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Newest development Oct 29, 2026 · 2 reportsAWS growth hits 39%, its fastest in nearly five years, as Amazon misses on earnings

Amazon (AMZN) is down about 6% after hours primarily because it missed Q3 2026 expectations on both revenue and earnings, combined with heavy AI-related spending that has turned free cash flow sharply negative.⁠ Key results (Q3 2026) Revenue: $201.9 billion (up 12% YoY) vs. estimates around $202.

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  1. Amazon earnings preview: AWS is booked up, and Wall Street wants to know what comes next

    Headline from Geek Wire ·

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    AWS growth hits 39%, its fastest in nearly five years, as Amazon misses on earnings

    Headline from Geek Wire ·

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  1. Geek Wire

    Amazon earnings preview: AWS is booked up, and Wall Street wants to know what comes next (opens Geek Wire)

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    Amazon reports third-quarter earnings Thursday with more demand for its AWS cloud services than it can supply, after CEO Andy Jassy said capacity is booked for this year and most of next. Analysts expect revenue of about $202 billion, up 12%, as investors look for signals about the company's spendin…

  2. Investor's Business Daily

    Amazon Earnings Preview: Why Wall Street Is Bullish On Cloud Growth (opens Investor's Business Daily)

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    AI spending is the key focus as Amazon's third-quarter earnings come due.

  3. Bloomberg

    Amazon’s Ailing Stock Needs Booming Cloud Growth to Revive Rally (opens Bloomberg)

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    Blistering cloud growth sent Amazon.com Inc. shares soaring after its last earnings report. Now with more than half those gains gone, the firm needs to deliver a repeat performance in order to reignite its faltering stock.

  4. Quartz

    Amazon is heading into earnings with most AWS capacity sold out and cash flow negative (opens Quartz)

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    Amazon raised its 2026 capital spending forecast to $220 billion from $200 billion last quarter; the call is set for 5 p.m. ET

  5. Forbes

    Amazon Falls Short Of Overall Revenue Prediction Despite AWS Revenue Growth Nearing 40% (opens Forbes)

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    Amazon’s cloud business generated $46 billion in revenue in the third quarter, but the company missed Wall Street’s total revenue and earnings per share predictions.

  6. Deadline

    Amazon Shares Fall On Q3 Earnings Miss As Big Tech Market Rout Continues (opens Deadline)

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    Amazon shares fell as much as 9% in after-market trading Thursday after the tech giant reported third-quarter earnings below Wall Street analysts’ expectations. Earnings per share came in at $1.89 on a diluted basis, down from $1.95 in the year-ago quarter, while total revenue climbed 12% to $201.

  7. Geek Wire

    AWS growth hits 39%, its fastest in nearly five years, as Amazon misses on earnings (opens Geek Wire)

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    Amazon Web Services revenue grew 39% to $46 billion in the third quarter, its fastest pace in nearly five years, and CEO Andy Jassy said he expects AWS to top 40% growth in 2027 and 2028. Amazon's earnings of $1.

  8. Quartz

    Amazon's cloud unit grew 39%, its fastest pace in nearly five years, beating forecasts (opens Quartz)

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    Amazon stock fell more than 7% in extended trading as total revenue and per-share earnings came in below analyst estimates

  9. The Guardian

    Amazon gives Wall Street mixed financial picture in earnings report (opens The Guardian)

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    E-commerce company posts high cloud computing sales but gives a cautious sales forecast for the fourth quarter Amazon offered a mixed picture of its financial health on Thursday in its quarterly earnings report.

  10. Next Big Future

    Google Earnings Yesterday and Amazon Today Both Down (opens Next Big Future)

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    Amazon (AMZN) is down about 6% after hours primarily because it missed Q3 2026 expectations on both revenue and earnings, combined with heavy AI-related spending that has turned free cash flow sharply negative.⁠ Key results (Q3 2026) Revenue: $201.9 billion (up 12% YoY) vs. estimates around $202.

  11. Bloomberg

    Amazon Earnings: Jassy Has a Trillion-Dollar AWS in His Sights (opens Bloomberg)

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    Similar to investor reaction to Alphabet Inc.’s earnings a day earlier, the stellar performance of Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud unit was overshadowed by jitters around other parts of the business when the company reported third-quarter results on Thursday.

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