QM · rank #6 · 2026-10-20
AMD
NASDAQ · $970.08B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Momentum 12-1 Return from 12 months ago to 1 month ago. | +255.69% |
|---|---|
| ROE TTM Return on equity, trailing 12 months. | +10.2% |
| Profit margin Net profit margin, trailing 12 months. | +15.6% |
| Market cap (USD) Size filter: > $500M required. | $970.08B |
| Anchor (recent) Close on 2026-09-18 | $559.82 |
| Anchor (far) Close on 2025-09-19 | $157.39 |
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Summary
AMD designs and sells x86 CPUs (EPYC), Instinct AI GPUs, and integrated rack-scale AI systems (Helios/Helion), competing directly with Nvidia in accelerator infrastructure and Intel in server CPUs.
Rationale
Record Q2 revenue of $11.5B with Data Center doubling YoY, Q3 guidance of ~$13B (+41% YoY), and named multi-gigawatt customer commitments with Meta and Anthropic provide concrete revenue acceleration that reinforces both the momentum signal (2.56) and improving quality metrics (ROE 10.2%, margin 15.6%).
Material risks
- 1Nvidia's entrenched CUDA software ecosystem and hyperscalers' internal ASIC development (Google TPU, Amazon Trainium) could prevent AMD from converting gigawatt deployment targets—which are targets, not firm backlog—into durable, recurring GPU revenue share.
- 2U.S. export controls have already crystallized ~$800M in MI308 inventory charges, and ongoing licensing uncertainty with a reported 15% China revenue cap creates a discrete, near-term earnings headwind that could break the margin expansion trajectory underpinning the quality signal.
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