# Amazon reports $42.4 billion trailing free cash outflow as AI spending rises

_Published Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 6:20 PM EDT · Products, Infrastructure · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Amazon reported negative free cash flow of $42.4 billion for the trailing 12 months, compared with positive free cash flow of $14.8 billion a year earlier. The company attributed the spending largely to investments in AI and reiterated its expectation for about $220 billion in cash capital expenditures in 2026.

The cash figures add to the revenue results already reported on Thursday. AWS sales reached $45.98 billion, exceeding analysts' $45.29 billion expectation, while AWS operating income rose to $17.8 billion from $11.4 billion in the third quarter of 2025.

## Sources

- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/29/amazon-reported-booming-cloud-revenue-but-otherwise-missed-expectations/)

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