Amazon.com (AMZN) reported Q3 earnings late Thursday of $0.94 per diluted share, up from $0.28 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected EPS of $0.58.
Net sales for the quarter ended Sept. 30 were $143.08 billion, up from $127.1 billion a year earlier.
Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $141.56 billion.
The company said it expects Q4 net sales to range between $160 billion and $167 billion. Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ are expecting $167.04 billion.