Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Net Change in Cash
OtherAmazon Net Change in Cash increased by 118.0% to $19.64B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 440.4%, from $3.64B to $19.64B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Net Change in Cash shows a downward trend with a -24.0% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is accumulating liquidity, while a decrease indicates it spent more on operations, investments, or debt/shareholder returns than it brought in. For mature tech firms, a decrease often signals aggressive capital expenditure or heavy share repurchases rather than operational weakness.
Detailed definition
The total change in a company's cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash over a specific reporting period. It is the...
Peer comparison
At large-cap technology peers, this figure is often highly influenced by the timing of multi-billion dollar acquisitions, the scale of data center infrastructure investment, and the pace of share buyback programs.
cf_net_change_in_cashHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '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 | $6.51B | -$10.49B | $122.00M | $1.10B | -$2.52B | $19.08B | -$4.52B | $333.00M | $14.00M | $23.81B | -$558.00M | -$1.66B | $7.00B | $3.64B | -$12.42B | -$8.44B | $9.01B | $19.64B |
| QoQ Change | — | -261.1% | +101.2% | +802.5% | -329.1% | +856.3% | -123.7% | +107.4% | -95.8% | >999% | -102.3% | -197.3% | +522.2% | -48.1% | -441.7% | +32.0% | +206.8% | +118.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -83.1% | +76.0% | — | <-999% | -69.8% | +100.6% | +24.8% | +87.7% | -598.2% | >999% | -84.7% | <-999% | -408.7% | +28.7% | +440.4% |
Net Change in Cash at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Amazon's net change in cash?
- Amazon (AMZN) reported net change in cash of $19.64B in Q4 2025.
- How has Amazon's net change in cash changed year-over-year?
- Amazon's net change in cash increased by 440.4% year-over-year, from $3.64B to $19.64B.
- What is the long-term trend for Amazon's net change in cash?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Amazon's net change in cash has grown at a -24.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $17.78B to $7.79B.
- What does net change in cash mean?
- The total amount of money a company gained or lost across all its activities during the year.