Amazon Technology & Infrastructure increased by 0.6% to $29.57B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 28.6%, from $22.99B to $29.57B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Technology & Infrastructure shows an upward trend with a 18.0% CAGR.
High spending signals aggressive investment in future innovation and cloud capacity, which is critical for maintaining a competitive edge in tech.
Expenses related to the design, development, and maintenance of technology platforms and the physical infrastructure req...
Comparable to R&D and CapEx-heavy operating expenses at Microsoft (Azure) or Alphabet (Google Cloud).
amzn_technology_and_infrastructure| 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 | |
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| Value | $14.01B | $14.01B | $14.01B | $14.84B | $18.07B | $19.49B | $20.81B | $20.45B | $21.93B | $21.20B | $22.04B | $20.42B | $22.30B | $22.25B | $23.57B | $22.99B | $27.17B | $28.96B | $29.40B | $29.57B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +5.9% | +21.8% | +7.8% | +6.8% | -1.7% | +7.2% | -3.3% | +3.9% | -7.3% | +9.2% | -0.3% | +6.0% | -2.4% | +18.1% | +6.6% | +1.5% | +0.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +29.0% | +39.0% | +48.5% | +37.8% | +21.4% | +8.8% | +5.9% | -0.1% | +1.7% | +4.9% | +7.0% | +12.6% | +21.8% | +30.2% | +24.7% | +28.6% |