AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMD has the edge over CDW overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
CDW
CDW Corporation
CDW offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
AMD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AMD's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
CDW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Stable |
CDW's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its cash flow and balance sheet are stable.
AMD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 39x | $585 | — |
| Cheap | 40x | $182 | -69% |
| Fair | 112x | $514 | -12% |
| Current | 127x | $585 | — |
| Expensive | 206x | $947 | +62% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AMD's PE is in its fair range at 127x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 39x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
CDW PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 14x | $173 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $166 | -4.2% |
| Current | 20x | $173 | — |
| Fair | 24x | $205 | +19% |
| Expensive | 28x | $243 | +41% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CDW has the edge over AMD in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
AMD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
AMD has the edge over CDW on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
CDW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CDW, with profitability holding steady.
AMD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $15.05 | +227% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.60 | +127% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.89 | +122% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.05 | +123% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.65 | +165% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.03 | +81% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.75 | +111% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.37 | +99% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.00 | +89% |
AMD has the edge over CDW on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CDW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $12.14 | +42% |
| Q3 2026 | $8.56 | +8.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.31 | +3.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.21 | +1.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.08 | +1.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.92 | -3.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.05 | -1.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.07 | +0.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.97 | -1.6% |
CDW earned $8.56 per share over the past year, up 8.1% from the year before.
AMD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $13.4B | +45% |
| Q2 2026 | $11.5B | +50% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.3B | +38% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.3B | +34% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.2B | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.7B | +32% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.4B | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.7B | +24% |
AMD has the edge over CDW on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 21% | +7.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +19 points |
| Q1 2026 | 14% | +3.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 17% | +5.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | +3.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1.7% | -6.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | +10 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | +5.8 points |
AMD has the edge over CDW on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CDW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.8B | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.6B | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.7B | +9.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.5B | +6.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.7B | +4% |
| Q2 2025 | $6B | +10% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.2B | +6.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.2B | +3.3% |
CDW's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $6.8B last quarter, up 18% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.3% | -0.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.5% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.6% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.8% | -0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.7% | -1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7% | -1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.9% | -0.8 points |
CDW's operating margin was 7.3% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
AMD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $554M | -71% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B | -9.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +253% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.4B | +118% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.9B | +283% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.7B | +294% |
| Q1 2025 | $727M | +92% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B | +351% |
AMD has the edge over CDW on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CDW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $372M | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | -$82.6M | -162% |
| Q1 2026 | $248.4M | -4.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $395.9M | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $298.5M | -3.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $133.4M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $260.3M | -37% |
| Q4 2024 | $316.7M | -37% |
CDW still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $934M over the past year.
AMD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +2M shares |
| 1 year | +1.2% | +20M shares |
| 3 years | +2% | +32M shares |
| 5 years | +35% | +431M shares |
| Available history | +40% | +473M shares |
AMD has 1.7B diluted shares, up 1.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $221M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $89M |
| Q2 2025 | $478M |
| Q1 2025 | $749M |
| Q4 2024 | $256M |
AMD has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
CDW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.3% | -1.7M shares |
| 1 year | -4.6% | -6.1M shares |
| 3 years | -7.5% | -10.2M shares |
| 5 years | -9.8% | -13.7M shares |
| Available history | -15% | -22.1M shares |
CDW has the edge over AMD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $108M |
| Q2 2026 | $343.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $201M |
| Q4 2025 | $153M |
| Q3 2025 | $149.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $150M |
| Q1 2025 | $200.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $146M |
CDW spent $806M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 25% from the year before.
AMD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2020 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2020 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2019 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
AMD has more cash than debt.
CDW Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.8x | Moderate |
CDW's net debt is about 2.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
AMD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.4 | Neutral |
AMD's weekly RSI is 59 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (neutral).
CDW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 63.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 81.9 | Overbought |
CDW's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 82 (overbought).
AMD PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | AMD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 127x | 28x | 357% above |
| PE % | 61 | 35 | 26 pts above |
AMD is trading at 127x earnings, a 357% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
CDW PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CDW | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 28x | 28% below |
| PE % | 19 | 35 | 16 pts below |
CDW has the edge over AMD on valuation relative to its sector.
AMD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $557.2 | 5.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $525.9 | 11% above |
| 50 week MA | $389.7 | 50% above |
| 100 week MA | $266.9 | 119% above |
| 200 week MA | $199.6 | 193% above |
AMD has the edge over CDW on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CDW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $151.3 | 14% above |
| 20 week MA | $145.8 | 19% above |
| 50 week MA | $135.1 | 28% above |
| 100 week MA | $152.1 | 14% above |
| 200 week MA | $180.9 | 4.5% below |
CDW has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20-, 50- and 100-week averages, but 4.5% below its 200-week average.
AMD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $46.2 | $91.8 | +99% |
| 2021 | $91.8 | $146.1 | +59% |
| 2022 | $146.1 | $64.5 | -56% |
| 2023 | $64.5 | $147.4 | +128% |
| 2024 | $147.4 | $125.2 | -15% |
| 2025 | $125.2 | $215.0 | +72% |
| 2026 YTD | $215.0 | $585.3 | +172% |
AMD has the edge over CDW on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CDW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $144.0 | $129.2 | -10% |
| 2021 | $129.2 | $202.8 | +57% |
| 2022 | $202.8 | $178.1 | -12% |
| 2023 | $178.1 | $227.3 | +28% |
| 2024 | $227.3 | $175.8 | -23% |
| 2025 | $175.8 | $139.7 | -21% |
| 2026 YTD | $139.7 | $172.8 | +24% |
CDW has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's up 24% so far in 2026.