Amazon's Second Quarter Net Profit Growth of 35% Expects Poor Stock Performance, Falls Nearly 6%
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Phoenix Net Technology News Beijing time, August 1, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), the US e-commerce giant, released its financial report for the second quarter of 2025, ending June 30. The report shows that Amazon's total revenue for the second quarter was $1677.02 billion, up 13% from last year's same period; net profit was $181.64 billion, up 35% from last year's same period.
Stock Performance:
Amazon's second-quarter revenue and earnings per share exceeded analysts' expectations, but its third-quarter operating profit outlook was weaker. The stock price fell nearly 6% in the after-hours trading.
Amazon's stock price fell 5.77% in the after-hours trading.
Amazon's stock opened on Thursday at $235.77 per share. As of Thursday's close, Amazon's stock price rose $3.92 to $234.11, up 1.70%. As of the time of writing, Amazon's stock price fell $13.51 to $220.60, down 5.77%. In the past 52 weeks, Amazon's stock price has ranged from a high of $242.52 to a low of $151.61.
Second Quarter Performance Highlights:
-- Total revenue was $1677.02 billion, up 13% from last year's same period; excluding a favorable impact of around $1.5 billion in exchange rate changes, net sales grew by 12%;
-- Operating profit was $191.71 billion, up 31% from last year's same period;
-- Net profit was $181.64 billion, up 35% from last year's same period;
-- Earnings per share were $1.68, up 33% from last year's same period;
-- As of June 30, 2025, the company had operating cash flow of $1211 billion, up 12% from last year's same period; free cash flow was $182 billion, down 66% from last year's same period.
By Business:
-- AWS cloud computing business generated revenue of $309 billion in the second quarter, up 17.5% year-over-year; operating profit was $102 billion, up 10% from last year's same period;
-- North America business generated revenue of $1001 billion in the second quarter, up 11% year-over-year; operating profit was $75 billion, up 47% from last year's same period;
-- International business generated revenue of $368 billion in the second quarter, up 16%, excluding exchange rate changes, it grew by 11%; operating profit was $15 billion, up 400% from last year's same period.
2025 Fiscal Year Third Quarter Outlook:
-- Revenue is expected to be between $1740 billion and $1795 billion, up 10% to 13% from last year's same period; this guidance includes a favorable impact of around 130 points due to exchange rate changes;
-- Operating profit is expected to be between $155 billion and $205 billion, down from last year's same period $174 billion.(Author: Xiao Yu)