Amazon capital expenditure
Amazon capex: quarterly spending and annual estimate
Track Amazon’s reported quarterly and year-to-date capital expenditure, current annual capex estimate, source filings, definitions, and coverage gaps.
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)
Reported spend and current outlook
- Latest quarter
- $44.2B
- Latest YTD
- $92.3B
- Issuer estimate
- $200B
- Reviewed observations
- 59
Q1 2026
Through Sep 30, 2025
Fiscal 2026
complete expected-slot coverage
Source-reported history
Available quarterly capital expenditure
USD billions
The chart uses only issuer-reported quarterly durations. It leaves gaps where no standalone quarter was disclosed and does not manufacture a fourth-quarter value by subtracting year-to-date spending from the fiscal-year total.
Quarterly observations
| Period | Reported capex | Native metric | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $44.2B | Payments to Acquire Productive Assets | 10-Q |
| Q3 2025 | $35.1B | Payments to Acquire Productive Assets | 10-Q |
| Q2 2025 | $32.2B | Payments to Acquire Productive Assets | 10-Q |
| Q1 2025 | $25B | Payments to Acquire Productive Assets | 10-Q |
| Q3 2024 | $22.6B | Payments to Acquire Productive Assets | 10-Q |
| Q2 2024 | $17.6B | Payments to Acquire Productive Assets | 10-Q |
| Q1 2024 | $14.9B | Payments to Acquire Productive Assets | 10-Q |
| Q3 2023 | $12.5B | Payments to Acquire Productive Assets | 10-Q |
YTD and fiscal-year context
These reporting horizons overlap with the quarterly series. They are useful checkpoints, but they should not be added to the quarterly bars.
Definitions stay attached to the data
Amazon reports companywide cash purchases of productive assets. The total is not an AWS-only number and can include fulfillment, transportation, corporate, and other assets as well as technology infrastructure.
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets
The cash outflow for purchases of and capital improvements on property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.
Cash capex · companywide · SEC XBRL Company Facts (US GAAP)
Coverage gaps and cautions
- Standalone fourth-quarter cash capex is not synthesized when the issuer reports only annual and nine-month totals.
- Companywide capex is not treated as AI-only, cloud-only, or data-center-only spending.
- Outlooks are forward-looking claims and remain separate from recognized cash spending.
- This is an approximate point estimate, not a range and not an AWS-only number.
- The SEC Company Facts duration is preserved exactly; overlapping reporting horizons must not be summed.
Last successful source sync: July 23, 2026. Latest reviewed evidence: April 30, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
What does Amazon capex include?
Amazon reports companywide cash purchases of productive assets. The total is not an AWS-only number and can include fulfillment, transportation, corporate, and other assets as well as technology infrastructure.
Is all Amazon capex AI or data-center spending?
No. The reported figures are companywide and can include data centers, servers, offices, logistics assets, and other property or equipment. The tracker does not relabel the full amount as AI spending.
How is the Amazon annual capex outlook treated?
Amazon’s current annual figure is an approximate issuer estimate, not formal point guidance and not an AWS-only forecast. It stays labeled as an estimate and separate from actual cash spending.
Are quarterly and year-to-date figures added together?
No. Quarterly, year-to-date, and fiscal-year observations are overlapping reporting horizons. They are displayed separately and are never summed.
Publication policy
Published metrics use reviewed observations. Pending review candidates are excluded from values, and missing disclosures stay missing. We preserve source units and distinguish actual spending, guidance, contractual commitments, trade values, weights, and price indices.
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Primary sources
- SEC EDGAR
Amazon.com, Inc. filings and SEC Company Facts supply source-reported cash capital expenditures.
- Amazon Investor Relations
Official investor materials are used for annual outlooks and the issuer’s native definition.