AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMD has the edge over Q overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
Q
Qnity Electronics, Inc.
Q'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.
Q Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
Q's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue.
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.
Q PE Valuation
Q 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 |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for AMD, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
Q Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for Q, 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's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $4.60 over the past year, up 127% from the year before, and higher year over year for 11 quarters in a row.
Q Earnings Per Share
Q and AMD do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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 Q in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| 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 Q on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
Q Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.6B | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.4B | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.3B | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2B | +6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | +14% |
Q's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2025: $1.6B last quarter, up 22% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 16% | -5.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 14% | -7.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | -6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 16% | -2.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 21% | +4.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 21% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | 23% | N/A |
| Q2 2024 | 18% | N/A |
Q's operating margin was 16% last quarter, down 5.5 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 generated $7.1B in free cash flow over the past year, up 30% from the year before.
Q Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $151M | -33% |
| Q1 2026 | $13M | -87% |
| Q2 2025 | $224M | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $103M | -28% |
Q's free cash flow has been positive every quarter since early 2024: $777M over the past year, up 18% 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.
Q Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -200K shares |
| 1 year | +0.5% | +1M shares |
Q has the edge over AMD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $25M |
| Q2 2026 | $25M |
| Q1 2026 | $25M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
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.
Q Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
Q's net debt is about 2.3 years 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).
Q Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.1 | Neutral |
Q's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 33 (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.
Q PE vs Technology Sector
Q 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 stronger trend alignment. AMD is above 5 of 5 weekly averages versus Q above 1 of 3.
Q Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $120.5 | 1.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $127.4 | 3.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $122.7 | 0% below |
Q has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 0% below its 50-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 Q on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
Q Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $95.0 | $84.2 | -11% |
| 2026 YTD | $84.2 | $122.7 | +46% |
Q has finished every year since 2025 lower, and it's up 46% so far in 2026.