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title: "Amazon Projects Higher Capex in 2027 Above $220B Pace as AWS Backlog Hits $578B"
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summary: "Amazon plans to increase capital expenditures in 2027 beyond the roughly $220 billion projected for 2026 as its AWS backlog reached $578 billion, growing at a triple-digit annual rate. CEO Andy Jassy stated the company is in a 10 to 20 year investment cycle driven by AI inference demand from existing cloud customers. Amazon shares fell more than 12% in extended trading after the company missed third quarter revenue and earnings estimates, with net sales of $201.9 billion falling short of the $202.3 billion consensus and earnings of $1.89 per share trailing the $1.96 estimate."
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# Amazon Projects Higher Capex in 2027 Above $220B Pace as AWS Backlog Hits $578B

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**Published:** 2026-10-29T21:38:12.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** amazon, inference

## Summary

Amazon plans to increase capital expenditures in 2027 beyond the roughly $220 billion projected for 2026 as its AWS backlog reached $578 billion, growing at a triple\-digit annual rate\. CEO Andy Jassy stated the company is in a 10 to 20 year investment cycle driven by AI inference demand from existing cloud customers\. Amazon shares fell more than 12% in extended trading after the company missed third quarter revenue and earnings estimates, with net sales of $201\.9 billion falling short of the $202\.3 billion consensus and earnings of $1\.89 per share trailing the $1\.96 estimate\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/earnings/amazon-projects-higher-capex-in-2027-above-220b-pace-as-aws-backlog-hits-41aeb60e>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/wallstengine/status/2115897266837794846>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/FirstSquawk/status/2115916103289553093>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/BullTheoryio/status/2115900563980525978>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/Stocktwits/status/2115903959948816784>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/bespokeinvest/status/2115908665404170738>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/RealNickMugalli/status/2115899167100772827>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/business/status/2115902078488903804>)