Amazon.com, Inc. grew second-quarter 2026 advertising revenue 26% year over year to $19.8 billion, ahead of 20% total sales growth, while seller-services revenue rose 16% to $46.8 billion. The article asks whether merchants are buying better services or sacrificing profitability to stay visible. Amazon trades at 24x forward P/E and 20x trailing, and quarterly results included $53.4 billion of pretax nonoperating other income, mainly from AI investments, which boosted historical earnings. North American operating income rose to $9.1 billion from $7.5 billion, lifting calculated operating margin to 7.9% from 7.5%, and seller units grew roughly 15%. Tinuiti's second-quarter advertiser benchmark showed Sponsored Products spending up 38%, clicks up 37% and attributed sales up 44%, which the article reads as improved ad efficiency among sampled advertisers.
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| Market | US stocks |
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| Sector | Consumer Discretionary |
| Industry | Broadline Retail |
| Market cap | $2.7T |
| Close on 10/19/2026 | 262.45 |
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