Advanced Micro Devices vs Qualcomm
AMD and QCOM side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AMD and QCOM compare
Advanced Micro Devices is the larger company, worth 4.8 times as much as Qualcomm ($824B against $173B).
On earnings, Qualcomm is cheaper: it trades at 19.1× trailing earnings, against 130× for Advanced Micro Devices.
Advanced Micro Devices grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (39.5% versus 1.9% for Qualcomm).
Qualcomm keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 21.0% compared with 15.6% at Advanced Micro Devices.
Qualcomm pays a dividend yielding 2.2%; Advanced Micro Devices does not pay one.
Advanced Micro Devices scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 10 for Qualcomm), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AMD | QCOM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $824B | $173B |
| Share price | $504.80 | $164.79 |
| Change, 1 year | 91.0% | −7.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 270% | 1.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.88 | 1.52 |
| Employees | 31K | 52K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 10 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 130× | 19.1× (better) |
| P/S | 20.0× | 3.9× (better) |
| P/B | 12.3× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 125× | 14.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | 98.1× | 16.6× (better) |
| PEG | 2.78 | – |
| FCF yield | 1.0% | 6.0% (better) |
| Fair value | $153.25 | $192.49 |
| Margin of safety | −229% | 14.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 39.5% (better) | 1.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 28.8% (better) | 13.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 127% (better) | −20.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 124% (better) | −16.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 5.2% (better) | 2.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 53.2% | 54.2% (better) |
| Operating margin | 15.7% | 23.2% (better) |
| Net margin | 15.6% | 21.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | 20.3% | 23.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | 10.1% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 9.7% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.05 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.52 | −0.49 |
| Interest coverage | 44.1× (better) | 14.8× |
| Current ratio | 2.61 (better) | 2.02 |
| Altman Z-score | 29.80 (better) | 5.76 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 16 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 6.5% |
| Buyback yield | 0.04% | 5.3% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 0.04% | 7.5% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 72.8% | 80.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.43% | 0.08% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$369M | −$20.8M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.4% | 3.4% |
Go deeper
- AMD stock overview
- AMD income statement
- AMD valuation and score
- QCOM stock overview
- QCOM income statement
- QCOM valuation and score
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