Amazon (AMZN) rose 528.33% over 10 years, from $41.55 to $261.07 in midday trading, so a $1,000 stake would be worth about $6,283.30. The base case projects $1,000 could reach about $2,021.20 by 2031, a 102.12% total return or 15.11% annualized, while one-year targets for 2027 range from $1,093.30 to $1,470.50. AWS revenue reached $42.2 billion in Q2, up 36.7%, with backlog at $496 billion, and the AI and chip businesses each have run rates above $25 billion. The main risks are roughly $200B of 2026 capex and free cash flow that fell 66% to $11.19B in 2025. Q2 GAAP EPS of $5.75 was inflated by $53.4 billion of non-operating gains, versus comparable EPS near $1.88, and the article stresses these are scenarios, not certainties.
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