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History Says Amazon Stock's 2 Worst Years of the Past 15 Ended in Net Losses, and Both Rebounds Were Huge | The Motley Fool

The e-commerce and cloud giant is spending $220 billion this year. The last two times its bottom line went negative, the stock had its worst years of the past 15, then some of its best.
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August 30, 2026
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Daniel Sparks
History Says Amazon Stock's 2 Worst Years of the Past 15 Ended in Net Losses, and Both Rebounds Were Huge | The Motley Fool
WHAT HAPPENED
s whether operating income keeps climbing while the budget runs. I The company expects about $220 billion incapital expendituresthis year, an estimate CEO Andy Jassy raised from $200 billion in July. 9 billion, up 42% year over year and about five times what the company spent in 2010. But operating income shrank to $178 million, and the company posted a net loss of $241 million. 2 billion, the company swung back to a profit, and the stock rose 118% -- its best year of the past 15.
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