Amazon Q3: net sales increased 12% compared to 2024

Amazon.com, Inc. today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2025.Net sales increased 13% to $180.2 billion in the third quarter, compared with $158.9 billion in third quarter 2024. Excluding the $1.5 billion favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales increased 12% compared with third quarter 2024.North America segment sales increased 11% year-over-year to $106.3 billion.International segment sales increased 14% year-over-year to $40.9 billion, or increased 10% excluding changes in foreign exchange rates.AWS segment sales increased 20% year-over-year to $33.0 billion.Operating income was $17.4 billion in the third quarter, compared with $17.4 billion in third quarter 2024. Third quarter 2025 operating income includes two special charges—$2.5 billion related to a legal settlement with the Federal Trade Commission and $1.8 billion in estimated severance costs primarily related to planned role eliminations. Without these charges, operating income would have been $21.7 billion.North America segment operating income was $4.8 billion, compared with $5.7 billion in third quarter 2024. Excluding the $2.5 billion charge related to a legal settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, North America operating income would have been $7.3 billion. These results also include estimated severance costs primarily related to planned role eliminations.International segment operating income was $1.2 billion, compared with $1.3 billion in third quarter 2024. These results also include estimated severance costs primarily related to planned role eliminations.AWS segment operating income was $11.4 billion, compared with $10.4 billion in third quarter 2024. These results also include estimated severance costs primarily related to planned role eliminations.Net income increased to $21.2 billion in the third quarter, or $1.95 per diluted share, compared with $15.3 billion, or $1.43 per diluted share, in third quarter 2024.Third quarter 2025 net income includes pre-tax gains of $9.5 billion included in non-operating income (expense) from our investments in Anthropic, PBC.Operating cash flow increased 16% to $130.7 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $112.7 billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2024.Free cash flow decreased to $14.8 billion for the trailing twelve months, driven primarily by a year-over-year increase of $50.9 billion in purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from sales and incentives. This compares to free cash flow of $47.7 billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2024.“We continue to see strong momentum and growth across Amazon as AI drives meaningful improvements in every corner of our business,” said Andy Jassy, President and CEO, Amazon. “AWS is growing at a pace we haven’t seen since 2022, re-accelerating to 20.2% YoY. We continue to see strong demand in AI and core infrastructure, and we’ve been focused on accelerating capacity – adding more than 3.8 gigawatts in the past 12 months. In Stores, we continue to realize the benefits of innovating in our fulfillment network, and we’re on track to deliver to Prime members at the fastest speeds ever again this year, expand same-day delivery of perishable groceries to over 2,300 communities by end of year, and double the number of rural communities with access to Amazon’s Same-Day and Next-Day Delivery.”Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Post&Parcel Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Post&Parcel