AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMD has the edge over UPBD overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
UPBD
Upbound Group, Inc.
UPBD offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
AMD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AMD's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
UPBD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
UPBD'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.
UPBD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 5.3x | $23.88 | — |
| Cheap | 11x | $21.16 | -11% |
| Current | 13x | $23.88 | — |
| Fair | 15x | $28.18 | +18% |
| Expensive | 31x | $59.71 | +150% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
UPBD 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 UPBD on the outlook, with more favorable revenue and profitability expectations.
UPBD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect UPBD's earnings to grow, with its revenue and 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 UPBD on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
UPBD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.52 | +136% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.91 | +32% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.55 | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.44 | -32% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.25 | -43% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.45 | -2% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.78 | +76% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.13 | +$2.56 |
| Q4 2024 | $2.21 | +$2.30 |
UPBD's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.91 over the past year, against $3.86 in early 2020.
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 UPBD 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 UPBD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
UPBD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | -1.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +0.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2B | +3.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +9% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2B | +7.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.2B | +7.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B | +6% |
UPBD's revenue has held roughly level: $1.1B last quarter, down 1.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.2% | +1.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.7% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.3% | +1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.8% | -2.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.5% | -2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.4% | -3.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.3% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.3% | +1.8 points |
UPBD's operating margin was 6.2% last quarter, up 1.7 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.
UPBD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $147M | +50% |
| Q2 2026 | $107.8M | +$118.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $154.7M | +22% |
| Q4 2025 | $24M | +$98.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $97.9M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | -$10.4M | -1802% |
| Q1 2025 | $127.2M | +278% |
| Q4 2024 | -$74M | -$37.1M |
UPBD generated $434M in free cash flow over the past year, about three times what it generated 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.
UPBD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +59K shares |
| 1 year | -0.2% | -123K shares |
| 3 years | +3.4% | +1.9M shares |
| 5 years | -14% | -9.4M shares |
| Available history | +5% | +2.8M shares |
UPBD has the edge over AMD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | $26M |
| Q4 2022 | $45.3M |
| Q4 2021 | $370.1M |
| Q3 2021 | $20M |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
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.
UPBD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
UPBD 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).
UPBD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 65.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 86.5 | Overbought |
UPBD's weekly RSI is 66 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 86 (overbought).
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.
UPBD PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | UPBD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 28x | 55% below |
| PE % | 33 | 35 | 2 pts below |
UPBD 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 UPBD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
UPBD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $18.7 | 28% above |
| 20 week MA | $19.2 | 24% above |
| 50 week MA | $19.1 | 25% above |
| 100 week MA | $21.7 | 10% above |
| 200 week MA | $26.2 | 8.9% below |
UPBD has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20-, 50- and 100-week averages, but 8.9% below 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 UPBD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
UPBD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $28.5 | $38.2 | +34% |
| 2021 | $38.2 | $48.1 | +26% |
| 2022 | $48.1 | $22.6 | -53% |
| 2023 | $22.6 | $34.0 | +50% |
| 2024 | $34.0 | $29.2 | -14% |
| 2025 | $29.2 | $17.6 | -40% |
| 2026 YTD | $17.6 | $23.9 | +36% |
UPBD is up 36% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.