Investing
Investing Cash Flow
Amazon Investing Cash Flow decreased by 81.2% to -$47.25B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 26.2%, from -$37.44B to -$47.25B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 25.1% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
Breaks down into(Q4 2025)
Proceeds from property and equipment sales and incentives
Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired And Payments To Acquire Nonmarketable Securities And Other
How to read this metric
Typically negative for growing companies as they reinvest cash; a positive value suggests the company is liquidating assets faster than it is buying them.
Detailed definition
The aggregate sum of all cash inflows and outflows related to a company's long-term investments and capital assets. It s...
Peer comparison
Mature companies with high cash flow often show large negative values here as they recycle profits into new growth or financial instruments.
Metric ID:
net_cash_from_investingHistorical Data
19 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$22.08B | -$14.83B | -$12.58B | $906.00M | -$12.08B | -$15.61B | -$10.82B | -$15.81B | -$9.67B | -$11.75B | -$12.60B | -$17.86B | -$22.14B | -$16.90B | -$37.44B | -$29.80B | -$39.42B | -$26.07B | -$47.25B |
| QoQ Change | — | +32.8% | +15.2% | +107.2% | <-999% | -29.2% | +30.7% | -46.1% | +38.8% | -21.5% | -7.2% | -41.8% | -23.9% | +23.7% | -121.6% | +20.4% | -32.3% | +33.9% | -81.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +45.3% | -5.3% | +14.0% | <-999% | +19.9% | +24.7% | -16.4% | -13.0% | -128.9% | -43.8% | -197.1% | -66.9% | -78.1% | -54.3% | -26.2% |
Range-$47.25B – $906.00M
CAGR+18.4%
Avg YoY Growth-158.0%
Median YoY Growth-26.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Amazon's investing cash flow?
- Amazon (AMZN) reported investing cash flow of -$47.25B in Q4 2025.
- How has Amazon's investing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Amazon's investing cash flow decreased by 26.2% year-over-year, from -$37.44B to -$47.25B.
- What is the long-term trend for Amazon's investing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Amazon's investing cash flow has grown at a 25.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$58.15B to -$142.55B.
- What does investing cash flow mean?
- The total net change in cash resulting from buying and selling long-term assets and investments.