Amazon Q1: AWS 4Y Growth High, But Capex Concerns Loom?
Amazon (AMZN) edged up just 0.77% today despite Q1 results showing AWS revenue grew 28% year-over-year — its fastest single-quarter growth rate in nearly four years — corroborating alongside Google Cloud the certainty of hyperscaler AI compute demand. Analysts noted that both companies' cloud growth trajectories provide clear near-term demand visibility for chip suppliers including Nvidia. The AWS acceleration story is now well established, but when will elevated AI capital expenditure translate into visible margin improvement?