What is Amazon's accrued expenses?

Amazon (AMZN) reported accrued expenses of $71.12B in Q1 2026.

How has Amazon's accrued expenses changed year-over-year?

Amazon's accrued expenses increased by 7.2% year-over-year, from $66.33B to $71.12B.

What is the long-term trend for Amazon's accrued expenses?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Amazon's accrued expenses has grown at a 11.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $44.14B to $75.52B.

What does accrued expenses mean?

Expenses incurred but not yet paid or invoiced — interest accruals, tax accruals, warranty reserves, and other timing differences.

Amazon AMZN Accrued Expenses

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$181.52B+16.6%

Gross profit$94.1B+19.5%

Operating income$23.9B+29.6%

Net income$30.3B+76.7%

EPS (diluted)$2.78+74.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$101.82B+53.8%

Total debt$232.71B+52.2%

Total equity$441.91B+44.5%

Total assets$916.63B+42.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$26.0B+53.0%

CapEx$44.2B+76.7%

Free cash flow-$18.2B-127%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.5T+1.0%

Enterprise value$2.63T+2.3%

P/E31.6×-3.4×

P/S3.4×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin50.6%+1.4pp

Operating margin11.5%+0.5pp

Net margin10.6%+0.5pp

FCF margin1.4%-1.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity21.1%-4.1pp

Debt / equity0.5×0.0×

Current ratio1.2×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Amazon in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent.

The official record: Amazon’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Amazon's accrued expenses?: Amazon (AMZN) reported accrued expenses of $71.12B in Q1 2026.
How has Amazon's accrued expenses changed year-over-year?: Amazon's accrued expenses increased by 7.2% year-over-year, from $66.33B to $71.12B.
What is the long-term trend for Amazon's accrued expenses?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Amazon's accrued expenses has grown at a 11.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $44.14B to $75.52B.
What does accrued expenses mean?: Expenses incurred but not yet paid or invoiced — interest accruals, tax accruals, warranty reserves, and other timing differences.