Operating Cash Flow
Amazon Operating Cash Flow increased by 53.3% to $54.46B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 19.3%, from $45.64B to $54.46B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 31.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| 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 | $12.72B | $7.31B | $22.09B | -$2.79B | $8.97B | $11.40B | $29.17B | $4.79B | $16.48B | $21.22B | $42.47B | $18.99B | $25.28B | $25.97B | $45.64B | $17.02B | $32.52B | $35.53B | $54.46B |
| QoQ Change | — | -42.5% | +202.0% | -112.6% | +421.3% | +27.2% | +155.8% | -83.6% | +244.1% | +28.8% | +100.1% | -55.3% | +33.1% | +2.7% | +75.7% | -62.7% | +91.1% | +9.3% | +53.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -29.5% | +55.9% | +32.1% | +271.6% | +83.8% | +86.0% | +45.6% | +296.6% | +53.4% | +22.4% | +7.5% | -10.4% | +28.6% | +36.8% | +19.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Amazon's operating cash flow?
- Amazon (AMZN) reported operating cash flow of $54.46B in Q4 2025.
- How has Amazon's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Amazon's operating cash flow increased by 19.3% year-over-year, from $45.64B to $54.46B.
- What is the long-term trend for Amazon's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Amazon's operating cash flow has grown at a 31.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $46.33B to $139.51B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.