# Amazon revenue chart?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-revenue-chart/828762>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 1, 2019, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-revenue-chart/828762 "2019-02-01T02:46:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![TSBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2019, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-revenue-chart/828762/1 "2019-02-01T02:46:16Z")

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If you look at this article and scroll down, there’s a chart of Amazon’s revenue vs. profit:

[https://www.recode.net/2018/2/1/16961598/amazon-jeff-bezos-record-profit-11-quarter-q4-2017-earnings](https://www.recode.net/2018/2/1/16961598/amazon-jeff-bezos-record-profit-11-quarter-q4-2017-earnings)

Why does revenue growth show that consistent pattern of peaks and troughs within the overall upward trend? Is that usual for a business?

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**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2019, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-revenue-chart/828762/2 "2019-02-01T02:52:34Z")

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The peaks are 4th quarter each year - holiday shopping.

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**Author:** ![TSBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2019, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-revenue-chart/828762/3 "2019-02-01T03:55:53Z")

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Ugh. So obvious, yet so obscure to me. Thanks.