Amazon is becoming Big Tech's king of cash, and Wall Street wants a piece of it

Chelsea Jia Feng/BI

• Amazon's cash balance is expected to hit almost $400 billion by 2027, far outpacing its tech rivals.
• This cash gusher stems from record profits, cost cutting, and success in cloud and advertising.
• Shareholders will want some of this money. So far, Amazon is investing in AI and other growth plans.

Amazon's ballooning cash balance is drawing Wall Street's attention.

The company is on pace to have $127.4 billion in cash and short-term investments by the end of this year...