AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMD has the edge over ST overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
ST
Sensata Technologies Holding plc
ST 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.
ST Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
ST's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet 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.
ST PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.9x | $39.41 | — |
| Current | 16x | $39.41 | — |
| Cheap | 18x | $46.39 | +18% |
| Fair | 26x | $66.46 | +69% |
| Expensive | 77x | $194 | +393% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ST 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 ST on the outlook, with more favorable revenue and profitability expectations.
ST Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect ST's earnings to grow, but its profitability to weaken.
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 ST on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ST Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.97 | +57% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.52 | +$2.71 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.62 | -18% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.33 | -60% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.21 | -75% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.19 | +$0.33 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.76 | +1167% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.82 | +$0.91 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.85 | +$0.88 |
ST has returned to profit: it earned $2.52 per share over the past year, after losing money 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 ST 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 ST on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ST Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1B | +7.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $990.6M | +5% |
| Q1 2026 | $934.8M | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $917.9M | +1.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $932M | -5.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $943.4M | -8.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $911.3M | -9.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $907.7M | -8.5% |
ST's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $1B last quarter, up 7.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 17% | +31 points |
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +2.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | +1.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | +2.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -13% | +7.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 15% | +2.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | -1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.1% | +28 points |
ST's operating margin was 17% last quarter, up 31 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 generated $7.1B in free cash flow over the past year, up 30% from the year before.
ST Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $198.3M | +46% |
| Q2 2026 | $186.4M | +61% |
| Q1 2026 | $104.6M | +21% |
| Q4 2025 | $151.9M | +9.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $136.2M | +49% |
| Q2 2025 | $115.5M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $86.6M | +35% |
| Q4 2024 | $138.9M | +145% |
ST's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $641M over the past year, up 34% 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.
ST Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +300K shares |
| 1 year | +0.9% | +1.3M shares |
| 3 years | -3.5% | -5.4M shares |
| 5 years | -7.8% | -12.5M shares |
| Available history | -9.2% | -15M shares |
ST has the edge over AMD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $25.1M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $20.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $100.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $21.6M |
ST spent $25M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 82% 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.
ST Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 4.4x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.9x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 6.0x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 6.0x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 5.6x | High |
ST's net debt is about 2.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.9 years a year ago.
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).
ST Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.0 | Oversold |
ST's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (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.
ST PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ST | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 28x | 44% below |
| PE % | 5 | 35 | 30 pts below |
ST 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 ST on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ST Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $41.0 | 3.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $43.1 | 8.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $40.9 | 3.5% below |
| 100 week MA | $34.6 | 14% above |
| 200 week MA | $36.8 | 7.2% above |
ST has slipped below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, though it's still 7.2% 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 ST on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ST Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $53.7 | $52.2 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | $52.2 | $59.8 | +15% |
| 2022 | $59.8 | $39.8 | -34% |
| 2023 | $39.8 | $37.6 | -5.5% |
| 2024 | $37.6 | $27.4 | -27% |
| 2025 | $27.4 | $33.6 | +23% |
| 2026 YTD | $33.6 | $39.4 | +17% |
ST has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's up 17% so far in 2026.