AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMD has the edge over ZS overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
ZS
Zscaler, Inc.
ZS'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.
ZS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| Unavailable |
ZS's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, but its profitability is under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
ZS PE Valuation
ZS 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.
ZS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Broad | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ZS, 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 has the edge over ZS on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
ZS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.04 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.39 | -$0.12 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.48 | -$0.23 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.42 | -$0.32 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.26 | -$0.02 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.27 | +$0.12 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.25 | +$0.25 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.10 | +$0.84 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.24 | +$0.91 |
ZS is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.39 per share over the past year, against $2.77 at its worst in mid-2022.
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 ZS on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 ZS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ZS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $898.2M | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | $850.5M | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $815.8M | +26% |
| Q4 2025 | $788.1M | +26% |
| Q3 2025 | $719.2M | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $678M | +23% |
| Q1 2025 | $647.9M | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $628M | +26% |
ZS's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $898M last quarter, up 25% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.7% | +2.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | -3.5% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -6.3% | -0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -4.6% | +0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | -4.5% | +0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -3.8% | -3.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | -6.2% | +2.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -4.9% | +4.4 points |
ZS's operating margin was −1.7% last quarter, up 2.8 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.
ZS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $79.4M | -58% |
| Q2 2026 | $155.6M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $186.3M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $431M | +37% |
| Q3 2025 | $190.6M | +24% |
| Q2 2025 | $138.9M | +0.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $164.4M | +48% |
| Q4 2024 | $314.3M | +35% |
ZS's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $852M over the past year, up 5.5% 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 the edge over ZS 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.
ZS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.3% | -522K shares |
| 1 year | +3.8% | +5.8M shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +15.3M shares |
| 5 years | +18% | +24.6M shares |
| Available history | +26% | +32.7M shares |
ZS has 160M diluted shares, up 3.8% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | — |
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.
ZS Net Leverage
ZS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
ZS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 49.0 | Neutral |
ZS's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 49 (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.
ZS PE vs Technology Sector
ZS 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 ZS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ZS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $214.3 | 9.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $184.7 | 4.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $175.4 | 10% above |
| 100 week MA | $214.1 | 9.7% below |
| 200 week MA | $192.3 | 0.5% above |
ZS's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 0.5% 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 ZS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ZS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $47.6 | $205.3 | +331% |
| 2021 | $205.3 | $323.0 | +57% |
| 2022 | $323.0 | $108.8 | -66% |
| 2023 | $108.8 | $221.6 | +104% |
| 2024 | $221.6 | $184.6 | -17% |
| 2025 | $184.6 | $230.5 | +25% |
| 2026 YTD | $230.5 | $193.2 | -16% |
ZS's yearly returns have swung widely, from +331% in 2020 to −66% in 2022. It's down 16% so far in 2026.