Amazon.com Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Amazon.com has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 14%, while the Multiline Retail industry saw earnings growing at 15.5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 16% per year. Amazon.com's return on equity is 18.8%, and it has net margins of 7.4%.

Key information

14.0%

Earnings growth rate

13.0%

EPS growth rate

Multiline Retail Industry Growth12.6%
Revenue growth rate16.0%
Return on equity18.8%
Net Margin7.4%
Last Earnings Update30 Jun 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Amazon Is Setting Up For Another Earnings Beat

Oct 10

Is There An Opportunity With Amazon.com, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AMZN) 46% Undervaluation?

Oct 09
Is There An Opportunity With Amazon.com, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AMZN) 46% Undervaluation?

Amazon AWS Has Enough Growth To Offset Consumer Headwinds

Oct 02

Amazon Keeps Reestablishing Its Dominance - Ignore The Noise And Stick To Champions

Sep 23

Amazon.com, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AMZN) P/E Is On The Mark

Sep 23
Amazon.com, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AMZN) P/E Is On The Mark

Amazon Could Benefit From Rate Cuts

Sep 16

Does Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Sep 11
Does Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Amazon: Loading Up On This No-Brainer Buy Now

Sep 09

Amazon's Efficiency Era Begins: Why I'm All In

Sep 02

Amazon: Robust Growth With Potential Clouds On The Horizon

Aug 26

At US$177, Is It Time To Put Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) On Your Watch List?

Aug 18
At US$177, Is It Time To Put Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) On Your Watch List?

Amazon: Time To Buy The Dip

Aug 18

Amazon: Nearly The Cheapest It Has Been - Buy First, Think Later

Aug 10

Results: Amazon.com, Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Aug 05
Results: Amazon.com, Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Amazon Is Our Favorite Ad Play

Aug 04

Amazon: Why I Expect Shares To Pop On Strong Earnings

Jul 28

Returns On Capital At Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Have Hit The Brakes

Jul 28
Returns On Capital At Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Have Hit The Brakes

Amazon: Never Bet Against America

Jul 21

Amazon: Creating Recession Resistant Profits

Jul 14

Amazon: The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Jul 08

Amazon: Earnings Growth Driven By Cost-Cutting, Not AI Revenue Growth (Rating Downgrade)

Jul 02

Your Margin Is My Opportunity: Amazon Vs. Nvidia Has Begun

Jun 24

Amazon: Excellence Across All Business Lines

Jun 17

Amazon: Day 2 Is Here, And It Is Great News For Shareholders

Jun 10

Amazon Is Unlikely To Reward Investors With Dividends Or Buybacks, And That Is Good

May 30

Does Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

May 22
Does Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Amazon Stock: Nearing $2 Trillion Club From AWS Growth And Ads Catalyst

May 21

Amazon: Riding The AI Wave

May 15

Amazon: AWS Keeps Growing With GenAI

May 07

Earnings Beat: Amazon.com, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models

May 02
Earnings Beat: Amazon.com, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models

Amazon Earnings Preview: The Mode Is Evolving, AI Is Expected To Benefit Retail

Apr 29

Amazon Web Services Expands Bedrock GenAI Service

Apr 23

Amazon: 3 Reasons To Turn Bearish Ahead Of Q1 Earnings (Rating Downgrade)

Apr 17

Are Investors Undervaluing Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) By 22%?

Apr 15
Are Investors Undervaluing Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) By 22%?

Amazon: Let Your Winners Run

Apr 07

Amazon: Limited Return Potential, Time To Exit (Along With Jeff Bezos)

Apr 01

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

Apr 01
The Returns On Capital At Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Don't Inspire Confidence

Amazon: Still Cheap Even After Robust Rally

Mar 26

Amazon Stock May Be The Cheapest Mega Cap Right Now

Mar 11

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
30 Jun 24604,33444,419150,11885,124
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

Quality Earnings: AMZN has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: AMZN's current net profit margins (7.4%) are higher than last year (2.4%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: AMZN's earnings have grown by 14% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: AMZN's earnings growth over the past year (239.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (14% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: AMZN earnings growth over the past year (239.8%) exceeded the Multiline Retail industry 63.6%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: AMZN's Return on Equity (18.8%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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