Growth Metrics

Amazon Com (AMZN) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Amazon Com (AMZN) has disclosed Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $157.7 billion as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 14.87% year-over-year to $157.7 billion; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached $657.4 billion, up 13.61%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $636.9 billion, 11.87% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses hit $157.7 billion in Q1 2026 for Amazon Com, down from $188.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $188.4 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $112.8 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $141.4 billion, with a median of $137.3 billion recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses rose 17.57% in 2022 and then rose 4.42% in 2024.
  • Amazon Com's Operating Expenses stood at $146.5 billion in 2022, then rose by 7.02% to $156.8 billion in 2023, then rose by 6.28% to $166.6 billion in 2024, then grew by 13.1% to $188.4 billion in 2025, then decreased by 16.32% to $157.7 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods came in at $157.7 billion, $188.4 billion, and $162.7 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.