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Amazon.com, Inc.

AMZN · NASDAQ-GS

$271.64-$5.742.07%

As of: Aug 5, 6:10 PM

Prev Close: $277.42
Market Cap: $2.93T
Open: —
Trailing P/E: —
Day Range: $282.79 - $271.18
52W Range: $287.20 - $196.00
Forward P/E: —
EPS: —
Volume: 27.07M
Dividend Yield: —

About Amazon.com, Inc.

Amazon sells merchandise through its online stores and marketplace, providing customers with first-party products and third-party seller inventory. It operates physical stores, logistics and fulfillment services, digital advertising, streaming and other consumer subscriptions, and Amazon Web Services, its cloud-computing business. Revenue therefore comes from retail transactions, seller and fulfillment fees, advertising, subscriptions, and cloud usage. Customers include consumers, merchants, advertisers, developers, enterprises, and government organizations. Amazon operates at global scale across e-commerce, cloud computing, digital media, logistics, and emerging businesses such as autonomous mobility through Zoox.

Notable Price Movement

Aug 3-7$277.422.15%
Amazon rose 20.17%, from $230.86 to $277.42, with the advance concentrated in the final three sessions of the period. The stock slipped 1.8% on July 29, then gained 3.9% on July 30 and surged 15.3% on July 31, followed by another 4.6% rise on August 3 before giving back 2.3% on August 4. Trading volume more than doubled on July 30 and remained elevated through July 31. The supplied evidence does not identify a dated company release explaining the move. Available commentary instead emphasized Amazon’s planned $220 billion 2026 capital budget, cloud and hyperscaler growth, indirect Anthropic exposure, and Zoox’s approval for up to 2,500 driverless vehicles annually.

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Symbol: AMZN
Type: Stock
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Catalog/Specialty Distribution
Country: North America
Exchange: NASDAQ-GS

Since launching in the U.S. in 2015, Amazon Business has empowered businesses of all sizes through unmatched selection, deep discounts, and smart capabilities. Procurement and business leaders benefit from convenient shipping options on hundreds of millions of supplies across categories like office, IT, janitorial, and food service, along with business-tailored features including a curated site experience, Business Prime, business-only pricing and selection, single- or multi-user business accounts, approval workflows, purchasing system integrations, payment solutions, tax exemptions, and dedicated customer support. Amazon Business is now a strategic partner actively serving more than eight million organizations globally, excluding emerging geographies, in 11 countries. Visit the Amazon Business website to learn more about new and existing tools and features for business buying.

Key Issues

Bullish view

Amazon’s decision to raise its 2026 capital-expenditure budget to $220 billion signals confidence that demand for cloud computing and artificial-intelligence infrastructure can support substantial growth.

Bearish view

The $220 billion spending plan increases capital intensity materially, while the supplied evidence does not provide quantified returns or indicate when the investment will translate into earnings.