Amazon saw sales rise in its latest third quarter results. Revenues hit £137.1bn ($180.2bn) for the three months ending 30 September 2025, jumping 13% from the same time last year.
Sales were partially boosted by robust trading by its cloud business AWS, which saw sales increase by a fifth, marking its fastest revenue growth since 2022.
The business’s operating income remained flat year-on-year at £13.3bn ($17.4bn).
Amazon noted that its operating income would have increased without a £1.9bn ($2.5bn) charge from the Federal Trade Commission regarding accusations that it duped members into signing up for Prime.
Additionally, the company said it forecast £1.37bn ($1.8bn) in severance costs as a result of planned role eliminations.
Looking ahead, Amazon said it expected revenues to increase by between 10% to 13% during Q4.
Amazon president and CEO Andy Jassy said: “We continue to see strong momentum and growth across Amazon as AI drives meaningful improvements in every corner of our business.
“AWS is growing at a pace we haven’t seen since 2022, re-accelerating to 20.2% YoY.
“We continue to see strong demand in AI and core infrastructure, and we’ve been focused on accelerating capacity.”
He continued: “In stores, we continue to realize the benefits of innovating in our fulfillment network, and we’re on track to deliver to Prime members at the fastest speeds ever again this year, expand same-day delivery of perishable groceries to over 2,300 communities by end of year, and double the number of rural communities with access to Amazon’s same-day and next-day delivery.”
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