Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) reported an increase in sales and earnings for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025. The top-line also came in above Wall Street’s expectations.
The e-commerce giant’s net sales increased to $213.4 billion in the fourth quarter from $187.79 billion in the prior-year period, exceeding estimates. For the first quarter of 2026, the company expects sales to be in the range of $173.5 billion to $178.5 billion. North America segment sales and International segment sales grew 10% and 17%, respectively in Q4. Revenues of Amazon Web Services were up 24% YoY.
Fourth-quarter net income rose to $21.2 billion or $1.95 per share from $20.0 billion or $1.86 per share a year earlier. Earnings fell short of expectations. Operating income for the first quarter is expected to be between $16.5 billion and $21.5 billion, compared to $18.4 billion in Q1 2025.
“AWS growing 24% (our fastest growth in 13 quarters), Advertising growing 22%, Stores growing briskly across North America and International, our chips business growing triple digit percentages year-over-year—this growth is happening because we’re continuing to innovate at a rapid rate, and identify and knock down customer problems,” said Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon.
