Amazon once again topped Wall Street’s expectations for its first quarter of 2021 with another $100 million-plus quarter, it’s second in a row.
Amazon posted revenue of $108.5 billion (compared to the $104.5 billion that analysts were expecting), as well as an earnings per share of $15.79. Analysts were projecting Amazon to have an EPS of $9.54.
Amazon became only the second tech company ever to post a $100 billion quarter in sales, and now has done it two consecutive quarters.
“Two of our kids are now 10 and 15 years old–and after years of being nurtured, they’re growing up fast and coming into their own,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. “As Prime Video turns 10, over 175 million Prime members have streamed shows and movies in the past year, and streaming hours are up more than 70% year over year. Amazon Studios received a record 12 Academy Award nominations and two wins. Upcoming originals include Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse, The Tomorrow War, The Underground Railroad, and much more. In just 15 years, AWS has become a $54 billion annual sales run rate business competing against the world’s largest technology companies, and its growth is accelerating–up 32% year over year. Companies from Airbnb to McDonald’s to Volkswagen come to AWS because we offer what is by far the broadest set of tools and services available, and we continue to invent relentlessly on their behalf. We love Prime Video and AWS, and we’re proud to have them in the family.”
In the release, Bezos said that “over 175 million” of Amazon Prime customers stream their video content.
Bezos taking a victory lap as he prepares to segue out of the CEO role in the coming months. Andy Jassy, who has led Amazon Web Services as CEO, will take over before June.
Amazon executives will hold a conference call at 2:30 p.m. PT.
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