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 Growth | 12.6% |
| Revenue growth rate | 17.0% |
| Return on equity | 17.4% |
| Net Margin | 6.4% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Mar 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
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Jan 08Estimating The Fair Value Of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)
Dec 25Returns On Capital At Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Paint A Concerning Picture
Nov 27Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)?
Nov 14Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Amazon.com makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 24 | 590,740 | 37,684 | 147,840 | 85,162 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 574,785 | 30,425 | 146,805 | 85,622 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 554,028 | 20,079 | 145,556 | 82,894 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 538,046 | 13,072 | 144,240 | 81,724 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 524,897 | 4,294 | 141,821 | 78,363 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 513,983 | -2,722 | 138,428 | 73,213 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 502,191 | 11,323 | 136,564 | 66,102 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 485,902 | 11,607 | 130,152 | 61,412 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 477,748 | 21,413 | 123,614 | 57,738 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 469,822 | 33,364 | 116,485 | 56,052 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 457,965 | 26,263 | 110,397 | 50,941 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 443,298 | 29,438 | 102,901 | 48,180 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 419,130 | 26,903 | 94,678 | 45,331 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 386,064 | 21,331 | 87,193 | 42,740 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 347,945 | 17,377 | 80,121 | 39,433 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 321,782 | 13,180 | 74,118 | 38,119 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 296,274 | 10,562 | 68,932 | 37,083 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 280,522 | 11,588 | 64,313 | 35,931 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 265,469 | 11,347 | 61,514 | 32,941 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 252,063 | 12,096 | 57,588 | 31,181 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 241,545 | 12,005 | 54,352 | 29,710 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 232,887 | 10,073 | 52,177 | 28,837 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 220,957 | 8,903 | 50,678 | 26,382 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 208,125 | 6,275 | 47,569 | 25,513 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 193,194 | 3,938 | 43,518 | 24,186 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 177,866 | 3,033 | 38,992 | 22,620 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 161,154 | 1,925 | 34,883 | 20,450 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 150,124 | 1,922 | 31,527 | 18,850 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 142,573 | 2,582 | 29,165 | 17,283 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 135,987 | 2,371 | 27,284 | 16,085 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 127,993 | 2,104 | 25,204 | 14,934 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 120,637 | 1,931 | 23,398 | 14,047 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 113,417 | 1,166 | 21,818 | 13,256 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 107,006 | 596 | 20,411 | 12,540 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 100,588 | 328 | 19,234 | 11,483 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 95,808 | -188 | 18,280 | 10,747 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 91,964 | -406 | 17,452 | 9,991 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 88,988 | -241 | 16,650 | 9,275 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 85,246 | -215 | 16,327 | 7,801 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 81,759 | 181 | 15,040 | 7,365 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 78,123 | 300 | 13,906 | 6,954 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 74,452 | 274 | 12,847 | 6,565 |
| 30 Sep 13 | 70,133 | 132 | 11,821 | 6,048 |
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.