Amazon.com Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Amazon.com has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 9.4%, while the Multiline Retail industry saw earnings growing at 14.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 17% per year. Amazon.com's return on equity is 17.4%, and it has net margins of 6.4%.

Key information

9.4%

Earnings growth rate

8.4%

EPS growth rate

Multiline Retail Industry Growth12.6%
Revenue growth rate17.0%
Return on equity17.4%
Net Margin6.4%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

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Jun 17

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Jun 10

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May 30

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May 22
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May 21

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May 15

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May 07

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May 02
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Apr 29

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Apr 23

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Apr 17

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Apr 15
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Apr 07

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Apr 01

The Returns On Capital At Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Don't Inspire Confidence

Apr 01
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Mar 26

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Mar 11

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Mar 04
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Feb 28

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Feb 22

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Feb 19
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Feb 16

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Feb 09

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Feb 03

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Jan 26

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Jan 17

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Jan 10

Here's Why Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Jan 08
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Estimating The Fair Value Of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Dec 25
Estimating The Fair Value Of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Returns On Capital At Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Paint A Concerning Picture

Nov 27
Returns On Capital At Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Paint A Concerning Picture

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)?

Nov 14
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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Amazon.com makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:AMZN Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 24590,74037,684147,84085,162
31 Dec 23574,78530,425146,80585,622
30 Sep 23554,02820,079145,55682,894
30 Jun 23538,04613,072144,24081,724
31 Mar 23524,8974,294141,82178,363
31 Dec 22513,983-2,722138,42873,213
30 Sep 22502,19111,323136,56466,102
30 Jun 22485,90211,607130,15261,412
31 Mar 22477,74821,413123,61457,738
31 Dec 21469,82233,364116,48556,052
30 Sep 21457,96526,263110,39750,941
30 Jun 21443,29829,438102,90148,180
31 Mar 21419,13026,90394,67845,331
31 Dec 20386,06421,33187,19342,740
30 Sep 20347,94517,37780,12139,433
30 Jun 20321,78213,18074,11838,119
31 Mar 20296,27410,56268,93237,083
31 Dec 19280,52211,58864,31335,931
30 Sep 19265,46911,34761,51432,941
30 Jun 19252,06312,09657,58831,181
31 Mar 19241,54512,00554,35229,710
31 Dec 18232,88710,07352,17728,837
30 Sep 18220,9578,90350,67826,382
30 Jun 18208,1256,27547,56925,513
31 Mar 18193,1943,93843,51824,186
31 Dec 17177,8663,03338,99222,620
30 Sep 17161,1541,92534,88320,450
30 Jun 17150,1241,92231,52718,850
31 Mar 17142,5732,58229,16517,283
31 Dec 16135,9872,37127,28416,085
30 Sep 16127,9932,10425,20414,934
30 Jun 16120,6371,93123,39814,047
31 Mar 16113,4171,16621,81813,256
31 Dec 15107,00659620,41112,540
30 Sep 15100,58832819,23411,483
30 Jun 1595,808-18818,28010,747
31 Mar 1591,964-40617,4529,991
31 Dec 1488,988-24116,6509,275
30 Sep 1485,246-21516,3277,801
30 Jun 1481,75918115,0407,365
31 Mar 1478,12330013,9066,954
31 Dec 1374,45227412,8476,565
30 Sep 1370,13313211,8216,048
30 Jun 1366,848-10111,0945,506

Quality Earnings: AMZN has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: AMZN's current net profit margins (6.4%) are higher than last year (0.8%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: AMZN's earnings have grown by 9.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: AMZN's earnings growth over the past year (777.6%) exceeds its 5-year average (9.4% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: AMZN earnings growth over the past year (777.6%) exceeded the Multiline Retail industry 71.3%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: AMZN's Return on Equity (17.4%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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