AWS — Operating Income (Loss)
Business Segments · Operating Income (Loss)Amazon AWS — Operating Income (Loss) increased by 9.0% to $12.47B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 17.2%, from $10.63B to $12.47B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), AWS — Operating Income (Loss) shows an upward trend with a 25.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2015
Last reportedQ4 2025
Rolls up toOperating Income
How to read this metric
Higher operating income signals strong pricing power and economies of scale, whereas a loss or decline suggests heavy reinvestment or margin compression.
Detailed definition
The profit or loss generated by the cloud segment after deducting operating expenses from net sales. This is a key indic...
Peer comparison
Similar to operating margin or EBIT reported for cloud-specific business units at peer tech firms.
Metric ID:
amzn_segment_aws_operating_income_lossHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $4.19B | $4.88B | $5.29B | $6.52B | $5.72B | $5.40B | $5.21B | $5.12B | $5.37B | $6.98B | $7.17B | $9.42B | $9.33B | $10.45B | $10.63B | $11.55B | $10.16B | $11.43B | $12.47B |
| QoQ Change | — | +16.5% | +8.4% | +23.1% | -12.3% | -5.5% | -3.7% | -1.6% | +4.7% | +30.0% | +2.7% | +31.4% | -0.9% | +11.9% | +1.8% | +8.6% | -12.0% | +12.5% | +9.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +36.3% | +10.6% | -1.7% | -21.4% | -6.1% | +29.1% | +37.7% | +83.9% | +74.0% | +49.8% | +48.3% | +22.6% | +8.8% | +9.4% | +17.2% |
Range$4.19B – $12.47B
CAGR+27.4%
Avg YoY Growth+26.6%
Median YoY Growth+22.6%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Amazon's aws — operating income (loss)?
- Amazon (AMZN) reported aws — operating income (loss) of $12.47B in Q4 2025.
- How has Amazon's aws — operating income (loss) changed year-over-year?
- Amazon's aws — operating income (loss) increased by 17.2% year-over-year, from $10.63B to $12.47B.
- What is the long-term trend for Amazon's aws — operating income (loss)?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Amazon's aws — operating income (loss) has grown at a 25.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $18.53B to $45.61B.
- What does aws — operating income (loss) mean?
- The profit the cloud business makes after paying its own operating costs.