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Amazon tops $3 trillion valuation, JPMorgan lifts target

8/4/2026

Summary

Story summary

Amazon.com Inc. topped a $3 trillion market cap on Aug. 3 2026, the fifth firm ever.
Shares rose 5.3% to $287.17, lifting market value to $3.08 trillion.
Q2 revenue hit $200.61 billion, beating the $196.47 billion forecast.
AWS posted $42.2 billion in revenue, up 37% YoY and $2 billion above expectations.
Capital spending for 2026 rose to $220 billion, $20 billion above February guidance, prompting JPMorgan to lift its price target to $365, implying about 14% upside.

History

Historical Context

Apple’s August 2018 breakthrough—becoming the first U.S. firm to top a $1 trillion market value—capped a decade-long revival that began with Steve Jobs’s 1997 return and the iPhone’s 2007 launch, driving $265 billion in FY-2018 revenue. Amazon’s projected $3 trillion valuation in August 2026 follows its own 2018 trillion milestone, underscoring the accelerating concentration of Big Tech power in the S&P 500.

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Story summary

Amazon.com Inc. topped a $3 trillion market cap on Aug. 3 2026, the fifth firm ever.
Shares rose 5.3% to $287.17, lifting market value to $3.08 trillion.
Q2 revenue hit $200.61 billion, beating the $196.47 billion forecast.
AWS posted $42.2 billion in revenue, up 37% YoY and $2 billion above expectations.
Capital spending for 2026 rose to $220 billion, $20 billion above February guidance, prompting JPMorgan to lift its price target to $365, implying about 14% upside.

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