Amazon shares fell 4% in Frankfurt on Friday a day after the retailer's results showed weakness in its cloud computing unit and it forecast and lower-than-expected first-quarter revenue and profit.

Amazon's beat Wall Street's overall expectations with $187.8 billion in net sales, up 10%, and came in well ahead on the bottom line, with earnings of $1.86 per share, vs. expectations of $1.48 for the fourth quarter.

Amazon shares slid after the online-retail and cloud-services giant offered a first-quarter outlook that came up short of Wall Street’s expectations while forecasting bumpy trends in its cloud business.

Amazon.com topped Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday, as strong sales over the holiday shopping season boosted its retail business, helping offset weakness in the cloud computing unit.

Amazon almost doubled its profits in 2024 compared to the year before, but it missed some analysts expectations in its cloud division and issued a warning for slow sales growth in 2025. The Seattle-based tech giant reported $59.