Discontinued — last reported Q3 '25
Payments for finance leases
Amazon Payments for finance leases decreased by 8.4% to $468.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 14.1%, from $410.00M to $468.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments for finance leases shows a downward trend with a -37.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests higher reliance on leased assets or expansion of the asset base, while a decrease indicates debt reduction or fewer new lease agreements.
Detailed definition
Represents the cash outflows associated with the principal portion of finance lease obligations. These payments reflect...
Peer comparison
Standard across capital-intensive industries; peers in semiconductor equipment often report this as part of financing cash flows.
payments_for_finance_leasesHistorical 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.80B | $2.69B | $2.26B | $2.78B | $2.06B | $1.47B | $1.64B | $1.38B | $1.22B | $1.01B | $779.00M | $770.00M | $538.00M | $402.00M | $333.00M | $410.00M | $411.00M | $351.00M | $511.00M | $468.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -4.0% | -16.1% | +22.9% | -25.9% | -28.8% | +11.9% | -15.9% | -11.6% | -17.6% | -22.5% | -1.2% | -30.1% | -25.3% | -17.2% | +23.1% | +0.2% | -14.6% | +45.6% | -8.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -26.6% | -45.6% | -27.4% | -50.3% | -40.7% | -31.4% | -52.5% | -44.2% | -55.9% | -60.0% | -57.3% | -46.8% | -23.6% | -12.7% | +53.5% | +14.1% |
Payments for finance leases at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Amazon's payments for finance leases?
- Amazon (AMZN) reported payments for finance leases of $468.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Amazon's payments for finance leases changed year-over-year?
- Amazon's payments for finance leases increased by 14.1% year-over-year, from $410.00M to $468.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Amazon's payments for finance leases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Amazon's payments for finance leases has grown at a -37.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $11.16B to $1.68B.
- What does payments for finance leases mean?
- The cash paid to reduce the principal balance of finance lease debt.