AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMD has the edge over DIOD overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
DIOD
Diodes Incorporated
DIOD 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.
DIOD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
DIOD's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is 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.
DIOD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 13x | $31.51 | -66% |
| Forward | 15x | $91.60 | — |
| Fair | 24x | $60.50 | -34% |
| Current | 37x | $91.60 | — |
| Expensive | 46x | $114 | +25% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DIOD 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 |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for AMD, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
DIOD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for DIOD, with profitability improving.
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 DIOD on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
DIOD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.97 | +139% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.50 | +81% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.86 | +36% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.85 | +236% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.43 | +51% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.38 | +4.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.37 | -34% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.55 | -85% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.95 | -81% |
DIOD's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.50 over the past year, against $7.20 in late 2022.
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 DIOD 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 DIOD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
DIOD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $532.6M | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $445.5M | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | $405.5M | +22% |
| Q4 2025 | $391.6M | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $392.2M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $366.2M | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $332.1M | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | $339.3M | +5.1% |
DIOD's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $533M last quarter, up 36% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | +9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7.5% | +4.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.9% | +4.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4% | -0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3% | -3.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.4% | -3.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.5% | -2.9 points |
DIOD's operating margin was 12% last quarter, up 9 points from 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 DIOD on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
DIOD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.9M | -30% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.8M | +65% |
| Q1 2026 | $32.4M | -21% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.4M | -80% |
| Q3 2025 | $62.8M | +60% |
| Q2 2025 | $21.1M | +$24.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $40.8M | +$92.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $62.1M | +460% |
DIOD still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2021 peak: $124M 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.
DIOD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -199K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -190K shares |
| 3 years | -0.2% | -73K shares |
| 5 years | +1.3% | +605K shares |
| Available history | -11% | -5.6M shares |
DIOD has the edge over AMD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $35M |
| Q4 2025 | $23.8M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
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.
DIOD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
DIOD has more cash than debt.
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).
DIOD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 31.6 | Neutral |
DIOD's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 32 (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.
DIOD PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | DIOD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 37x | 28x | 32% above |
| PE % | 70 | 35 | 35 pts above |
DIOD 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 is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 193% above its 200-week average.
DIOD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $88.5 | 3.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $91.3 | 0.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $82.9 | 10% above |
| 100 week MA | $66.9 | 37% above |
| 200 week MA | $71.5 | 28% above |
DIOD has climbed back above all five of its weekly moving averages, and it's now 28% above 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 DIOD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
DIOD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $54.6 | $68.4 | +25% |
| 2021 | $68.4 | $107.5 | +57% |
| 2022 | $107.5 | $76.8 | -29% |
| 2023 | $76.8 | $80.5 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | $80.5 | $64.1 | -20% |
| 2025 | $64.1 | $50.4 | -21% |
| 2026 YTD | $50.4 | $91.6 | +82% |
DIOD is up 82% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.