---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001018724-23-000016"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AMZN"
cik: "0001018724"
company_name: "AMAZON COM INC"
filed_at: "2023-10-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T07:36:22.521639+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Amazon Q3 net sales $143.1B (+13% YoY); operating income $11.2B, more than 4x YoY

## Summary
- Net income $9.9B ($0.94 diluted EPS) vs $2.9B ($0.28) YoY; includes $1.2B gain on Rivian investment.
- AWS segment operating income $7.0B, up 30% YoY; North America segment swung to $4.3B operating income from loss.
- Trailing twelve-month free cash flow improved to $21.4B inflow from $19.7B outflow; operating cash flow $71.7B (+81%).
- North America net sales $87.9B (+11%), International $32.1B (+16%), AWS $23.1B (+12%).
- No Q4 guidance provided; CEO cites strong momentum in fulfillment, AWS generative AI, and advertising.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001018724-23-000016
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AMZN
- cik: 0001018724
- company_name: AMAZON COM INC
- filed_at: 2023-10-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018724/000101872423000016/0001018724-23-000016-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018724/000101872423000016/amzn-20231026.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  AMAZON COM INC reported the third quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $143.1 billion, net income $9.9 billion, EPS $0.94 per diluted share.
  - Period: the third quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $143.1 billion
  - Net income: $9.9 billion
  - EPS: $0.94 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Net sales increased 13% to $143.1 billion in the third quarter, compared with $127.1 billion in third quarter 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018724/000101872423000016/0001018724-23-000016-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.