Amazon reported booming cloud revenue but otherwise missed expectations

Cloud unit expands rapidly as broader earnings fall short on negative free cash flow

By GPU Data Hub Desk · GPU Data Hub·Editorial standards·29 Oct 2026, 21:20·United States

Amazon has posted rapid sales growth within its cloud infrastructure arm, delivering a strong quarterly performance for the division despite wider corporate metrics falling short of analyst targets. The broader financial statement was weighed down by a negative free cash flow tally of $2.4 billion. Even so, durable enterprise demand for cloud computing continues to underpin the group's headline revenue generation.

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