Amazon.com Inc AMZN
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
Amazon.com Inc is a mega-cap company in the Consumer Cyclical sector (Internet Retail), with a market value of $2.71T, based in the USA.
It employs about 1,595,000 people and has been listed since May 15, 1997.
Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products, advertising, and subscriptions service through online and physical stores in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 20.0 versus 27.9 for 4 direct peers — priced in line with its group.
Revenue is growing 20% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple rises to 23.6 — they expect lower earnings.
The average analyst price target is 330.59, 31% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 61% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- • More cash leaves than comes in (negative free cash flow).
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 31 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (57 vs 0).
- ✅ Revenue is growing 20% a year.
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock rose 0.7% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLY -0.5%).
This week's news
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- Amazon responds to data center backlash, says it no longer uses NDAs finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-03
- SA Asks: Is Walmart a buy, sell or hold right now? seekingalpha.com · 2026-10-03
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.