Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) — the peer cohort
As of 2026-09-16 — scores re-bake nightly. Cohort = shared Closelook index membership first, then sector. Diary readings, not advice.
Amazon.com Inc ranks 13 of 16 in its cohort on the Closelook composite (49/100) — the cohort is led by Applovin Corp at 68/100.
| Name | Composite | Momentum | Quality | Valuation | Signal | Off 52w high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc | 49 | 57 | 51 | 46 | watch | 13.5% |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 54 | 80 | 83 | 27 | bull | 3.8% |
| ADBE Adobe Systems Incorporated | 66 | 42 | 93 | 77 | bull | 30.5% |
| AMAT Applied Materials Inc | 53 | 44 | 75 | 31 | info | 43.1% |
| AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 61 | 80 | 48 | 22 | watch | 13.8% |
| AMGN Amgen Inc | 53 | 60 | 83 | 50 | bull | 16% |
| APP Applovin Corp | 68 | 4 | 98 | 50 | info | 55.5% |
| ARM Arm Holdings plc American Depositary Shares | 54 | 51 | 65 | 9 | info | 46.6% |
| ASML ASML Holding NV ADR | 60 | 56 | 83 | 22 | info | 20.4% |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc | 55 | 39 | 87 | 36 | info | 31.5% |
| AXON Axon Enterprise Inc. | 32 | 45 | 26 | 11 | bear | 46.4% |
| CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc | 53 | 26 | 82 | 22 | bear | 34.3% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp | 48 | 34 | 42 | 31 | bull | 17.8% |
| CPRT Copart Inc | 53 | 27 | 67 | 50 | bull | 38.1% |
| CRM Salesforce.com Inc | 64 | 72 | 72 | 62 | bull | 4.8% |
| CRWD Crowdstrike Holdings Inc | 49 | 97 | 39 | 6 | bull | 0.6% |
Scores are relative readings across the Closelook coverage universe — methodology in the company-scoring explainer. Signal lights come from the nightly signal board.
FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-16
Quick answers
Who are Amazon.com Inc's peers in the Closelook universe?
The cohort is drawn from shared Closelook index membership first, then sector: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Adobe Systems Incorporated (ADBE), Applied Materials Inc (AMAT), Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD), Amgen Inc (AMGN), Applovin Corp (APP), Arm Holdings plc American Depositary Shares (ARM), ASML Holding NV ADR (ASML) and others.
How does AMZN score against its peers?
Amazon.com Inc's composite reads 49/100, ranking 13 of 16 in its cohort as of 2026-09-16; the cohort's highest composite is Applovin Corp at 68/100. Closelook scores are research diary readings, not ratings or advice.
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- The advance fizzles into the stamp — Amazon +13, Apple −9, and a paradox in the breadth
AMZN trades ~267, up 13.3%, holding the entire after-hours move through the regular session — the market pays AWS's re-acceleration to 37% the way it paid Microsoft's backlog on Wednesday.
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