The AWS Profit Engine
Retail drives scale, but AWS drives profit — often 60%+ of operating income
AWS Revenue
Cloud infrastructure and services
AWS Revenue
$105B
AWS Operating Income
The profit that funds everything else
AWS Profit
$29B
Everything Store
From online bookstore to cloud computing powerhouse
Where the profit actually comes from
62%AWS operating profit
38%Everything else
The "everything store" is really a cloud company that happens to sell stuff.
AMZNNASDAQ
Amazon.com, Inc.
E-commerce and AWS cloud infrastructure
$256.52
+256420.0% since 1997
Revenue (TTM)
How much money came in the door over the past year. Think of it as total sales before paying any bills.
$620.2B
+11.9%
Net Income (TTM)
What's left after paying everyone—employees, suppliers, taxes, everything. This is the actual profit.
$49.8B
+148.0%
Gross Margin
For every dollar of sales, how much is left after making the product? Higher is better—more room for profit.
48.5%
EPS (TTM)
If you owned one share, this is your slice of the profit. Bigger number = more earnings for each share you hold.
$4.67
+142.0%
Financial Performance
Retail runs on thin margins, but AWS generates 60%+ of operating profit. The e-commerce business is a customer acquisition machine for cloud.
Revenue
Money coming in the door each quarter—total sales before paying any bills.
$158.9B
+600.0%
Net Income
What's left after paying everyone. This is the real profit the company keeps.
$15.3B
-25600.0%
Earnings Per Share
Your slice of the profit for each share you own. Bigger = better.
$1.43
-1291.7%
Margins
How much profit is made on each dollar of sales. Higher margins = more efficient business.
Profitability over time
Gross
48.5%
Operating
11.0%
What Drives Amazon.com, Inc.
Revenue breakdown by product segment
Product Revenue Mix
Annual revenue by segment
Online Stores$248B
Third-Party Seller$156B
AWS$105B
Advertising$56B
Subscriptions$48B
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About Amazon.com, Inc.
Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products and subscriptions through online and physical stores.
Consumer CyclicalInternet Retail
Data Sources
Price Data: Yahoo FinanceFinancials: Amazon.com, Inc. SEC FilingsSegments: Company 10-K