AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMD has the edge over KARO overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
KARO
Karooooo Ltd.
KARO 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.
KARO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
KARO'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.
KARO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 23x | $46.58 | -27% |
| Fair | 26x | $53.02 | -17% |
| Current | 31x | $63.60 | — |
| Expensive | 32x | $65.96 | +3.7% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
KARO 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 KARO on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
KARO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for KARO, 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 KARO on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
KARO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.07 | +6.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.99 | +5.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.93 | +7.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.00 | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.95 | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.88 | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.80 | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.72 | +28% |
KARO's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $2.07 over the past year, up 6.2% from the year before, and higher year over year for 19 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 KARO 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.
KARO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $98.8M | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $94.2M | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | $87.3M | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $84.9M | +22% |
| Q3 2025 | $81M | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $76.9M | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $73.5M | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $69.8M | +7.3% |
KARO's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $99M last quarter, up 22% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 26% | -0.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 26% | -1.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 23% | -8.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 26% | -1.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 26% | -0.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 28% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 32% | +4.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 28% | +2.6 points |
KARO 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 has the edge over KARO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
KARO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q2 2026 | $3.6M | +$3.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q3 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q2 2025 | $0 | -100% |
| Q1 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2024 | $0 | $0 |
KARO's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for six years: $4M over the past year, against $0 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.
KARO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | 0% | -- |
| 3 years | -0.2% | -58K shares |
| 5 years | -0.2% | -58.1K shares |
| Available history | +52% | +10.6M shares |
KARO has the edge over AMD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
KARO hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
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.
KARO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
KARO'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).
KARO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 61.6 | Neutral |
KARO's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 62 (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.
KARO PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | KARO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 31x | 28x | 10% above |
| PE % | 76 | 41 | 35 pts above |
KARO 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.
KARO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $62.4 | 1.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $62.8 | 1.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $53.9 | 18% above |
| 100 week MA | $50.7 | 25% above |
| 200 week MA | $39.5 | 61% above |
KARO is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 61% 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 KARO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
KARO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $34.0 | $36.2 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | $36.2 | $23.1 | -36% |
| 2023 | $23.1 | $24.3 | +5.3% |
| 2024 | $24.3 | $45.9 | +89% |
| 2025 | $45.9 | $47.4 | +3.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $47.4 | $63.6 | +34% |
KARO has finished higher in four of the last five years. It's up 34% so far in 2026.