Investors were likely pleased with a re-acceleration in Amazon's closely watched cloud computing unit, which reported $33 billion in sales, up 20% year-over-year and topping analyst estimates.

AWS is growing 20% year-over-year and ended the third quarter with $33.1 billion in sales through the first nine months of the year, Amazon announced in its third-quarter earnings release on Thursday. The business segment’s operating income increased to $11.4 billion in Q3, up from $10.4 billion at the same point in 2024.

In its financial results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2025, Amazon’s net sales climbed 13% year-over-year to $180.2 billion, up from $158.9 billion in the same period of 2024. Excluding foreign exchange tailwinds, sales were up 12%.

Amazon (AMZN) issued its Q3 2025 earnings report on Thursday. The company has shown profitability across multiple avenues. One of the segments that the company focused on, in particular, was Amazon Web Services. AWS segment sales have increased 20 percent year-over-year to $33 billion USD.

Amazon.com, Inc. outperformed expectations for Q3 2025, with AWS and Ads growth accelerating. Learn more about AMZN stock here.

Amazon reported third-quarter earnings that exceeded expectations, which prompted a 13% rise in its share value during after-hours trading on Thursday.

After unexpectedly strong sales and profits across its consumer and cloud businesses, the tech giant said another strong quarter might be ahead.