For investors in Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), 2025 proved to be a lackluster year. The stock only rose about 5%, trailing the S&P 500‘s 16% advance and also lagging most of its Magnificent 7 peers, including Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL),

Amazon ( AMZN 1.93%) is the world's largest e-commerce and cloud infrastructure company, yet it remains a market-beating growth stock. Over the past three years, its stock has rallied by about 170% as the S&P 500 has risen by less than 80%.

In 2025, Amazon crashed the crowded Monday of TV’s annual “Upfront Week” — and it appears to have enjoyed the sensation. The media-and-commerce giant will hold forth again on the Monday evening of the same week-long series of showcases in 2026,