That is Gross Profit, which is Sales Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold, but before operating expenses, such as Research and Development, depreciation, marketing, etc. That is not what is paid out to the shareholders. Amazon earned $33 Billion in 2021 as per their annual report, in item 8.
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That is Gross Profit, which is Sales Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold, but before operating expenses, such as Research and Development, depreciation, marketing, etc. That is not what is paid out to the shareholders. Amazon earned $33 Billion in 2021 as per their annual report, in item 8.
https://s2.q4cdn.com/299287126/files/doc_financials/2022/ar/Amazon-2021-Annual-Report.pdf