Amazon.com stock gains 1.86 percent as earnings approach

Published on 09/22/2026 at 13:56 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Amazon.com stock traded at USD 258.45 on September 22, 2026, up 1.86 percent. July revenue reached USD 200.61 billion, up 19.6 percent year over year.

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Amazon.com Inc. (ISIN US0231351067) traded at USD 258.45 on Nasdaq on September 22, 2026, up 1.86 percent in the latest reported session. The move leaves the shares below the 52-week high of USD 287.20 and above the 52-week low of USD 196.00, while the company carries a market capitalization of USD 2.79 trillion.

July results set a high bar

Amazon's latest reported quarter ended in July 2026 and produced revenue of USD 200.61 billion, compared with a consensus estimate of USD 197.03 billion. Revenue therefore exceeded expectations by USD 3.58 billion and increased 19.6 percent from the same quarter a year earlier, according to MarketBeat on September 22, 2026.

Reported EPS was USD 5.75 for the July 2026 quarter, compared with consensus of USD 1.82 and USD 1.68 in the prior-year quarter. The USD 3.93 beat against consensus is the sharper comparison for investors because it shows that the earnings result exceeded the revenue surprise by a wide margin, according to MarketBeat on September 22, 2026.

Consensus still points higher

MarketBeat reported on September 22, 2026, that Amazon had an average rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus price target of USD 321.19. Against the Nasdaq price of USD 258.45 on September 22, that target is USD 62.74 higher, a difference of 24.3 percent calculated from the reported price and target.

The valuation backdrop is also measurable: the stock's reported price-to-earnings ratio was 20.79 and its price-to-earnings-growth ratio was 1.97 on September 22, 2026. The next earnings release was listed by Zacks as an expected October 29, 2026 report date, with a consensus estimate of USD 2.01 EPS for the quarter ending September 2026.

Stock remains below yearly high

At USD 258.45, Amazon shares were USD 28.75 below the reported 52-week high of USD 287.20, or 10.0 percent beneath that level. The current quote was also USD 62.45 above the 52-week low of USD 196.00, placing the stock closer to its yearly high than its yearly low on the September 22, 2026 market snapshot.