Amazon's Cloud Business Just Did Something It Hasn't Done in Nearly Five Years

Impact · against what's priced in

The acceleration in AWS revenue growth is a positive signal for AI demand, but it is not a catalyst as the market has already explicitly refused to pay for this acceleration. Increased capital expenditure further pressures free cash flow, reinforcing the bear case on margins.

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Challenges what's priced in

The price assumes

AWS sustaining 19.7% growth and expanding margins