Amazon.com, Inc. Q3 FY2025 Earnings Call
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Key Financial Highlights
- Revenue was $180.2 billion, up 12% year-over-year compared to Q3 2024.
- Operating income was $17.4 billion. Excluding special charges of $4.3 billion (FTC settlement and severance), operating income would have been $21.7 billion, exceeding the high end of guidance by $1.2 billion.
- Trailing 12‑month free cash flow was $14.8 billion.
- Net income was $21.2 billion, boosted by a $9.5 billion pretax gain from Amazon's investment in Anthropic.
- Advertising revenue was $17.7 billion, up 22% year-over-year, marking the third consecutive quarter of accelerating growth.
- Worldwide paid units grew 11% year-over-year.
Segment Performance
AWS
- AWS revenue was $33 billion, up 20.2% year-over-year — its strongest growth rate in 11 quarters. This compares with 17.5% growth in Q2 2025.
- AWS operating income reached $11.4 billion.
- Backlog grew to $200 billion, not including several large deals signed in October.
- Annualized revenue run rate: $132 billion, up from ~$129 billion in Q2.
- Major capacity expansion continues: AWS added 3.8 GW of power capacity over the past year and will add another 1 GW in Q4. Capacity is expected to double again by 2027.
- Trainium2 AI chip business is fully subscribed and grew 150% quarter-over-quarter.
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