In brief
In its third‑quarter 2026 earnings, Amazon posted $201.94 billion in net sales, up 12% YoY, while net income slipped to $20.69 billion, a 2.4% decline. Cloud unit AWS drove the sales growth, recording a 39.3% jump, yet a $9.5 billion pretax gain from its stake in Anthropic weighed on profitability. The company projects fourth‑quarter sales of $240‑$247 billion.
According to Xinhua, Amazon reported on Thursday that its third‑quarter 2026 net sales rose 12 percent year on year to $201.94 billion, while net income slipped 2.4 percent to $20.69 billion.
Financial Highlights
According to Xinhua, Amazon’s diluted earnings per share fell to $1.89 from $1.95 a year earlier.
According to Xinhua, the drop in earnings was attributed to a $9.5 billion pretax gain from its investment in artificial‑intelligence company Anthropic that was recorded in the third quarter of 2025.
According to Xinhua, Amazon Web Services (AWS) delivered 45.98 billion in net sales, an increase of 39.3 percent, the fastest growth in almost five years, and AWS operating income grew 55 percent to $17.77 billion from $11.43 billion a year earlier.
According to Xinhua, advertising services also increased net sales 11 percent year on year to $19.64 billion.
According to Xinhua, free cash flow for the twelve months ended September 30 was negative, with an outflow of $42.4 billion compared with an inflow of $14.8 billion a year earlier, primarily reflecting intensified investment in AI infrastructure.
According to Xinhua, Amazon expects fourth‑quarter 2026 net sales to range between $240 billion and $247 billion, representing a 12 to 16‑percent year‑on‑year increase, and operating income for the quarter is projected to reach $28.5 billion to $33.5 billion, up from $25 billion a year earlier.
