Amazon posts Q2 growth driven strongly by groceries
In its last earnings call, Amazon reported a 20 percent increase in year-over-year net sales, totaling $200.3 billion. In North America, the company is also growing, posting a 16 percent uptick in Q2, sitting at $116.2 billion.
However, positive financial results are not news for the e-commerce giant. What is news is the increasing importance of the groceries and perishable category to the company’s success.
Groceries take center stage on Amazon
In the company’s latest earnings call, President and CEO Andrew Jassy said the number of monthly active users buying perishables on the platform has jumped over 50 percent in 2026. Likewise, same-day orders that include perishables are more lucrative for the site, as they tend to have, on average, three more items than those orders without this kind of product.
"A big chunk of it is our Whole Foods Market business, which is the leading organic grocer out there," the executive said. "They're significantly outpacing the growth of comparable grocers and the profit trajectory continues to trend the right way as well. And we found a new format there in Daily Shops in urban settings; it's off to an amazing start that we're expanding very rapidly."
According to the firm, its extra speedy Amazon Now delivery service has expanded to 80 new American cities in Q2 alone, with sales growing 80 percent compared to the first three months of 2026. Likewise, the service’s user base has grown considerably, jumping over 60 percent from Q1.
Adjacent to its grocery business, the company’s pharmacy category also grew its user base exponentially, with new customers more than doubling in the first half of the year. Meanwhile, same-day prescription deliveries grew by nearly five times.
"We also saved customers nearly $250 million so far this year in out-of-pocket costs, up more than 400% year-over-year," the executive said.
*All images courtesy of Amazon.
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