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Amazon Q2 2026: AWS growth justifies investments
By The Fifth Person  •  August 14, 2026

Amazon delivered another solid quarter with notable Amazon Web Services (AWS) growth, stemming from demand from both AI and non-AI. The company’s financial performance justified the high investments, driven by continued cloud migrations and expanding enterprise adoption.

Financial indicators Q2 2025 (US$ million) Q2 2026 (US$ million) Percentage change
Revenue 167,702 200,606 +19.6%
North America 100,068 116,177 +16.1%
International 36,761 42,197 +14.8%
AWS 30,873 42,232 +36.8%
Operating income 19,171 27,461 +43.2%
North America 7,517 9,123 +21.4%
International 1,494 1,717 +14.9%
AWS 10,160 16,621 +63.6%
Net income 18,164 62,647 +244.9%
Operating cash flow (TTM) 121,137 161,403 +33.2%

Revenue increased 19.6% year-on-year to US$200.6 billion in Q2 2026, driven by AWS as well as the shift of Prime Day from Q3 to Q2 for most of the large countries. Operating income growth benefited from US$600 million worth of tariff-related refunds in U.S. and a fair value change in energy contracts secured amounting to approximately US$600 million.

North America segment operating margin improved from 7.5% to 7.9% quarter-on-quarter in Q2 2026. International segment operating margin remained stable at 4.1%.

Despite heavy investments, AWS operating margin grew from 32.9% to 39.4%. The AWS operating margin

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