AMZN
Amazon.com, Inc.
AMZN has the edge over RICK overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
RICK
RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.
RICK 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.
RICK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
RICK's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and balance sheet are under pressure.
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.
RICK PE Valuation
RICK has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AMZN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AMZN, with profitability improving.
RICK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for RICK to show an outlook.
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 RICK on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RICK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.41 | -122% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.78 | -193% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.38 | -168% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.20 | +275% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.86 | +258% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.84 | -59% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.56 | -80% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.32 | -90% |
RICK has swung to a loss: it lost $0.41 per share over the past year, after a profit 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 RICK 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.
RICK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $73.9M | +3.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $68.7M | +4.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $70.8M | -0.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $70.9M | -3.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $71.1M | -6.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $65.9M | -8.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $71.5M | -3.3% |
| Q3 2024 | $73.2M | -2.7% |
RICK's revenue grew through 2022 and has held roughly level since: $74M last quarter, up 3.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 18% | +5.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.5% | -6.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 16% | -3.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | -0.7% | -5.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | +16 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +1.6 points |
| Q3 2024 | 4.8% | -2.7 points |
RICK 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.
RICK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $9.8M | -3.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $8M | +41% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.5M | -28% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.5M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.1M | +8.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.7M | +80% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.6M | -11% |
| Q3 2024 | $10.3M | +518% |
RICK 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 |
RICK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.1% | -88.5K shares |
| 1 year | -13% | -1.1M shares |
| 3 years | -19% | -1.8M shares |
| 5 years | -16% | -1.5M shares |
RICK has the edge over AMZN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $9.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $3M |
| Q1 2025 | $2.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.2M |
| Q3 2024 | $7.8M |
RICK spent $16M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 5.8% 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 has the edge over RICK on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
RICK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 4.9x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.7x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.3x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.5x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 5.8x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 6.0x | High |
RICK's net debt is about 4.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 4.3 years a year ago.
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).
RICK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 43.7 | Neutral |
RICK's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 44 (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.
RICK PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | RICK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
RICK has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 RICK on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RICK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $27.2 | 0.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $27.8 | 2.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $25.8 | 4.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $32.9 | 18% below |
| 200 week MA | $46.6 | 42% below |
RICK's trend is mixed: it's above one of its five weekly moving averages, and 42% 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 finished higher in five of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's up 15% so far in 2026.
RICK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $20.0 | $39.7 | +98% |
| 2021 | $39.7 | $72.7 | +83% |
| 2022 | $72.7 | $95.3 | +31% |
| 2023 | $95.3 | $66.3 | -31% |
| 2024 | $66.3 | $57.7 | -13% |
| 2025 | $57.7 | $23.3 | -60% |
| 2026 YTD | $23.3 | $27.1 | +16% |
RICK has the edge over AMZN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.