BN · rank #2 · 2026-10-22
AMD
NASDAQ · $902.30B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 0.93 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +74.9% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +18.5% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +15.6% |
| Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points). | +2.9% |
| Forward PEG Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth. | 0.63 |
| Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer. | 0.51× |
| Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price. | +15.4% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | +23% |
| Market cap (USD) | $902.30B |
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Summary
AMD designs EPYC CPUs, Instinct AI accelerators, Ryzen processors and rack-scale systems, with Data Center now the main growth engine.
Rationale
The quant signal fits a bottleneck-solver thesis because AMD is showing rapid AI/data-center revenue growth, expanding margins, strong FCF, and product-level traction with Helios/Helion aimed at relieving AI compute, HBM and networking constraints.
Material risks
- 1Hyperscale customers could keep shifting to in-house accelerators or custom ASICs, which would directly cap AMD’s addressable demand for Instinct and rack-scale AI systems.
- 2AMD still lacks a disclosed sole-source backlog or long-term contract visibility, so the trade can be more dependent on execution, supply allocation from TSMC/HBM partners, and sentiment around share gains versus NVIDIA.
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