AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMD has the edge over MDA overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
MDA
MDA Space Ltd
MDA 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.
MDA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
MDA's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its cash flow is weak.
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.
MDA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 28x | $29.16 | — |
| Cheap | 49x | $27.91 | -4.3% |
| Fair | 51x | $28.95 | -0.7% |
| Current | 51x | $29.16 | — |
| Expensive | 57x | $32.29 | +11% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MDA 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 MDA on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
MDA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for MDA, but weaker profitability. 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 MDA on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
MDA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.06 | +85% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.57 | -14% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.59 | +3.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.61 | +30% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.61 | +49% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.66 | +128% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.57 | +104% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.47 | +57% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.41 | +52% |
MDA earned $0.57 per share over the past year, down 14% 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's revenue has grown year over year for 13 quarters in a row: $13.4B last quarter, up 45% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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 MDA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MDA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $351M | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $333.7M | +37% |
| Q4 2025 | $363.4M | +51% |
| Q3 2025 | $294.2M | +41% |
| Q2 2025 | $274.2M | +55% |
| Q1 2025 | $243.9M | +58% |
| Q4 2024 | $240.9M | +56% |
| Q3 2024 | $208.7M | +39% |
MDA has the edge over AMD on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 4.5% | -5.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 7% | -3.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.4% | +0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.9% | -5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 10% | +5.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 10% | +6.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6.1% | +5.3 points |
| Q3 2024 | 8.9% | +4 points |
MDA's operating margin was 4.5% last quarter, down 5.8 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 MDA on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
MDA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$102.4M | -2464% |
| Q1 2026 | -$4.5M | -102% |
| Q4 2025 | $11.7M | -95% |
| Q3 2025 | -$12.2M | -107% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.3M | -95% |
| Q1 2025 | $205.3M | +$207M |
| Q4 2024 | $230.2M | +$297M |
| Q3 2024 | $164.1M | +$213.5M |
MDA's free cash flow was −$107M over the past year, against $604M 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 MDA 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.
MDA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +7.4% | +9.8M shares |
| 1 year | +11% | +14.5M shares |
| 3 years | +19% | +22.3M shares |
| 5 years | +20% | +23.8M shares |
MDA has 143M diluted shares, up 11% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
MDA 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.
MDA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | 1.7x | Healthy |
MDA 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).
MDA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 22.8 | Neutral |
MDA's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 23 (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.
MDA PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MDA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 51x | 28x | 84% above |
| PE % | 58 | 18 | 40 pts above |
MDA 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 stronger trend alignment. AMD is above 5 of 5 weekly averages versus MDA above 1 of 2.
MDA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $28.8 | 1.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $30.7 | 4.9% below |
MDA has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 4.9% below its 20-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 MDA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
MDA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | $29.1 | $29.2 | +0.1% |
It's roughly flat so far in 2026.