AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMD has the edge over CHKP overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
CHKP
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
CHKP has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
AMD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AMD's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
CHKP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
CHKP's profitability and cash flow are currently strong, and its revenue 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.
CHKP PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 14x | $147 | — |
| Current | 15x | $147 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $187 | +26% |
| Fair | 21x | $203 | +38% |
| Expensive | 25x | $241 | +64% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CHKP 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 CHKP on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
CHKP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect CHKP's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue 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 CHKP on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
CHKP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $10.74 | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.73 | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.70 | +28% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.60 | +29% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.13 | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.68 | +6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.58 | +5.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.47 | +5.1% |
| Q3 2024 | $7.32 | +2.2% |
CHKP's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $9.73 over the past year, up 27% from the year before, and higher year over year for 16 quarters in a row.
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 CHKP 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's operating margin was 21% last quarter, up 7.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
CHKP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $673.6M | +1.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $668.4M | +4.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $744.9M | +5.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $677.5M | +6.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $665.2M | +6% |
| Q1 2025 | $637.8M | +6.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $703.7M | +6.1% |
| Q3 2024 | $635.1M | +6.5% |
CHKP's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $674M last quarter, up 1.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 27% | -3.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 28% | -3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 31% | -4.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 29% | -5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 31% | -2.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 31% | -1.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 36% | -1.8 points |
| Q3 2024 | 34% | -3.5 points |
CHKP has the edge over AMD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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 generated $7.1B in free cash flow over the past year, up 30% from the year before.
CHKP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $160.7M | -37% |
| Q1 2026 | $435.9M | +5.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $277.3M | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $265.1M | +8.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $256M | +32% |
| Q1 2025 | $413.7M | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $236.1M | +0.8% |
| Q3 2024 | $244.1M | +13% |
CHKP's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $1.1B over the past year, about the same as the year before.
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.
CHKP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.5% | -2.6M shares |
| 1 year | -6.3% | -6.9M shares |
| 3 years | -13% | -15.7M shares |
| 5 years | -23% | -31.3M shares |
| Available history | -31% | -47.3M shares |
CHKP has the edge over AMD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $324.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $325M |
| Q4 2025 | $425M |
| Q3 2025 | $366.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $325M |
| Q1 2025 | $325M |
| Q4 2024 | $324.9M |
| Q3 2024 | $325M |
CHKP spent $1.4B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 11% 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.
CHKP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
CHKP's net debt is about 1.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt 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).
CHKP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 62.8 | Neutral |
CHKP's weekly RSI is 55 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 63 (neutral).
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.
CHKP PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CHKP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 28x | 46% below |
| PE % | 8 | 35 | 27 pts below |
CHKP 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 CHKP on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CHKP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $142.4 | 3.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $136.6 | 8% above |
| 50 week MA | $147.6 | 0.1% below |
| 100 week MA | $177.1 | 17% below |
| 200 week MA | $164.5 | 10% below |
CHKP has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8- and 20-week averages, but 10% 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 CHKP on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CHKP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $111.8 | $134.8 | +21% |
| 2021 | $134.8 | $114.9 | -15% |
| 2022 | $114.9 | $127.0 | +11% |
| 2023 | $127.0 | $152.8 | +20% |
| 2024 | $152.8 | $187.9 | +23% |
| 2025 | $187.9 | $189.6 | +0.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $189.6 | $147.5 | -22% |
CHKP has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's down 22% so far in 2026.