Amazon shares sink as $75.9B quarterly capex overshadows record AWS growth
fortune · reddit · 2026-10-31
Amazon shares fell after Q3 earnings as massive AI infrastructure spending outweighed cloud momentum:
- Q3 revenue of $201.9B slightly missed expectations; profit of $20.7B fell short and declined year over year (prior-year Anthropic investment gains)
- AWS grew 39.3% to $45.98B, topping Wall Street targets with its fastest growth in years
- Quarterly capex hit $75.9B; Amazon reiterated $220B planned for 2026
The signal: AI-driven cloud demand remains strong, but unprecedented spending and weaker advertising are unnerving investors.
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