Does operating cash cover cash capital purchases?
Amazon cash after capex (OCF minus cash CapEx) · Quarterly
History: 6 observations · Local history available
Quarterly operating cash flow minus same-quarter cash capital purchases, in USD billions; values can be negative. This is not management-defined FCF: asset-sale proceeds and subsidies are not added, and finance-lease principal is not deducted. Covers all consolidated businesses, not AI-project return or debt-service capacity.
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| Period | Value (Billion USD) | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | -8.821 | Calculated value |
| 2026-03-31 | -18.171 | Calculated value |
| 2025-12-31 | 14.937 | Calculated value |
| 2025-09-30 | 0.43 | Calculated value |
| 2025-06-30 | 0.332 | Calculated value |
| 2025-03-31 | -8.004 | Calculated value |
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- 2026-06-30 · Verified on 2026-10-10 · SEC · Amazon
Quarterly operating cash flow minus same-quarter cash capital purchases, in USD billions; values can be negative. This is not management-defined FCF: asset-sale proceeds and subsidies are not added, and finance-lease principal is not deducted. Covers all consolidated businesses, not AI-project return or debt-service capacity.
Calculation evidence (USD)OCF − cash CapEx = -8.821 USD billions · 2026-04-01 – 2026-06-30
Consolidated company cash flows; fiscal cumulative values are differenced into calendar quarters. Cash after capex is a uniform proxy, not management-defined FCF or AI-project cash flow.
OCF: 45.387 USD billions · Reported quarter
2026-04-01 – 2026-06-30: 45.387 USD billions · Filed 2026-07-31Cash CapEx: 54.208 USD billions · Reported quarter
2026-04-01 – 2026-06-30: 54.208 USD billions · Filed 2026-07-31 - 2026-03-31 · Verified on 2026-10-10 · SEC · Amazon
Quarterly operating cash flow minus same-quarter cash capital purchases, in USD billions; values can be negative. This is not management-defined FCF: asset-sale proceeds and subsidies are not added, and finance-lease principal is not deducted. Covers all consolidated businesses, not AI-project return or debt-service capacity.
Calculation evidence (USD)OCF − cash CapEx = -18.171 USD billions · 2026-01-01 – 2026-03-31
Consolidated company cash flows; fiscal cumulative values are differenced into calendar quarters. Cash after capex is a uniform proxy, not management-defined FCF or AI-project cash flow.
OCF: 26.032 USD billions · Reported quarter
2026-01-01 – 2026-03-31: 26.032 USD billions · Filed 2026-04-30Cash CapEx: 44.203 USD billions · Reported quarter
2026-01-01 – 2026-03-31: 44.203 USD billions · Filed 2026-04-30 - 2025-12-31 · Verified on 2026-10-10 · SEC · Amazon
Quarterly operating cash flow minus same-quarter cash capital purchases, in USD billions; values can be negative. This is not management-defined FCF: asset-sale proceeds and subsidies are not added, and finance-lease principal is not deducted. Covers all consolidated businesses, not AI-project return or debt-service capacity.
Calculation evidence (USD)OCF − cash CapEx = 14.937 USD billions · 2025-10-01 – 2025-12-31
Consolidated company cash flows; fiscal cumulative values are differenced into calendar quarters. Cash after capex is a uniform proxy, not management-defined FCF or AI-project cash flow.
OCF: 54.459 USD billions · Later fiscal total less earlier total
2025-01-01 – 2025-09-30: 85.055 USD billions · Filed 2025-10-31
2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31: 139.514 USD billions · Filed 2026-02-06Cash CapEx: 39.522 USD billions · Later fiscal total less earlier total
2025-01-01 – 2025-09-30: 92.297 USD billions · Filed 2025-10-31
2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31: 131.819 USD billions · Filed 2026-02-06 - 2025-09-30 · Verified on 2026-10-10 · SEC · Amazon
Quarterly operating cash flow minus same-quarter cash capital purchases, in USD billions; values can be negative. This is not management-defined FCF: asset-sale proceeds and subsidies are not added, and finance-lease principal is not deducted. Covers all consolidated businesses, not AI-project return or debt-service capacity.
Calculation evidence (USD)OCF − cash CapEx = 0.43 USD billions · 2025-07-01 – 2025-09-30
Consolidated company cash flows; fiscal cumulative values are differenced into calendar quarters. Cash after capex is a uniform proxy, not management-defined FCF or AI-project cash flow.
OCF: 35.525 USD billions · Reported quarter
2025-07-01 – 2025-09-30: 35.525 USD billions · Filed 2025-10-31Cash CapEx: 35.095 USD billions · Reported quarter
2025-07-01 – 2025-09-30: 35.095 USD billions · Filed 2025-10-31 - 2025-06-30 · Verified on 2026-10-10 · SEC · Amazon
Quarterly operating cash flow minus same-quarter cash capital purchases, in USD billions; values can be negative. This is not management-defined FCF: asset-sale proceeds and subsidies are not added, and finance-lease principal is not deducted. Covers all consolidated businesses, not AI-project return or debt-service capacity.
Calculation evidence (USD)OCF − cash CapEx = 0.332 USD billions · 2025-04-01 – 2025-06-30
Consolidated company cash flows; fiscal cumulative values are differenced into calendar quarters. Cash after capex is a uniform proxy, not management-defined FCF or AI-project cash flow.
OCF: 32.515 USD billions · Reported quarter
2025-04-01 – 2025-06-30: 32.515 USD billions · Filed 2026-07-31Cash CapEx: 32.183 USD billions · Reported quarter
2025-04-01 – 2025-06-30: 32.183 USD billions · Filed 2026-07-31 - 2025-03-31 · Verified on 2026-10-10 · SEC · Amazon
Quarterly operating cash flow minus same-quarter cash capital purchases, in USD billions; values can be negative. This is not management-defined FCF: asset-sale proceeds and subsidies are not added, and finance-lease principal is not deducted. Covers all consolidated businesses, not AI-project return or debt-service capacity.
Calculation evidence (USD)OCF − cash CapEx = -8.004 USD billions · 2025-01-01 – 2025-03-31
Consolidated company cash flows; fiscal cumulative values are differenced into calendar quarters. Cash after capex is a uniform proxy, not management-defined FCF or AI-project cash flow.
OCF: 17.015 USD billions · Reported quarter
2025-01-01 – 2025-03-31: 17.015 USD billions · Filed 2026-04-30Cash CapEx: 25.019 USD billions · Reported quarter
2025-01-01 – 2025-03-31: 25.019 USD billions · Filed 2026-04-30