There's a growing argument that the market has been pricing Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) on fear rather than fundamentals in recent weeks. The CapEx concerns, the FTC noise, and the Blue Origin setback have all combined to leave the stock looking unusually unloved.
But beneath the headlines, the underlying demand picture for one of Amazon's biggest growth engines is suddenly looking very strong. As we'll see below, a new survey of IT executives by Jefferies has just delivered exactly the kind of data point the bulls have been looking for. According to the poll of 40 tech executives, cloud spending is expected to grow more than 10% in 2026, up from 9.6% in 2025.
