Amazon to raise $15b in first bond sale since 2022

Amazon plans to raise US$15 billion from a US dollar bond offering, its first since 2022.

The company will issue investment-grade bonds in up to six parts, with proceeds going to acquisitions, capital spending, share buybacks, and debt repayment.

Demand for the bonds reached about US$80 billion.

Amazon last raised US$8.3 billion from the US high-grade market in November 2022.

This move follows recent large debt offerings by Alphabet, Meta, and Oracle as tech firms boost spending on AI-related infrastructure.

Analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg project Amazon’s capital expenditures to reach about US$147 billion in 2026.

The company’s cloud unit recently signed a US$38 billion deal to provide OpenAI with access to Nvidia GPUs, and Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and Morgan Stanley are managing the sale.

🔗 Source: Bloomberg

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Bond pricing will test investor views on Amazon’s AI spending push

Analysts put Amazon’s 2026 capex near $147 billion 1, lifted by Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center growth and by a reported $38 billion OpenAI GPU-access deal 1.
Orders hit $80 billion for a $15 billion sale 1, and coupon rates and spreads versus US Treasuries (the extra yield over government bonds) (not yet disclosed) will determine whether bondholders want premium yields for execution risk 1.
Amazon canceled a €300 million Dublin data center in 2025 2 as permitting hurdles complicate nuclear-linked power deals 3, so even well capitalized hyperscalers (large cloud providers that operate massive data centers) face delays that can raise costs or push out revenue from capex-heavy AI investments.

Suppliers should move before Amazon’s next data center build

Amazon’s $20 billion Pennsylvania plan 2 plus a wider capex push pull orders forward as AWS races past Google’s 500 megawatts (MW) Kairos Power Small Modular Reactor (SMR) in 2030 3.
Pennsylvania hosts projects including Blackstone’s $25 billion investment and PowerHouse’s three Carlisle campuses (PowerHouse is a data center developer) 2. Supply chains will tighten, so suppliers that add local partners or stage inventory nearby can win better pricing.
Nuclear is gaining as Meta seeks 1.4 gigawatts (GW) of nuclear capacity 3 and AWS has US deals, including with Energy Northwest (a public power utility) for four advanced SMRs 3. This opens work for nuclear builders and advanced cooling suppliers.