Regardless if they "return money" to their shareholders, if they stop growing then the stock price will drop, that can be said for any company. Further, Amazon does not owe anything to the shareholders other than trying to reach expectations of growth.  Shareholders do not have the right to collect any debts nor the right to collect any profits.  Finally, like I said before, Amazon has been profitable for the past two years.  Your comments don't make much logical sense.