AMZN
Amazon.com, Inc.
AMZN has the edge over VIRC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
VIRC
Virco Mfg. Corporation
VIRC 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.
VIRC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
VIRC's cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability is weak.
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.
VIRC PE Valuation
VIRC 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.
VIRC Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for VIRC 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 VIRC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
VIRC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.17 | -120% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.07 | -106% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.16 | -88% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.25 | -84% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.85 | -48% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.24 | -21% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.32 | -1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.55 | -11% |
VIRC has swung to a loss: it lost $0.17 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 VIRC 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 VIRC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VIRC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $87.5M | -5% |
| Q2 2026 | $30.7M | -9.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $26.2M | -8% |
| Q4 2025 | $47.6M | -42% |
| Q3 2025 | $92.1M | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $33.8M | -28% |
| Q1 2025 | $28.5M | -33% |
| Q4 2024 | $82.6M | -1.9% |
VIRC's revenue has slid since its 2024 peak: $87M last quarter, down 5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | -4.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | -12% | -12 points |
| Q1 2026 | -38% | -9.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -3.5% | -17 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | -3.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | -0.3% | -6.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | -29% | -22 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | -4 points |
VIRC's operating margin was 12% last quarter, down 4.6 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.
VIRC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.9M | +224% |
| Q2 2026 | -$10.1M | +$11.4M |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.6M | -$2.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $24.5M | -21% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.8M | -83% |
| Q2 2025 | -$21.5M | -$15.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$9.2M | -328% |
| Q4 2024 | $31M | -26% |
VIRC 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 |
VIRC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +5K shares |
| 1 year | 0% | -6K shares |
| 3 years | -3.4% | -557K shares |
| 5 years | -1.2% | -192K shares |
| Available history | +0.2% | +27K shares |
VIRC has the edge over AMZN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $190,000 |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $4M |
| Q1 2025 | $2.3M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
VIRC spent $190,000 buying back its own shares over the past year, down 97% 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.
VIRC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
VIRC 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).
VIRC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 36.6 | Neutral |
VIRC's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 37 (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.
VIRC PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | VIRC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
VIRC 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 VIRC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VIRC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.38 | 0.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $6.24 | 1.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.27 | 1.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $7.54 | 16% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.44 | 25% below |
VIRC's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 25% 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 VIRC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VIRC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.38 | $2.51 | -43% |
| 2021 | $2.51 | $3.02 | +20% |
| 2022 | $3.02 | $4.30 | +42% |
| 2023 | $4.30 | $12.0 | +180% |
| 2024 | $12.0 | $10.6 | -12% |
| 2025 | $10.6 | $6.43 | -39% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.43 | $6.36 | -1.1% |
VIRC's yearly returns have swung widely, from +180% in 2023 to −43% in 2020. It's down 1.1% so far in 2026.