AMZN
Amazon.com, Inc.
AMZN has the edge over AN overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
AN
AutoNation, Inc.
AN trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
AMZN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Healthy |
AMZN's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow is weak.
AN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Unavailable |
AN's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
AMZN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 22x | $267 | — |
| Forward | 27x | $267 | — |
| Cheap | 34x | $415 | +55% |
| Fair | 60x | $745 | +179% |
| Expensive | 102x | $1,262 | +372% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AMZN has the edge over AN in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
AN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 5.7x | $118 | -34% |
| Forward | 8.2x | $181 | — |
| Current | 8.7x | $181 | — |
| Fair | 9.4x | $195 | +8.1% |
| Expensive | 13x | $264 | +46% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AN's PE is in its fair range at 8.7x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 8.2x next year's earnings.
AMZN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AMZN, with profitability improving.
AN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect AN's earnings to grow, with its revenue and profitability holding steady.
AMZN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.87 | -20% |
| Q3 2026 | $12.37 | +75% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.43 | +89% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.36 | +36% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.17 | +30% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.08 | +52% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.56 | +57% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.14 | +72% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.53 | +91% |
AMZN has the edge over AN on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
AN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $22.14 | +6.5% |
| Q3 2026 | $20.79 | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $21.57 | +35% |
| Q1 2026 | $18.44 | +9.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $17.04 | +0.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $16.98 | -2.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $15.94 | -13% |
| Q1 2025 | $16.88 | -20% |
| Q4 2024 | $16.92 | -26% |
AN earned $20.79 per share over the past year, up 22% from the year before.
AMZN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $201.9B | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $200.6B | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $181.5B | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $213.4B | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $180.2B | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $167.7B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $155.7B | +8.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $187.8B | +10% |
AMZN has the edge over AN on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 14% | +4.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 14% | +2.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | +1.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | +0.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.7% | -1.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +1.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | +3.5 points |
AMZN has the edge over AN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7B | -0.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.9B | -0.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.6B | -2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.9B | -3.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $7B | +6.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $7B | +7.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.7B | +3.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.2B | +6.6% |
AN's revenue grew through 2021 and has held roughly level since: $7B last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.5% | -0.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.6% | +1.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.8% | -0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.5% | -0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.3% | 0 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.1% | -1.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5% | -0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.7% | -0.5 points |
AN's operating margin was 4.5% last quarter, down 0.8 points from the same quarter a year ago.
AMZN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$34.8B | -8202% |
| Q2 2026 | -$8.8B | -2757% |
| Q1 2026 | -$18.2B | -$10.2B |
| Q4 2025 | $14.9B | -16% |
| Q3 2025 | $430M | -87% |
| Q2 2025 | $332M | -96% |
| Q1 2025 | -$8B | -297% |
| Q4 2024 | $17.8B | -36% |
AMZN's free cash flow was −$46.9B over the past year, against $10.6B the year before.
AN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $133.6M | +8.8% |
| Q2 2026 | -$140.7M | +$116.1M |
| Q1 2026 | -$34.2M | +$93.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $64.2M | -23% |
| Q3 2025 | $122.8M | +$273.8M |
| Q2 2025 | -$256.8M | -$109.7M |
| Q1 2025 | -$127.7M | -164% |
| Q4 2024 | $83.5M | +$246.4M |
AN has the edge over AMZN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
AMZN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +26M shares |
| 1 year | +0.8% | +84M shares |
| 3 years | +3.5% | +371M shares |
| 5 years | +6.1% | +629M shares |
| Available history | +8.2% | +829M shares |
AMZN has 10.9B diluted shares, up 0.8% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | $3.3B |
AN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.5% | -500K shares |
| 1 year | -13% | -4.8M shares |
| 3 years | -24% | -10.7M shares |
| 5 years | -53% | -37.4M shares |
| Available history | -63% | -57.2M shares |
AN has the edge over AMZN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $161.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $168.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $301M |
| Q4 2025 | $361.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $176M |
| Q2 2025 | $33.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $220.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $104.4M |
AN spent $993M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 86% from the year before.
AMZN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
AMZN's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago.
AN Net Leverage
AMZN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 50.0 | Neutral |
AMZN's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 50 (neutral).
AN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.5 | Neutral |
AN's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 42 (neutral).
AMZN PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | AMZN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 22x | 18x | 20% above |
| PE % | 4 | 47 | 43 pts below |
AMZN is trading at 22x earnings, a 20% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x, though its recent earnings include one-off gains.
AN PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | AN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.7x | 18x | 52% below |
| PE % | 44 | 47 | 3 pts below |
AN has the edge over AMZN on valuation relative to its sector.
AMZN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $253.6 | 5.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $254.9 | 4.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $242.5 | 10% above |
| 100 week MA | $229.6 | 17% above |
| 200 week MA | $191.4 | 40% above |
AMZN has the edge over AN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
AN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $169.2 | 6.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $188.2 | 4.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $195.6 | 7.7% below |
| 100 week MA | $193.8 | 6.8% below |
| 200 week MA | $173.3 | 4.2% above |
AN's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 4.2% above its 200-week average.
AMZN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $93.5 | $158.6 | +70% |
| 2021 | $158.6 | $171.1 | +7.8% |
| 2022 | $171.1 | $85.3 | -50% |
| 2023 | $85.3 | $151.9 | +78% |
| 2024 | $151.9 | $223.8 | +47% |
| 2025 | $223.8 | $232.5 | +3.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $232.5 | $267.4 | +15% |
AMZN has the edge over AN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
AN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $49.0 | $68.1 | +39% |
| 2021 | $68.1 | $112.1 | +65% |
| 2022 | $112.1 | $107.1 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | $107.1 | $150.2 | +40% |
| 2024 | $150.2 | $171.9 | +14% |
| 2025 | $171.9 | $211.5 | +23% |
| 2026 YTD | $211.5 | $180.5 | -15% |
AN has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's down 15% so far in 2026.