AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMD has the edge over SCSC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
SCSC
ScanSource, Inc.
SCSC has 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.
SCSC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
SCSC's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
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.
SCSC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.7x | $27.69 | -37% |
| Forward | 8.9x | $44.26 | — |
| Fair | 13x | $42.03 | -5% |
| Current | 14x | $44.26 | — |
| Expensive | 17x | $52.71 | +19% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SCSC 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 SCSC on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
SCSC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for SCSC, with profitability 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 SCSC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SCSC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.00 | +58% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.17 | -0.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.64 | +21% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.29 | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.25 | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.20 | +1.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.00 | -2% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.79 | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.55 | -27% |
SCSC earned $3.17 per share over the past year, about the same as 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 SCSC 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 SCSC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SCSC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $962.3M | +30% |
| Q2 2026 | $953.1M | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $766.8M | +8.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $766.5M | +2.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $739.7M | -4.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $812.9M | +8.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $704.8M | -6.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $747.5M | -16% |
SCSC's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $962M last quarter, up 30% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.3% | -2.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.3% | 0 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3% | -0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3% | -0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.5% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.3% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.2% | +0.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5% | -0.6 points |
SCSC's operating margin was 1.3% last quarter, down 2.2 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 SCSC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SCSC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$44.1M | -312% |
| Q2 2026 | -$4.8M | -193% |
| Q1 2026 | $69M | +6.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $28.9M | +$37M |
| Q3 2025 | $20.8M | -51% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.1M | -90% |
| Q1 2025 | $64.6M | -59% |
| Q4 2024 | -$8.2M | -113% |
SCSC usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$44M, but it generated $49M 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 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.
SCSC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -4.6% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | -7.7% | -1.7M shares |
| 3 years | -18% | -4.5M shares |
| 5 years | -20% | -5M shares |
| Available history | -18% | -4.7M shares |
SCSC has the edge over AMD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $26.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $32.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $17.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $21.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $25.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $28.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $24.2M |
SCSC spent $81M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 18% 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.
SCSC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
SCSC's net debt is less than a year 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).
SCSC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 24.2 | Neutral |
SCSC's weekly RSI is 37 (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.
SCSC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SCSC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 28x | 50% below |
| PE % | 53 | 35 | 18 pts above |
SCSC 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 SCSC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SCSC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $55.9 | 21% below |
| 20 week MA | $55.5 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $46.8 | 5.4% below |
| 100 week MA | $43.8 | 1.1% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.0 | 7.9% above |
SCSC has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 7.9% 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 SCSC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SCSC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $36.6 | $26.2 | -28% |
| 2021 | $26.2 | $34.6 | +32% |
| 2022 | $34.6 | $29.1 | -16% |
| 2023 | $29.1 | $39.6 | +36% |
| 2024 | $39.6 | $47.8 | +21% |
| 2025 | $47.8 | $39.7 | -17% |
| 2026 YTD | $39.7 | $44.3 | +11% |
SCSC has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 11% so far in 2026.