AMZN
Amazon.com, Inc.
AMZN has the edge over CSV overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
CSV
Carriage Services, Inc.
CSV offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
AMZN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Healthy |
AMZN's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow is weak.
CSV Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
CSV's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
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's PE is in its cheap range at 22x, but its recent earnings include one-off gains. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 27x.
CSV PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 8.5x | $27.90 | — |
| Current | 9.5x | $27.90 | — |
| Cheap | 12x | $35.73 | +28% |
| Fair | 16x | $45.74 | +64% |
| Expensive | 40x | $116 | +317% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CSV has the edge over AMZN in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
AMZN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AMZN, with profitability improving.
CSV Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect CSV's profitability to weaken, with its earnings and revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 CSV on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CSV Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.28 | +12% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.93 | -5.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.78 | -17% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.75 | -8% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.25 | +55% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.11 | +40% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.33 | +76% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.99 | +48% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.10 | -1.9% |
CSV earned $2.93 per share over the past year, down 5.8% 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 CSV 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's operating margin was 14% last quarter, up 4.2 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
CSV Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100.3M | -2.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $102.9M | +0.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $106.1M | -0.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $105.5M | +8% |
| Q3 2025 | $102.7M | +2% |
| Q2 2025 | $102.1M | -0.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $107.1M | +3.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $97.7M | -1.1% |
CSV's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $100M last quarter, down 2.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 19% | +2.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 23% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | -5.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 23% | +1.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | -5.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 23% | +5.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 29% | +11 points |
| Q4 2024 | 22% | -2.6 points |
CSV has the edge over AMZN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
CSV Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $18.9M | +5.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.2M | -58% |
| Q1 2026 | $11M | +3.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.2M | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $18M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.2M | +$6.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $10.6M | -34% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.9M | -44% |
CSV 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 |
CSV Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.5% | -87K shares |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +23K shares |
| 3 years | +1.6% | +241K shares |
| 5 years | -14% | -2.5M shares |
| Available history | -12% | -2.3M shares |
CSV has the edge over AMZN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | $11M |
| Q1 2022 | $25.7M |
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.
CSV Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.0x | Very low |
CSV has the edge over AMZN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
CSV Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 33.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.8 | Oversold |
CSV's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (oversold).
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.
CSV PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | CSV | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.5x | 18x | 47% below |
| PE % | 2 | 47 | 45 pts below |
CSV 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 CSV on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CSV Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $32.4 | 14% below |
| 20 week MA | $34.5 | 19% below |
| 50 week MA | $40.0 | 30% below |
| 100 week MA | $41.2 | 32% below |
| 200 week MA | $35.2 | 21% below |
CSV is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 21% below 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 CSV on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CSV Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $25.7 | $30.8 | +20% |
| 2021 | $30.8 | $62.7 | +103% |
| 2022 | $62.7 | $27.5 | -56% |
| 2023 | $27.5 | $25.0 | -9% |
| 2024 | $25.0 | $39.9 | +59% |
| 2025 | $39.9 | $42.1 | +5.6% |
| 2026 YTD | $42.1 | $27.9 | -34% |
CSV's yearly returns have swung widely, from +103% in 2021 to −56% in 2022. It's down 34% so far in 2026.