Amazon - Operating cash generation remained strong, with cash from operations increasing by 36.8% year-over-year to $35.53 billion, and the company ended the quarter with $66.9 billion in cash and equivalents, with no short-term debt [1] - In Q3 2025, Amazon reported net sales of $180.2 billion, a 13% increase from the previous year, and earnings per share rose by 36.4% to $1.95, surpassing the consensus forecast of $1.57 [2] - Over the past decade, Amazon has achieved compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) of 21.26% in revenue and 72.49% in earnings [3] Alphabet - Alphabet's Q3 2025 results showed total revenue of $102.3 billion, a 16% increase from the same period last year, with Google Services revenue at $87.1 billion (up 14%) and Cloud segment revenue growing by 34% to $15.2 billion [10] - Earnings per share for Alphabet jumped by 35.4% to $2.87, exceeding the consensus estimate of $2.26 [10] - The company has seen a stock price increase of 65% over the past year, with a current market cap of $3.8 trillion, and has achieved CAGRs of 18.31% in revenue and 23.43% in earnings over the last decade [9] Coca-Cola - Coca-Cola reported Q3 2025 net revenues of $12.46 billion, a 5% increase from the previous year, and earnings grew by 6.5% to $0.82 per share, beating the consensus estimate of $0.78 [16] - The company has a market cap of $297.3 billion and has underperformed the S&P 500 over the past year, with a stock increase of 9.5% compared to the index's 17% rise [15] - Coca-Cola has a dividend yield of 2.95% and is recognized as a "Dividend King," having increased dividends for 63 consecutive years [15]
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