AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMD has the edge over NTES overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
NTES
NetEase, Inc.
NTES 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.
NTES Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
NTES's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue 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.
NTES PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 15x | $116 | -5.6% |
| Current | 16x | $123 | — |
| Fair | 19x | $140 | +14% |
| Expensive | 29x | $220 | +79% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NTES 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 |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for AMD, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
NTES Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for NTES, with profitability improving.
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 NTES on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NTES Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $7.53 | -5.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.92 | +5% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.84 | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.46 | +33% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.98 | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.54 | +7.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.90 | +1.8% |
| Q3 2024 | $6.36 | +2.9% |
NTES earned $7.53 per share over the past year, down 5.6% 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 NTES 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's operating margin was 21% last quarter, up 7.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
NTES Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $4.5B | +7.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.6B | +6.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.1B | +3% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.3B | +8.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2B | +9.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.3B | +7.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $4B | -1.4% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.9B | -3.9% |
NTES's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $4.5B last quarter, up 7.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 40% | +7.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 41% | +5.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 30% | +1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 28% | +1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 32% | +5.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 36% | +7.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 29% | +3.9 points |
| Q3 2024 | 27% | -0.4 points |
NTES 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 generated $7.1B in free cash flow over the past year, up 30% from the year before.
NTES Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | -3.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $2B | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.2B | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.9B | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.6B | +74% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | +27% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9B | +12% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.5B | +18% |
NTES's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $7.5B over the past year, up 13% from 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.
NTES Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -1.1M shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +1.4M shares |
| 3 years | -0.8% | -5.5M shares |
| 5 years | -4.9% | -32.9M shares |
| Available history | -1.4% | -9M shares |
NTES has the edge over AMD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $268.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $197.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $2.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $53.4M |
| Q1 2025 | $45.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $239.4M |
| Q3 2024 | $599.4M |
NTES spent $473M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 50% 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.
NTES Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
NTES 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).
NTES Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 49.8 | Neutral |
NTES's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 50 (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.
NTES PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | NTES | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 28x | 42% below |
| PE % | 26 | 35 | 9 pts below |
NTES 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 NTES on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NTES Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $120.9 | 1.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $123.3 | 0.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $123.5 | 0.7% below |
| 100 week MA | $122.1 | 0.5% above |
| 200 week MA | $108.4 | 13% above |
NTES's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 13% 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 NTES on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NTES Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.2 | $92.7 | +51% |
| 2021 | $92.7 | $97.8 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | $97.8 | $71.1 | -27% |
| 2023 | $71.1 | $93.2 | +31% |
| 2024 | $93.2 | $91.5 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | $91.5 | $138.1 | +51% |
| 2026 YTD | $138.1 | $122.6 | -11% |
NTES has finished higher in four of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's down 11% so far in 2026.