QM · rank #18 · 2026-07-21
AMD
NASDAQ · $821.12B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Momentum 12-1 Return from 12 months ago to 1 month ago. | +319.03% |
|---|---|
| ROE TTM Return on equity, trailing 12 months. | +8.1% |
| Profit margin Net profit margin, trailing 12 months. | +13.4% |
| Market cap (USD) Size filter: > $500M required. | $821.12B |
| Anchor (recent) Close on 2026-06-18 | $537.37 |
| Anchor (far) Close on 2025-06-20 | $128.24 |
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Summary
AMD is a semiconductor company whose Data Center segment—selling CPUs, GPUs, and AI accelerators to hyperscalers and enterprises—now drives the majority of revenue and earnings growth.
Rationale
The momentum_12_1 signal of 3.19 is reinforced by accelerating fundamentals: 57% YoY Data Center revenue growth, record free cash flow, and a Q2 guide of $11.2B that gives the quality leg of the strategy a concrete near-term earnings catalyst in the Advancing AI conference and August earnings.
Material risks
- 1AMD holds no disclosed long-term contracts or backlog—revenue visibility is purely quarter-to-quarter guidance, meaning any deceleration in hyperscaler AI capex (Meta, cloud platforms) would immediately collapse the earnings trajectory underpinning both the quality and momentum signals.
- 2Nvidia retains ~57% AI GPU market share and continues to outship AMD even at AMD's largest customer (Meta: 224K vs. 173K units), leaving AMD perpetually exposed to displacement if Nvidia closes the efficiency gap or customers consolidate on a single vendor.
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