-cap company are routine governance disclosures and are not expected to be material to operations.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 243
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for AMZN on 2026-04-24, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

8-KPress release / Reg FDApr 148-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

AMZN filed an 8-K Item 7.01 (Reg FD) disclosure dated 2026-04-14. Reg FD disclosures make material information simultaneously available to all investors; content may include guidance updates, strategic plans, or preliminary results.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Jensen Huang Told Investors in June to 'Buy at a Discount' During Nvidia's Sell-Off. Nearly Three Months Later, Nvidia Is Up 4%, and a Broader AI Basket Gained 8%. Did His Call Pay Off?fool.com·15h agoAmazon accused in new suit filed by FTC and 22 states of rigging ad auctions to inflate pricesgeekwire.com·17h agoFTC accuses Amazon of running a ‘secret ad surcharge scheme' in new lawsuittechcrunch.com·18h agoFTC and 22 States Sue Amazon Over Advertising Practicesnytimes.com·18h agoBombshell suit claims Amazon cheated advertisers out of billions by secretly manipulating ad pricesnypost.com·18h ago

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