Stockholders' Equity (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
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| Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] |
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| Stock-Based Compensation Expense |
Stock-based compensation expense is as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | Cost of sales | $ | 836 | | | $ | 838 | | | $ | 777 | | | Fulfillment | 3,090 | | | 2,973 | | | 2,703 | | | Technology and infrastructure | 13,434 | | | 12,150 | | | 10,871 | | | Sales and marketing | 4,623 | | | 4,084 | | | 3,445 | | | General and administrative | 2,040 | | | 1,966 | | | 1,671 | | | Total stock-based compensation expense (1) | $ | 24,023 | | | $ | 22,011 | | | $ | 19,467 | |
___________________ (1)The related tax benefits were $5.4 billion, $5.0 billion, and $4.4 billion for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
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| Summary of Restricted Stock Unit Activity |
The following table summarizes our restricted stock unit activity (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | Number of Units | | Weighted Average
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Fair Value | | Outstanding as of January 1, 2023 | 384.4 | | | $ | 144 | | | Units granted | 218.1 | | | 106 | | | Units vested | (139.9) | | | 143 | | | Units forfeited | (56.8) | | | 135 | | | Outstanding as of December 31, 2023 | 405.8 | | | 125 | | | Units granted | 126.9 | | | 183 | | | Units vested | (209.7) | | | 132 | | | Units forfeited | (39.9) | | | 133 | | | Outstanding as of December 31, 2024 | 283.1 | | | 145 | | | Units granted | 112.9 | | | 200 | | | Units vested | (138.1) | | | 135 | | | Units forfeited | (35.4) | | | 157 | | | Outstanding as of December 31, 2025 | 222.5 | | | 178 | |
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| Scheduled Vesting of Outstanding Restricted Stock Units |
Scheduled vesting for outstanding restricted stock units as of December 31, 2025, is as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended | | | | | | | 2026 | | 2027 | | 2028 | | 2029 | | 2030 | | Thereafter | | Total | | Scheduled vesting — restricted stock units | 110.4 | | | 69.9 | | | 30.7 | | | 9.8 | | | 0.8 | | | 0.9 | | | 222.5 | |
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| Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
The following table summarizes the changes in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” by separate components (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, | | | 2024 | | 2025 | Total beginning accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax of $99 and $(1,762) | $ | (3,040) | | | $ | (34) | | | | | | | Foreign currency translation adjustments: | | | | Beginning of year balance, net of tax of $66 and $292 | (2,841) | | | (6,174) | | Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of $226 and $(194) | (3,333) | | | 4,226 | End of year balance, net of tax of $292 and $98 | (6,174) | | | (1,948) | | | | | | | Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities: | | | | Beginning of year balance, net of tax of $34 and $(2,054) | (205) | | | 6,139 | Change in net unrealized gains (losses), net of tax of $(2,086) and $(8,754) | 6,339 | | | 28,304 | Reclassification adjustment for net losses (gains) included in “Other income (expense), net,” net of tax of $(2) and $1,327 | 5 | | | (4,273) | | End of year balance, net of tax of $(2,054) and $(9,481) | 6,139 | | | 30,170 | | | | | | Other: | | | | Beginning of year balance, net of tax of $(1) and $0 | 6 | | 1 | Other, net of tax of $1 and $(1) | (5) | | | 7 | End of year balance, net of tax of $0 and $(1) | 1 | | | 8 | | | | | Total ending accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax of $(1,762) and $(9,384) | $ | (34) | | | $ | 28,230 | |
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