Why Amazon Stock Fell Today | The Motley Fool

Shares of Amazon.com (AMZN 5.55%) sank on Friday after the cloud computing colossus announced a gargantuan capital spending plan.

By the close of trading, Amazon’s stock price was down more than 5%.

Broad-based growth drove Amazon’s profits higher

Amazon’s fourth-quarter net sales climbed 14% to $213.4 billion.

The online retail leader’s high-margin advertising sales jumped 23% to $21.3 billion.

Even more importantly, Amazon Web Services (AWS) generated $35.6 billion in sales, with revenue growth accelerating to 24%.

Amazon’s cloud computing division is now a massive and highly lucrative business, with full-year sales and operating income of $128.7 billion and $45.6 billion, respectively, in 2025.

Today’s Change

(-5.55%) $-12.37

Current Price

$210.32

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$2.4T

Day’s Range

$200.31 – $211.44

52wk Range

$161.38 – $258.60

Volume

179M

Avg Vol

42M

Gross Margin

50.05%

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