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Investors Brace for Amazon’s Q2 Earnings as AWS and AI Investments Drive Outlook

Wall Street expects robust cloud growth with easing tariff pressures to fuel Amazon’s projected 9.5% revenue rise

The logo of giant online retailer Amazon AMZN.O is displayed at a logistics centre in Trapagaran, Spain, December 18, 2023. REUTERS/Vincent West/File photo
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Overview

  • Wall Street models a $162.08 billion second-quarter topline, marking 9.5% growth, and forecasts earnings per share of $1.33.
  • Amazon Web Services is projected to post about 17% revenue growth in Q2 while underpinning roughly 60% of the company’s operating profit.
  • Analysts at Morgan Stanley, UBS and others have lifted price targets, pointing to eased China tariff threats and record Prime Day sales as drivers of renewed confidence.
  • Amazon’s 2025 capital expenditure is now seen topping $110 billion to boost data‐center capacity for traditional cloud services and generative AI workloads.
  • Options pricing suggests Amazon shares could swing by as much as ±5% through the end of the week following Thursday’s earnings release.