Other Income & Expense
Change in AP
Amazon Change in AP decreased by 273.2% to -$8.74B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 3.4%, from -$9.04B to -$8.74B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Change in AP shows an upward trend with a 9.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther Income & Expense
CategoryLiquidity
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2007
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 30, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is effectively using supplier credit to manage cash flow, while a decrease indicates faster payment of liabilities.
Detailed definition
Represents the net change in obligations to suppliers for goods and services received but not yet paid for. It is a crit...
Peer comparison
Standard working capital metric; compared against days payable outstanding (DPO) at peer firms.
Metric ID:
ms_change_in_accounts_payableHistorical 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 | $47.00M | $3.83B | $7.99B | -$9.38B | $3.70B | -$1.23B | $9.85B | -$11.26B | $3.03B | $2.82B | $10.89B | -$11.28B | $6.01B | -$477.00M | $8.73B | -$9.04B | $7.06B | $2.15B | $5.05B | -$8.74B |
| QoQ Change | — | >999% | +108.5% | -217.4% | +139.4% | -133.1% | +903.6% | -214.3% | +126.9% | -6.9% | +286.1% | -203.6% | +153.2% | -107.9% | >999% | -203.6% | +178.0% | -69.5% | +134.5% | -273.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | >999% | -132.0% | +23.3% | -20.1% | -18.1% | +330.0% | +10.5% | -0.2% | +98.3% | -116.9% | -19.9% | +19.8% | +17.5% | +550.9% | -42.2% | +3.4% |
Range-$11.28B – $10.89B
CAGR+200.4%
Avg YoY Growth+529.7%
Median YoY Growth+6.9%
Change in AP at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Amazon's change in ap?
- Amazon (AMZN) reported change in ap of -$8.74B in Q1 2026.
- How has Amazon's change in ap changed year-over-year?
- Amazon's change in ap increased by 3.4% year-over-year, from -$9.04B to -$8.74B.
- What is the long-term trend for Amazon's change in ap?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Amazon's change in ap has grown at a 9.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.60B to $5.21B.
- What does change in ap mean?
- The change in money the company owes to its suppliers.