AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMD has the edge over GCTS overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
GCTS
GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc.
GCTS trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
AMD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AMD's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
GCTS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
GCTS's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
GCTS PE Valuation
GCTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
GCTS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses steady | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect GCTS's revenue to grow, with its earnings and profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 GCTS on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
GCTS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.64 | +$0.17 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.81 | -$0.09 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.82 | -$0.34 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.82 | -$0.52 |
GCTS lost $0.64 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than 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 GCTS on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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 GCTS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GCTS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1M | +149% |
| Q2 2026 | $971K | -18% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.9M | +287% |
| Q4 2025 | $758K | -58% |
| Q3 2025 | $430K | -84% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $496K | -85% |
GCTS's revenue is recovering but still below its 2024 peak: $1M last quarter, up 149% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -690% | +1463 points |
| Q2 2026 | -764% | -121 points |
| Q1 2026 | -319% | +1241 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1577% | -1164 points |
| Q3 2025 | -2152% | -1926 points |
| Q2 2025 | -642% | -160 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1560% | -1782 points |
| Q4 2024 | -413% | N/A |
GCTS's operating margin was −690% last quarter, up 1462 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 GCTS on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
GCTS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$10.3M | -$2.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$16.9M | -$8.1M |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.5M | +$575K |
| Q4 2025 | -$8.5M | -$5.9M |
| Q3 2025 | -$7.8M | -$3.1M |
GCTS has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$43M over the past year, against −$27M 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 the edge over GCTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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.
GCTS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +11% | +9.3M shares |
| 1 year | +78% | +40.2M shares |
GCTS has 92M diluted shares, up 78% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | — |
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.
GCTS Net Leverage
GCTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
GCTS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 15.3 | Oversold |
GCTS's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (oversold).
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.
GCTS PE vs Technology Sector
GCTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 GCTS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GCTS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.65 | 6.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.92 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.73 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.68 | 8.3% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.98 | 69% below |
GCTS is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 69% 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 GCTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
GCTS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $9.90 | $10.2 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | $10.2 | $10.6 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | $10.6 | $2.35 | -78% |
| 2025 | $2.35 | $1.22 | -48% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.22 | $1.54 | +26% |
GCTS has finished lower in two of the last four years. It's up 26% so far in 2026.