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AWS Backlog and Margins

AMAZON COM INC · 2026-09-23 · Importance 56 · Surprise 24 · In source text

AWS backlog climbed to $496 billion, indicating a substantial increase in contracted cloud demand. AWS cloud margin reached 39%, highlighting the profitability of Amazon’s cloud segment. Amazon is spending heavily on data centers to support the backlog and expand AI infrastructure capacity.

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metricdirectionstageexpectedbasis
revenuepositiveprobable—Amazon's AWS backlog climbed to $496 billion and its cloud margin reached 39%.
marginpositiverealized—Amazon's AWS backlog climbed to $496 billion and its cloud margin reached 39%.