Amazon (AMZN) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

Amazon (AMZN) reported $155.67 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.6%. EPS of $1.59 for the same period compares to $1.13 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.72% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $154.56 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.35, the EPS surprise was +17.78%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Amazon performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

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Shares of Amazon have returned -5.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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