Amazon.com (AMZN) reported Q4 earnings late Thursday of $1.86 per diluted share, up from $1 a year earlier.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $1.49.
Net sales for the quarter ended Dec. 31 rose to $187.79 billion from $169.96 billion a year earlier.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $187.31 billion.
The company expects Q1 net sales of $151 billion and $155.5 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expect $158.56 billion. The company expects operating income for the quarter between $14 billion and $18 billion, compared with $15.3 billion a year earlier.