AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMD has the edge over QMCO overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
QMCO
Quantum Corporation
QMCO'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.
QMCO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
QMCO's revenue and balance sheet are currently strong, and its profitability and cash flow are 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.
QMCO PE Valuation
QMCO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 22x next year's earnings.
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.
QMCO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect QMCO to return to profit, with revenue growing.
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 QMCO on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
QMCO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.75 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$10.81 | +$13.07 |
| Q2 2026 | -$13.16 | +$10.05 |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.97 | +$17.77 |
| Q4 2025 | -$11.35 | +$14.43 |
| Q3 2025 | -$23.88 | -$10.66 |
| Q2 2025 | -$23.21 | -$12.01 |
| Q1 2025 | -$25.74 | -$16.74 |
| Q4 2024 | -$25.78 | -$17.98 |
QMCO is still losing money, but far less than before: $10.81 per share over the past year, against $25.78 at its worst in late 2024.
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 QMCO 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 QMCO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
QMCO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $89.6M | +43% |
| Q2 2026 | $80.8M | +26% |
| Q1 2026 | $78M | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $74.6M | +2.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $62.7M | -11% |
| Q2 2025 | $64.3M | -9.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $61.3M | -14% |
| Q4 2024 | $72.6M | +0.9% |
QMCO's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $90M last quarter, up 43% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.6% | +21 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.2% | +26 points |
| Q1 2026 | -3.3% | +16 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1.6% | +3.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -13% | -3.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | -20% | +5.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | -19% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -5.3% | +3.3 points |
QMCO's operating margin was 7.6% last quarter, up 21 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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 QMCO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
QMCO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $13.1M | +$29.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $552K | +$18.6M |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.2M | +$2.7M |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.3M | -$21K |
| Q3 2025 | -$16M | +$894K |
| Q2 2025 | -$18.1M | -$14.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.9M | -146% |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.2M | +$7.4M |
QMCO's free cash flow has turned positive after six years mostly in the red: $8M over the past year.
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 QMCO 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.
QMCO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +79% | +17.4M shares |
| 1 year | +196% | +26.1M shares |
| 3 years | +742% | +34.8M shares |
| 5 years | +1827% | +37.4M shares |
| Available history | +1594% | +37.1M shares |
QMCO has 39M diluted shares, up 196% from a year ago.
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.
QMCO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2020 | 12.1x | High |
| Q3 2020 | 8.3x | High |
| Q2 2020 | 7.5x | High |
| Q1 2020 | 5.8x | High |
QMCO 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).
QMCO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 23.6 | Neutral |
QMCO's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 24 (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.
QMCO PE vs Technology Sector
QMCO 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 QMCO on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
QMCO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $22.8 | 27% below |
| 20 week MA | $19.5 | 15% below |
| 50 week MA | $12.5 | 33% above |
| 100 week MA | $13.7 | 22% above |
| 200 week MA | $13.2 | 26% above |
QMCO has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 26% 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 QMCO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
QMCO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $147.0 | $118.2 | -20% |
| 2021 | $118.2 | $103.8 | -12% |
| 2022 | $103.8 | $22.8 | -78% |
| 2023 | $22.8 | $6.98 | -69% |
| 2024 | $6.98 | $70.7 | +912% |
| 2025 | $70.7 | $6.96 | -90% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.96 | $16.6 | +139% |
QMCO's yearly returns have swung widely, from +912% in 2024 to −90% in 2025. It's up 139% so far in 2026.