AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMD has the edge over JBL overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
JBL
Jabil Inc.
JBL 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.
JBL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
JBL's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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.
JBL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $106 | -59% |
| Forward | 15x | $260 | — |
| Fair | 21x | $208 | -20% |
| Current | 27x | $260 | — |
| Expensive | 40x | $386 | +49% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
JBL 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 JBL on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
JBL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for JBL, 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 JBL on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
JBL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $17.71 | +82% |
| Q3 2026 | $9.75 | +65% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.97 | +50% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.41 | +71% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.39 | -40% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.92 | -47% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.30 | -52% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.33 | -63% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.58 | +80% |
JBL earned $9.75 per share over the past year, up 65% 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 JBL 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 JBL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
JBL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10.6B | +29% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.8B | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.3B | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.3B | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.3B | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.8B | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.7B | -0.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $7B | -17% |
JBL's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $10.6B last quarter, up 29% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.7% | +1.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.1% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.5% | +0.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4% | +0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.1% | -0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.2% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.6% | -13 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.8% | -0.8 points |
JBL's operating margin was 5.7% last quarter, up 1.6 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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.
JBL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $487M | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $351M | +9.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $308M | +41% |
| Q4 2025 | $228M | +6% |
| Q3 2025 | $419M | +1.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $320M | -22% |
| Q1 2025 | $218M | +$266M |
| Q4 2024 | $215M | +34% |
JBL has the edge over AMD on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
JBL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +400K shares |
| 1 year | -3.6% | -4M shares |
| 3 years | -21% | -29M shares |
| 5 years | -30% | -45.2M shares |
| Available history | -32% | -49.6M shares |
JBL has the edge over AMD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $169M |
| Q2 2026 | $291M |
| Q1 2026 | $300M |
| Q4 2025 | $300M |
| Q3 2025 | $25M |
| Q2 2025 | $339M |
| Q1 2025 | $404M |
| Q4 2024 | $232M |
JBL spent $1.1B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 6% 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.
JBL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
JBL's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
JBL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.5 | Oversold |
JBL's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (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.
JBL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | JBL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 27x | 28x | 4.3% below |
| PE % | 60 | 35 | 25 pts above |
JBL 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 JBL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
JBL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $281.4 | 7.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $304.9 | 15% below |
| 50 week MA | $294.5 | 12% below |
| 100 week MA | $238.3 | 9.1% above |
| 200 week MA | $175.6 | 48% above |
JBL has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 48% 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 JBL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
JBL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $41.2 | $42.9 | +4% |
| 2021 | $42.9 | $69.8 | +63% |
| 2022 | $69.8 | $69.0 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | $69.0 | $127.4 | +85% |
| 2024 | $127.4 | $145.9 | +15% |
| 2025 | $145.9 | $236.1 | +62% |
| 2026 YTD | $236.1 | $260.0 | +10% |
JBL has finished higher in five of the last six years, three of them by more than 50%. It's up 10% so far in 2026.