Amazon has been a laggard but is improving operational efficiency in e-commerce. The Magnificent Seven stocks, including Amazon, had a 25% gain in 2025. Alphabet led the pack with 67.4% YTD performance. Amazon’s robotics and AI efforts are creating operational efficiencies. AWS revenue is accelerating with growth prospects ahead.

Amazon is expanding AI capabilities for cloud revenue streams. Strong operating leverage seen in e-commerce. AWS remains a market leader but growth has trailed rivals. AWS revenue accelerating with new AI hardware and software tools. Amazon is poised for growth in 2026 with strong operating leverage and low historical valuations.

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