AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMD has the edge over HCKT overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
HCKT
The Hackett Group, Inc.
HCKT has slightly 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.
HCKT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Stable |
HCKT's profitability is currently strong, and its cash flow and balance sheet are stable, but its revenue is under pressure.
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.
HCKT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 8.7x | $13.44 | — |
| Cheap | 16x | $11.45 | -15% |
| Current | 19x | $13.44 | — |
| Fair | 21x | $14.55 | +8.2% |
| Expensive | 39x | $26.96 | +101% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HCKT 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 HCKT on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
HCKT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect HCKT'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 HCKT on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
HCKT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.55 | +121% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.70 | +84% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.65 | +8.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.53 | -38% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.47 | -56% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.38 | -69% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.60 | -52% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.85 | -33% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.06 | -15% |
HCKT's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.70 over the past year, against $1.47 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 HCKT 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 HCKT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
HCKT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $69.8M | -4.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $69.3M | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | $68.8M | -12% |
| Q4 2025 | $75.8M | -4.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $73.1M | -8.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $78.9M | +1.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $77.9M | +0.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $79.2M | +9.4% |
HCKT's revenue is shrinking: $70M last quarter, down 4.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | +3.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +5.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | +7.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | +2.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.5% | -8.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.8% | -10 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.7% | -9.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.8% | -6.1 points |
HCKT's operating margin was 11% last quarter, up 3.3 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 HCKT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
HCKT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.3M | -115% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.6M | +237% |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.5M | -382% |
| Q4 2025 | $17.1M | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $9M | -3.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.7M | -71% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.7M | +44% |
| Q4 2024 | $19.6M | -21% |
HCKT usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$1M, but it generated $21M 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.
HCKT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.8% | -213K shares |
| 1 year | -9.6% | -2.7M shares |
| 3 years | -10% | -2.9M shares |
| 5 years | -24% | -7.9M shares |
| Available history | -23% | -7.5M shares |
HCKT has the edge over AMD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $3.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $3M |
| Q4 2025 | $41.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $17.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $4.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $6.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.6M |
HCKT spent $50M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 58% 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.
HCKT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
HCKT's net debt is about 1.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.1 years 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).
HCKT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 84.5 | Overbought |
HCKT's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 84 (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.
HCKT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | HCKT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 28x | 31% below |
| PE % | 38 | 35 | 3 pts above |
HCKT 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 HCKT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
HCKT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $11.9 | 13% above |
| 20 week MA | $11.2 | 20% above |
| 50 week MA | $13.3 | 1% above |
| 100 week MA | $19.0 | 29% below |
| 200 week MA | $21.0 | 36% below |
HCKT has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 36% 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 HCKT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
HCKT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $15.9 | $14.0 | -12% |
| 2021 | $14.0 | $20.7 | +47% |
| 2022 | $20.7 | $20.5 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | $20.5 | $22.8 | +11% |
| 2024 | $22.8 | $30.9 | +36% |
| 2025 | $30.9 | $20.0 | -35% |
| 2026 YTD | $20.0 | $13.4 | -33% |
HCKT has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 33% so far in 2026.