Amazon's sales fell short of Wall Street's estimates but profits exceeded expectations in the company's second quarter results, released Thursday afternoon for the three months ended June 30, 2024.
Amazon's online advertising business brought in $12.77 billion during the second quarter, marking a 20% year-over-year increase, but missing analyst estimates. Amazon disclosed the latest quarterly financial results of its online advertising unit on Thursday when it reported its second-quarter earnings.
E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc AMZN reported second-quarter financial results after the market close Thursday.
Amazon Web Services reported a 19% increase in second-quarter revenue. Amazon picked longtime executive Matt Garman to replace Adam Selipsky as the cloud unit's leader during the quarter.
Amazon.com forecast current-quarter revenue largely below Wall Street estimates on Thursday, signaling tepid demand for its cloud computing services as businesses keep a tight lid on costs against an uncertain economic backdrop.
Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN is expected to release earnings results for its second quarter, after the closing bell on Thursday, Aug. 1.
Analysts expect Amazon to show revenue growth of 10.5% in its second-quarter earnings report after the close on Thursday. Amazon is rounding out what's been a mixed earnings season for tech's biggest companies.
UPDATE—Aug. 1, 2024: This article has been updated to reflect more recent analyst estimates and share price information.
Amazon.com Inc AMZN will be reporting its second-quarter earnings today. Wall Street expects $1.03 in EPS and $148.57 billion in revenues as the company reports after market hours.
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock gained 20% YTD, as compared to a 15% rise in the S&P500 index. Notably, Amazon's peer eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) is up 30% YTD.
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