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Amazon Shares Hit Record on Q3 Beat as AWS, AI Push Power Rally

Fourth-quarter sales guidance of $206 billion to $213 billion underscores momentum from AWS growth plus new AI infrastructure.

Overview

  • Amazon reported earnings per share of $1.95 on revenue of about $180.16 billion, topping Wall Street estimates.
  • AWS led results with revenue up 20% year over year to $33 billion, and CEO Andy Jassy said AI is driving meaningful improvements across the business.
  • The stock jumped roughly 10% to 11% to record levels, and multiple analysts raised price targets following the report.
  • Amazon highlighted expanding AI capacity and products, including its Trainium2 chip, Project Rainier compute clusters, 3.8 GW of added capacity, and what Forbes described as a new $11 billion AI data center for Anthropic’s models.
  • The company confirmed plans to cut roughly 14,000 corporate roles, which leadership framed as a post-pandemic efficiency move, while Forbes estimated Jeff Bezos’ net worth rose by about $24 billion on the share surge.