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AMZN Consumer Latest YouTube: Q1 2026

Amazon.com Inc.

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Quarters tracked
1
YouTube quarters live
1
Latest video
Q1 2026
YouTube available
Yes
Current price
$250.56
+0.85 (+0.34%)
Trailing / Forward P/E
34.95x
Forward: 26.65x
Market cap / Volume
Volume:
Revenue / Earnings Growth
13.6%
Earnings: 5.0%
Margins
10.5% op
Gross: 50.3% · Net: 10.8%
Balance sheet
1.05x current
Debt / Equity: 43.4
52-week range / Beta
$165.29 - $258.60
Beta: 1.38
Analyst target
$281.18
Upside: 12.2%
Cash / shareholder return
0.88% FCF yield
Dividend yield: —

Company context

Industry: Internet Retail
Country: United States
Employees:
Price to book: 6.54x
Return on equity: 22.3%
Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products, advertising, and subscriptions service through online and physical stores in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle, fire tablets, fire TVs, echo, ring, blink, and eero; and develops and produces media content. In addition, the company offers programs that enable sellers to sell their products in its stores; and programs that allow authors, independent publishers, musicians, filmmakers, Twitch streamers, skill and app developers, and others to publish and sell content. Further, it provides compute, storage, Artificial intelligence, database, analytics, machine learning, and other services, as well as advertising services through programs, such as sponsored ads, display, and video advertising. Additionally, the company offers Amazon Prime, a membership program. The company's products offered through its stores include merchandise and content purchased for resale and products offered by third-party sellers. It serves consumers, sellers, developers, enterprises, content creators, advertisers, and employees. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

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Market context for AMZN

Competitive view

AMZN vs. two close competitors

This section compares the current company against two nearby peers on valuation, growth, margins, balance-sheet strength, and investment setup. Green generally marks the strongest relative figure for that row, while red marks the weakest.

Amazon.com Inc.
AMZN
YouTube
Latest video
Q1 2026
Growth is positive but not explosive, which usually supports a steadier compounding case than a hyper-growth story.
Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.
Valuation sits in a middle zone where future upside likely depends more on quarterly execution than on multiple re-rating alone.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Walmart Inc.
WMT
Latest video
YouTube link pending
Growth is positive but not explosive, which usually supports a steadier compounding case than a hyper-growth story.
Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.
Valuation already asks investors to pay up, so the upside case depends on continued execution staying strong.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Costco Wholesale
COST
YouTube
Latest video
Q1 2026
Growth profile looks strong right now, with above-average top-line and/or earnings momentum.
Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.
Valuation already asks investors to pay up, so the upside case depends on continued execution staying strong.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Market Cap
More scale can mean deeper resources and resilience, although bigger does not automatically mean better upside.
AMZN
$2.69T
Amazon.com Inc.
WMT
$1.02T
Walmart Inc.
COST
$443.82B
Costco Wholesale
Trailing P/E
Lower trailing P/E can indicate a cheaper valuation relative to trailing earnings, but it may also reflect slower growth or higher perceived risk.
AMZN
35.0x
Amazon.com Inc.
WMT
46.7x
Walmart Inc.
COST
52.1x
Costco Wholesale
Forward P/E
Forward P/E is often a better read on what investors are paying for the next year of earnings power.
AMZN
26.6x
Amazon.com Inc.
WMT
38.8x
Walmart Inc.
COST
44.5x
Costco Wholesale
Revenue Growth
Higher revenue growth usually signals stronger demand, market share gains, or a business still in expansion mode.
AMZN
13.6%
Amazon.com Inc.
WMT
5.6%
Walmart Inc.
COST
21.5%
Costco Wholesale
Earnings Growth
Faster earnings growth matters because it shows management is converting sales momentum into shareholder value.
AMZN
5.0%
Amazon.com Inc.
WMT
-19.0%
Walmart Inc.
COST
45.5%
Costco Wholesale
Operating Margin
Higher operating margin suggests better operating discipline, pricing power, or a structurally stronger business model.
AMZN
10.5%
Amazon.com Inc.
WMT
4.6%
Walmart Inc.
COST
3.7%
Costco Wholesale
Gross Margin
Gross margin helps show how much product-level pricing power and unit economics a company has before overhead.
AMZN
50.3%
Amazon.com Inc.
WMT
24.9%
Walmart Inc.
COST
12.9%
Costco Wholesale
Net Margin
Higher net margin means more of each dollar of revenue reaches the bottom line after all costs.
AMZN
10.8%
Amazon.com Inc.
WMT
3.1%
Walmart Inc.
COST
3.0%
Costco Wholesale
Return on Equity
ROE shows how efficiently management turns shareholder capital into profits, though leverage can inflate it.
AMZN
22.3%
Amazon.com Inc.
WMT
21.9%
Walmart Inc.
COST
29.6%
Costco Wholesale
Free Cash Flow Yield
Higher free cash flow yield can indicate a stronger cash return relative to the stock's market value.
AMZN
0.9%
Amazon.com Inc.
WMT
1.0%
Walmart Inc.
COST
1.5%
Costco Wholesale
Debt to Equity
Lower leverage usually means less balance-sheet risk, though capital-intensive sectors naturally run higher debt loads.
AMZN
43.44x
Amazon.com Inc.
WMT
64.44x
Walmart Inc.
COST
60.26x
Costco Wholesale
Current Ratio
A stronger current ratio usually signals better short-term liquidity and more room to absorb shocks.
AMZN
1.05x
Amazon.com Inc.
WMT
0.79x
Walmart Inc.
COST
1.06x
Costco Wholesale
Beta
Lower beta often means lower volatility versus the market, while higher beta usually brings a rougher ride.
AMZN
1.38
Amazon.com Inc.
WMT
0.66
Walmart Inc.
COST
0.98
Costco Wholesale
Dividend Yield
Dividend yield matters for income-focused investors, but a high yield can also reflect a stressed stock price.
AMZN
Amazon.com Inc.
WMT
0.8%
Walmart Inc.
COST
0.5%
Costco Wholesale
Analyst Upside
Higher analyst upside suggests the Street still sees room between current price and consensus fair value.
AMZN
12.2%
Amazon.com Inc.
WMT
7.0%
Walmart Inc.
COST
7.2%
Costco Wholesale

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Quarterly archive for AMZN

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Q1 2026
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