What is Amazon's retained earnings?

Amazon (AMZN) reported retained earnings of $280.79B in Q1 2026.

How has Amazon's retained earnings changed year-over-year?

Amazon's retained earnings increased by 47.8% year-over-year, from $189.99B to $280.79B.

What is the long-term trend for Amazon's retained earnings?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Amazon's retained earnings has grown at a 36.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $52.55B to $250.54B.

What does retained earnings mean?

Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.

Amazon AMZN Retained Earnings

Retained Earnings at other companies

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$9.55B+14.3%

Walmart WMT

$100.24B+10.3%

AppleAAPL

$12.36B+179%

MicrosoftMSFT

$302.53B+37.7%

Costco WholesaleCOST

$26.48B+26.8%

eBayEBAY

$39.67B+3.5%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$181.52B+16.6%

Gross profit$94.1B+19.5%

Operating income$23.9B+29.6%

Net income$30.3B+76.7%

EPS (diluted)$2.78+74.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$101.82B+53.8%

Total debt$232.71B+52.2%

Total equity$441.91B+44.5%

Total assets$916.63B+42.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$26.0B+53.0%

CapEx$44.2B+76.7%

Free cash flow-$18.2B-127%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.51T+1.9%

Enterprise value$2.64T+3.2%

P/E31.8×-3.1×

P/S3.4×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin50.6%+1.4pp

Operating margin11.5%+0.5pp

Net margin10.6%+0.5pp

FCF margin1.4%-1.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity21.1%-4.1pp

Debt / equity0.5×0.0×

Current ratio1.2×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Amazon in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit.

The official record: Amazon’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Amazon's retained earnings?: Amazon (AMZN) reported retained earnings of $280.79B in Q1 2026.
How has Amazon's retained earnings changed year-over-year?: Amazon's retained earnings increased by 47.8% year-over-year, from $189.99B to $280.79B.
What is the long-term trend for Amazon's retained earnings?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Amazon's retained earnings has grown at a 36.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $52.55B to $250.54B.
What does retained earnings mean?: Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.