AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMD has the edge over MRDN overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
MRDN
Meridian Holdings Inc.
MRDN's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
AMD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AMD's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
MRDN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable | |
| Strong |
MRDN's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability is weak. There isn't enough data to rate its cash flow.
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.
MRDN PE Valuation
MRDN 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 |
AMD has the edge over MRDN on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
MRDN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect MRDN'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 MRDN on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
MRDN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.01 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$8.10 | -$7.53 |
| Q2 2026 | -$7.05 | -$6.12 |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.58 | -$7.01 |
| Q4 2025 | -$7.76 | -$7.76 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.57 | -371% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.93 | -215% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.57 | -227% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.00 | +$0.24 |
MRDN lost $8.10 per share over the past year, a bigger 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 MRDN 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 MRDN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MRDN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $46M | -2.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $50.2M | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $50.1M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $49.6M | +8.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $47.3M | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $43.2M | +9.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $42.7M | +33% |
| Q4 2024 | $45.9M | +287% |
MRDN's revenue is growing: $46M last quarter, down 2.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -32% | -32 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.9% | +10 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.3% | +6.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -188% | -188 points |
| Q3 2025 | -0.8% | +1.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -5.3% | -5.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -0.3% | -6.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2% | -2.6 points |
MRDN's operating margin was −32% last quarter, down 32 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2020.
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% |
MRDN has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 164% versus its history, compared with AMD at up 128%.
MRDN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3M | -30% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.2M | -22% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.4M | -52% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.2M | +168% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.6M | +88% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.4M | +201194% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.3M | +101% |
| Q1 2024 | $3.5M | +778% |
MRDN generated $22M in free cash flow over the past year, about the same as 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 MRDN 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.
MRDN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.7% | -84.8K shares |
| 1 year | +6.5% | +778K shares |
| 3 years | +329% | +9.7M shares |
| 5 years | +550% | +10.7M shares |
| Available history | +446% | +10.4M shares |
MRDN has 13M diluted shares, up 6.5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $104.9M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $121,430 |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| 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.
MRDN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -4.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -32.8x | Net Cash |
MRDN 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).
MRDN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 27.5 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 2.4 | Oversold |
MRDN's weekly RSI is 28 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 2 (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.
MRDN PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MRDN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
MRDN 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 MRDN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
MRDN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.3 | 44% below |
| 20 week MA | $12.3 | 53% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.6 | 45% below |
| 100 week MA | $14.8 | 61% below |
| 200 week MA | $23.9 | 76% below |
MRDN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 76% 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 MRDN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
MRDN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $7.92 | $84.8 | +971% |
| 2021 | $84.8 | $79.6 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | $79.6 | $29.6 | -63% |
| 2023 | $29.6 | $28.9 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | $28.9 | $24.5 | -15% |
| 2025 | $24.5 | $9.84 | -60% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.84 | $5.77 | -41% |
MRDN has finished five years in a row lower, and it's down 41% so far in 2026.