Observed Signal · Jul 30, 2026 · Earnings Report · Source: CNBC Technology · Impact: 4/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Amazon Q2 Earnings Focus on Cloud and Capex
Amazon is scheduled to report second-quarter 2026 results after the bell on July 30, with investors focused on cloud growth and capital expenditures. Street estimates compiled by LSEG expect $1.82 in EPS and $196.47 billion in revenue, with AWS revenue of about $40.54 billion and advertising revenue of $19.43 billion. Amazon reiterated February guidance for roughly $200 billion in 2026 capex, while some analysts (including Morgan Stanley) expect that figure to rise amid rising AI-related infrastructure demand. The company reported $44.2 billion in capex in Q1 and Q2 capex is expected near $49.3 billion per FactSet data. Amazon continues cloud and chip partnerships with AI providers including OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta.
Amazon is a major retailer, cloud provider and ad platform; its earnings, AWS growth and capex guidance materially affect cloud infrastructure investment, AI compute capacity and retail media/ad inventory dynamics across the advertising ecosystem.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Amazon will announce its second-quarter 2026 earnings after the bell on July 30, 2026.
- Analysts compiled by LSEG expect EPS of $1.82 and revenue of $196.47 billion for the quarter.
- AWS revenue is expected at $40.54 billion and Advertising revenue at $19.43 billion, according to StreetAccount estimates.
- Amazon reiterated guidance that 2026 capital expenditures will be roughly $200 billion; Q1 capex was $44.2 billion and Q2 capex is expected to be $49.3 billion per FactSet.
- Morgan Stanley analysts now estimate Amazon’s 2026 capex could reach $218 billion and highlighted AWS "private lab deals" and cloud partnerships (OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta) as cloud catalysts.
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