Business Segments · Operating Income (Loss)
AWS — Operating Income (Loss)
Amazon AWS — Operating Income (Loss) increased by 13.6% to $14.16B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 22.6%, from $11.55B to $14.16B. 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 reportedQ1 2026Apr 30, 2026
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
20 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $4.19B | $4.88B | $5.29B | $6.52B | $5.72B | $5.4B | $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 | $14.16B |
| 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% | +13.6% |
| 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% | +22.6% |
Range$4.19B – $14.16B
CAGR+29.2%
Avg YoY Growth+26.3%
Median YoY Growth+22.6%
Current Streak3 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 $14.16B in Q1 2026.
- How has Amazon's aws — operating income (loss) changed year-over-year?
- Amazon's aws — operating income (loss) increased by 22.6% year-over-year, from $11.55B to $14.16B.
- 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.